Seeking Peace…

The last few weeks have unraveled for most of us with almost unbelievable dreamlike disbelief. I was glued to the press and world wide web on unfolding events in my beloved Kenya. A debilitating quagmire of uncertainty took over my being and I had to focus and regroup and most importantly pray. At some point I realized that I was praying in anger and thus was blocking the fulfillment of the very thing that I was praying for, PEACE.

Now I sit back and I’ve removed myself from overly absorbing and reading and re-reading and watching the media. This action is not because I could care less about the state of affairs, but rather because I realized that in order to assist and support and pray and give of self I had to be free of the anger that was being solicited by the masses. I am still in disbelief that ‘our leaders’ are/were willing to bring the very people that they claim to want to lead to such peril…

I am of the conviction that after all this madness settles, we (Kenyans in general) should each take time to look into our deepest of hearts and unravel our source(s) of anger, hatred or whatever negative emotions came to the surface. We need peace and reconciliation but this, in my humble opinion, can be achieved with honest dialogue and cleansing and eventually appropriate closure. There’s been violence of all kinds and we must come to terms with the apparent tribalism that is tearing the nation apart…
Rant…for some reason I am of the belief that there are those who are inherently violent or lascivious or whatever the case. They have taken advantage of the mayhem that the elections brought and destroyed property, killed, raped, not because of any political or tribal affiliation but simply because it is innate for them to act in their ‘anomalism’…this has been their scapegoat and a stop needs to be put to their madness…ok done propagating my opinion!

I am in search of inspiring, gripping peace within me and for the rest of Kenya. This not to say that all should be swept under the rug but rather that each person should be consciously deliberate about their actions and have ultimate understanding about their action or inaction so that we live in harmony.
My heart goes out to ALL who have suffered in this mayhem. I pray for continued blessings for Kenya and Kenyans at large.