International Day For Disaster Reduction

On Saturday, 26 September 2009 at 20:47 I published an article on my facebook notes ~ https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=152581277992 . I don think now, two years later anything has really change for the good.

This is what I said;

In efforts to strengthen, coordinate n integrate disaster management strategies, the government of kenya and the whole public, including the key development national partners for our nation must come together and develop very objective n effective disaster management and response system. Its such a pain to see that the El Nino which have been for a long time predicted to come may hit us by suprise and as felt in some part of de country already its disastrous. People dying of floods where few months ago the same community was dying of drought is worrying. This leaves me wondering if really these are true disaster, nature (fate has predestined these regions to suffer come rain come shine) or is it the national negligence on the preparedness n management of disaster. I tend to lean to my latter point seeing that all through year after year Kenyans are more into useless politics at the expense of developmental ones. As far as am concerned, whether addressing humanitarian issues or floods, AIDS, clashes, drought just to mention a few as national problems n disasters, the fundamental setback in the pursuit of the same is more based on poor or lack of institutional frameworks n coordinated approaches to the same. Speaking of the ministries that are already in place, the commissions that have been set, and even policies n bills discussed, passed n published every now n then, i would expect kenya to be miles ahead in managing the so called disasters! However it always seem the above mention strategies n their stakeholdings are on and hoc players who respond to current issues more reactionary than strategically with a solution based approaches. Having norms, values n principles of interventions in writting without practical approaches will always exacerbate our problem than manage or solve them. In this regard, there need to be socio-economic and political frameworks that can articulate the strategic visions n plans such as contained in the VISION 2030 AND THE MGDs as far as disaster management n preparedness is concerned

The Maturing Man

"Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something which you'd like to have dinner with."  

There come a time when as human being we must grow up. Mature and be able to stand as being of dignity, beings with a purpose in life and even pursue what is important and beneficial to us and to the community which we live in. This is the place where we no longer are compelled to act on instinct, a place where the difference between us and the rest of the members of the animal kingdoms are made distinct from each other; the time when we become aware of ‘homosapeinism”  in us.

That time comes when we no longer do things that we learnt to do; we disapprove the social learning theory. We prove to the universe that we have brains, intelligence and power to influence what is around us, our lifestyles and our universe. A time when we can be able to us the power within ourselves to mould ourselves, to make ourselves what we want to be. A time when we just choose to do what is RIGHT.

At this time, the human being is able to use his five-oh sorry let me state here six- senses. Be able to utilize skills around him and in combinations with the sense he is able to critically analyze what is around him, outline what is for and against him in life. The human being look into himself, take a journey in his life, his mind, his heart, his environment and reconnaissance into his future. In this, he picks what is important to him, what he identifies with and stick to it. He is able to identify what adds value to his life and what devalues his effort and the quality of his life. Yes, I mean the matured man is picking the strengths from the weakness. He chooses to power the strengths to take him to her heights, and changes the weakness that could be changed and accepts what would not be changed. He is able to pick out real problems from the worries of life. That mature man then sets out to solve his problems while disposing his worries. Because he is no longer afraid of himself, he is no longer in darkness of who he is!

Before long after he has critically though through his life, past, present and future; takes a journey through himself and back, the man then picks up what challenges he is facing and places on the beam balance of his life- prioritizes their attention needs and sets out to attend to them depending on their importance and urgency. All this time he is also creatively designing ways and methods of coping with the challenges as well as facing his future goals and measures.  Pour our all that he can to making sure that he has a unique, self-friendly and sustaining way of dealing with his challenges and accomplishing his goals.

This matured man, who have reached the point of no return but have to mature anyway; must not decide- like use his brains, scratch his head to make the best fit choices for his life,. Remember, he is not selfish, so he will mind about others. He is not also mean to himself. He understand that there is a predestine goal and mission that he must accomplish in the world for his good. And he therefore, putting his interest and this unique purpose in life ahead, pursues his choices. But wait a minute, this man I more than just that. He also thinks about the sustainability of his actions, purpose and environment. He does not just think of today. He wants his efforts, initiatives and dreams to outlive him.

I have no way of concluding this- that is why am leaving it here hanging for anyone who may help me take it further or close it up to comment, WELCOME

A Search from within

Understanding oneself is a very important aspect of personal development, realization and actualization. In every way of our lives the key important thing that really determine our achievements, be it at personal social economic or spiritual level, is not much of our background, money, or how big our dreams are, but much of how well we understand ourselves, and the people who are around us.

To start it is my hope and belief that we all, that is you and me agree that we are human beings. That unlike other animals that we may be sharing taxonomic groups with, we show a high level of complexity and development in anatomic, physiological, social, intellectual capabilities. Above all is that we have over time acquired great and dynamic skills that help us to thrive quite well in most environments.

As earlier stated, human beings are complex in nature and it is therefore hard for me as it is for you and many other to really get a definitive way of defining and understanding oneself. But one thing that am very sure of is that understanding oneself is so vital that we can not overlook it. As far as am concerned, it is actually the basic essence of realizing what one is destined to be and achieve. It is indeed a diving board into one’s life.
There are different ways that people define themselves. Some will go by their names, others by their status in the family society, others by their profession, and others by their sexual orientation. Well at personal level we maybe satistifed with the definitions that we offer to ourselves, however are those definitions really good enough to define who we are? Given the fact that human beings are complex in nature and that who one is at this instance is as a result of an interplay of different factors, forces and influences over one’s lifetime, I tend to believe that there is some static part of us that would not really change under whichever circumstance or place we are. And that is the real us. At some point I take it as the constant in every human being, such that one can say that he or she is a product of the constant call it K and many other influences in life. In fact one person once said that we are a product of nature and nurture. Therefore what people see and appreciate about of you on the outside stems from that innate constant and your environment. Just as in genetic they say that one’s phenotype is a product of genotype and the environment.

In such a case the most important thing that one need to be aware of and understand is that constant. This is because we have very little control over it unlike nurture or environment. In trying to do so, consider this:
• sexual being
What makes you be a boy or girl? What is it like being a boy or a girl? What makes me be attracted to boy/girl?
• Social being.
Do i need other people? Is my family worth being? Do i have friends? Are they important?
• Intellectual/mental being.
What makes me different from animals? Why can i make my world better? What control me such that i do not work on instinct always as an animal?
• Physical being.
Why is my body the way it is? Did i decide it to be the way it is?
• Spiritual being
Do i desire the to feel or experience a connection to a supernatural power? Of what importance is that to me?
I can not make any conclusive ending to this note because the conclusion is within you!!!!
Love you friends.Whom I am I?