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Wednesday, 22 July 2009

Ever since we were born we used to be ourselves albeit in a manner we could not understand and uphold. Gradual changes have taken place ever since but we shall remain who we are forever. Of all these changes, one standout and yet effective change, has been age. Age is the most obvious change that has gone by, whether noticed or unnoticed is all in our minds.

Since conception, we have grown gradually to where we are now. Infancy followed like a sheep following the herdsman; the stage of fondling and cuddling; the stage of love showers from all corners of life and from various people, people who u might never come to see in the future. What a wonderful period of life, from birth to those first few hours, days and weeks of being an infant. The infant will be able to see as his eyes will be open. His experiences in the womb will have already begun to shape his behavior and development.

This is the stage where we could not muster what was going around in our world. Some say that this is the most memorable stage of our lives, yet we know nothing about it. We can’t remember everything or for that matter anything. We were just there, holding and hoping that we shall once be somewhere. Times do change that’s obvious. As much as we would want things to be the same, we can’t afford to remain constant all our lives.

As a child we learnt to speak few words, walk a little bit, and run here and there. All these, in the name of development. Our minds start to grow gradually as such is our personality. We tend to gather around traits from the few interactions that take place. Traits that will one day define who we are and what we do in our lives. Form the play grounds to the school days; we pick small yet vital traits that will define our lives. I can’t stress how important this stage of life is to all humanity. Remember the days when we used to cry for ice creams whenever we see one, running around pulling our mama’s skirt crying and begging for the lollipops. Surely they were days we wouldn’t mind coming back.

Then there comes the stage where most of us are in now; the adolescent and young adults; the most critical stage in our lives. This is the stage where most of us get lost and sometimes never recover. Drugs and such things are the order of the day for some of us. Peer pressure will make us do things that when alone we will never think of. We tend to catch few attitudes and perceptions from a far. This is the stage where we are like the proverbial magnets; where we grasp most if not all that comes our way.

In this world, the youths constitute more than 40% of the population, yet we are neglected in the day today running of our countries. The world is faced with big challenges that need our thoughts and inputs. But where do we stand in the eyes of the world? We are nowhere to be seen when we are needed most. Some will say that we have been abandoned by our leaders, but who are the leaders? The leaders are you and me. It all starts from somewhere. No disease comes without any cause. Where are the causes of our problems? Where are the solutions of our problems?

Employment is scarce to the point where we are turned to beggars and criminals. But is that the road we want to take? What disease has affected us? We just don’t seem to move forward in the right direction! I say we suffer from personal inadequacies. We tend to think life as so simple, till we forget that every road has bumps. We don’t want to strive hard enough for success. We all want things and success on a silver platter. Yet the reality is that we have to work hard for the world has changed a lot.

We are held hostage by our own thoughts and desires. We all want to be successful and “rich”, drive flashy cars, wearing the so called latest designer wear and sporting fancy footwear as If that’s the mark of success. I am not saying it’s bad to have such pleasures in life, but is it the lifestyle we all want? Is it worth the hassle and tussle? What about our culture and heritage? Whom do we leave them for?

Who will conserve and export our culture if we all embrace modernization and its effect? Why are we no longer proud of our culture and heritage? I used to believe our own cultures are far better than others’. We have abandoned our ways of life for the western culture. What happened to the days when we used to sit around a fire listening to stories from our grandfathers and grandmothers?

No wonder we don’t want to think far and wide enough. Are we simply “not that good enough” as many would have us believe? Or maybe we have just but let ourselves down. I believe the youths have great potential, but the question is “are we ready to take the mantle of leading; And leading by example for that matter?” I believe we have such leaders amongst us, but everywhere you go they are viewed in a very suspicious manner, most notably by none other than the youths themselves.

They say, too much of something is poisonous, so let me not bore you with too, much stories. There is always another day, God Willing. I welcome comments, criticism and ideas.
                          By:
                              Fuad Yusuf Mohamed.
                                                                                                            fuadshirazy@yahoo.com

Categories: The youth and heritage

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So what to do about it? What are Kenyans doing to ACTIVELY change things? Not research but practical things that are making a difference today. Is conversation being encouraged. Is cross generational exchange happening. I grew up South Coast and am now in Scotland working as a storyteller and bringing African stories to life. I recently did training North Coast with teachers and students on the importance of the story. I will be back in July next year for some more. I will be very interested to hear about the practical doers so I can meet them. Thanks. Mara

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