SNAKE IN A POT

I have this unnecessary habit of worrying about things that other people don’t even care about.  For almost 10 years now, I have worried about is the erosion of our culture (mainly as Baganda but generally as Africans).  Our cultures, as Africans have been progressively eroded ever since the white man touched down.  Some claim it was a deliberate plan by our colonisers to make it easier to subjugate us. May be.   For instance, the white man managed to convince us that our ways of believing in a higher being were demonic.  Waving the bible we were sold the fact that only their way of belief is appropriate.  In Buganda, our traditional architecture, the style of houses that was used by our ancestors for decades was relegated to being shrines, often associated with witchcraft and human sacrifices.  Most people in Buganda now who see a round grass thatched house will most probably conclude that it is a shrine. Our unique tradi...

It is often said that “what does not kill you makes you stronger”. This dictum is attributed to a German philosopher Friedrich Neitzszhe. It is generally used to encourage resilience. Borrowing from a famous girl’s school motto it is meant to inspire us to ‘never give up’ (that easily). Some people claim that it is a simplistic statement and that it depends on circumstances. Some bad experiences leave you in a worse state than you were, they argue. I tend to disagree. I am generally of the view that, it is through experiencing pain or serious difficulties that we become better and stronger.  When you rise above a struggle, you start looking at most problems differently. Throughout life, we all face adversity at some point. Whether it's a personal struggle, a professional setback, or a difficult situation, we possibly have all experienced something that has pushed our resolve and limits. But it is how we respond to adversity that defines us and eventually shapes us in one way or the...