Author: Enlightener

Right from the start,many of you may be wondering who this guy is and the main reason you do not know him is because his revolution was cut short.

Background

Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was born in 1985 in Ambo,Ethiopia.He was arrested at 17 years due to his political activism and jailed for five years.He used his time in jail to learn how to compose melodies and write lyrics.By the time he was released he had composed nine songs and immediately released the first one titled ‘sanyi mooti’.

Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was assassinated on 29 june 2020 in Addis Ababa at 9.30 pm.He was shot twice and immediately rushed to Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital,Addis Ababa where he lost his soul.

His death brought a period of darkness to Ethiopia.The streets were rocked with protestors who demanded justice for his death.The government replied by cutting the internet connection and arresting protest leaders.The country was literally in darkness without network and internet connection.

The police have arrested over 3500 people and over 200 civilian protesters killed.Haacaaluu was a singer,song writer and an activist who sang for political freedom and in his last interview before his death,he spoke out against the ruling government.

Haacaaluu was a champion activist who sang about Oromo freedom and rights and spoke out against injustices.He will forever remain in the hearts of the Oromo and the Oromia nation will miss such a champion.

The death of Hacaaluu Hundeessaa comes at a time when the General elections are just around the corner.Let’s hope he gets justice and his death serves a purpose.

Cessation of movt into and out of Nairobi metropolitan,Mombasa and Mandera lifted by tomorrow,Tuesday 7th July 4 am.

“By reopening (the three counties), we must be cognisant of the fact that we are much more at risk when the restrictions were in place. We must exercise cautious optimism,” President Uhuru told the nation in a televised address from State House, Nairobi.

His announcement comes a day after Kenya recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases so far in a day at 389.

President Uhuru also directed the Ministry of Education and that of Health to issue and publish guidelines for reopening in September 2020.

He said the ministry will announce the new school calendar in mid-August.

Out there,stay safe and sanitize👊.

It is unnatural and highly unlikely for humans to agree on everything hence the different opinions on different matters.Had it been that easy we would have even had a common religion to begin with.As a result of our disagreeing nature we compromise by agreeing to disagree or disagreeing to agree sometimes.The next series of blogs will be dealing with controversial topics.

Is addiction really good or bad?

Well,many people have pressed on this topic and never really found the answer to this.I cannot promise that this will finish the ongoing debate but i have to say my part.

To begin with,we have various types of addiction.In layman’s terms,Addiction is when the body or mind badly wants or needs something in order to work right.We can be addicted to anything.The most familiar type of addiction is drug addiction but it will not rule this debate as many have already had great discussion about it.

We have other types of addictions that are not adressed due to unknown reasons.Many of us do not like acknowledging the fact that that we have a mobile phone addiction.Technology has been of great use and the advantages always overweigh the opposite.However,that should not deter us from touching on this pressing issue.

Some have argued that they are called cell phones because once we start using them,we become their slaves and they start controlling aspects of our lives.In this generation,the tech-geniuses have done some great work and they have to be appreciated for that.Addiction is never easy to recover from but this particular addiction is somehow beneficial because i don’t know how hard it would have been to survive this coronarized period without our phones in our hands and i am glad i did not have to find out.

Another undiscussed type of addiction is the attachment we get to people.This is rather hard to discuss because we can never get a unanimous answer.Personally, I believe that you should always learn to live and survive on your own but teamwork is seriously needed.A lone wolf does not always survive but the pack does.Interact and get social with people but do not allow yourself to get too attached to someone✌.

Finally,you can all argue your point but addiction is bad and we should all be aware.There is no good addiction.

#staysafe #Sanitize

To all the football fans all over the world, life is gonna get interesting again.We have had quite a rough few months but provided everything goes according to plans,we shall leave the boredom and lack of our stress reliever behind.This is not an assurance though but we have to be optimistic.

It feels like we haven’t watched football for like forever and so am gonna jog up your memory on where we left it and what to expect now that it’s coming back.

The English premier league

The EPL will return on 17th june provided that nothing changes in these few days.Let us go over some facts together.Liverpool were in perfect control of the title race and seems like they already have it in the bag but who knows,miracles do exist.They are followed by defending champions Manchester City whose season has not gone as everyone expected.The third position is occupied by Leicester City and Chelsea are fourth.Manchester United,having a good run of form before the epidemic are in the fifth position three points behind Chelsea.

The epidemic has provided an opportunity for some of the injured players to get back on their feet and onto the training ground.The likes of Paul Pogba,Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford have all recovered and are back to what they do best.Let’s just sit back and pray that the remainder of the season will be an interesting one.

The Spanish La Liga

La Liga is set to resume on 11th june and unlike the EPL,on this side the title race is far from decided.Last time out,Barcelona had 58 points and closely behind Real Madrid with 56 points.The break also makes it more interesting as the players feel rejuvenated and are ready to get back on the racetrack to decide on the strongest horse.

We should also not forget to shed some light on the return of stars,Luis Suarez and Eden Hazard from long term injuries and just hope they bring some flare with them to remind us of what we were missing while they were away.

The German Bundesliga

The Bundesliga is back for just a few weeks and has already shown us some great stuff beginning with the Jadon Sancho hat-trick,the tribute to George Floyd and Dortmund allowing Bayern an easy title race.Things are far from over yet with just seven points separating the two and with eight matches to go and as we know anything can happen in football.

Let us just hope and pray that everything goes well.As we go back to the punditry wars and the derbies do not forget to sanitize and stay safe.To all our rival fans,we have missed the debates and arguments.See you soon👉.

#Staysafe

Prevention is always better than cure but this disease has been a recurring one.It attacks,raises awareness for a short period of time and then completely disappears until another event occurs.Either the whole world has been blind or we are all fools turning a blind eye to this disease.

Unlike some diseases like coronavirus and HIV that have no known cure,this one has various remedies.A fact that we are all seem to forget,especially the racists,is feeling that we are special than others.That takes us to the roots of this problem,even the slightest feeling that you deserve something more than another person with the same problem is how it all begins.You should never feel that you are better or deserve more privilege under normal conditions.

Another fact these racists fear to acknowledge is that apart from the difference in skin colour we are all the same.We all got a heart,a brain and come on we all got same coloured blood.What amount of overconfidence makes you feel superior to other human beings🤦‍♂️.That in itself shows just how less intelligent you are.

This racism virus is all mental.It just grows in the head till it gets physical one day.To get rid of racism we must pluck out the racists and to do that successfully we need less words and more action.We need to unite against racism.

‘No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.’Nelson Mandela

#Racismisavirus #Racismmuststop

The recent chain of events have had a peculiar effect like none other before.The most recent victim of racial killing has sparked reactions all over the world.George Floyd(R.I.P) was killed by an on-duty officer after his arrest.The officer has been stripped off his badge and taken into custody but that is not enough to prevent another episode of racial killing.

Hundreds of thousands have been rocking the streets since the killing.Some enganging in peaceful protests while others accompany the protests with some violence and looting.This recent events have brought unity between the blacks and whites in America and all over the world.Although this is not the first case of racial killing,it has raised many eyebrows and people have had enough of this.Racism must stop.

The background

George Floyd, 46, was stopped by police investigating the purchase of cigarettes with counterfeit money on 25 May in Minneapolis.

A video showed Floyd being arrested and a white police officer continuing to kneel on his neck for several minutes even after he pleaded that he could not breathe.

This story is just but one of the few known to the world.These events have been going on for like forever and must come to a halt.Join the world in this campaign against racism.

#Racismmuststop #weareallblackwhenthelightsgoout✌

Meanwhile,stay safe and sanitize✌

Yeah we just young,dumb and broke but we still got love to give✌.

In my previous post,i talked about how love is overrated and given pretty much high expectations.However,that should not deter anyone from enjoying the fruits of true love which does exist some times.Although very rare,you can find people who truly love each other without conditions and just bare minimum expectations.

The experience is just amazing.Imagine(just imagine) someone who loves you totally with all your flaws and weaknesses disregarding everything else apart from you.That would be perfect but also close to non-existent.Don’t get me wrong,i am not anti-love.I am very happy when i see people in love but we seem to always forget that nothing in this world is permanent.

Love is the cheapest thing you can give.It really doesn’t cost much.A cupful of attention and dedication is enough.The rest will catch up with you on the way.You just give it a try and don’t put too much of it out in the open.The simplest of actions can show love.The words,’stay safe’ or ‘take care’ in itself show lots of affection.

Give love to everyone irregardless of whatever they may have against you.As most people say,haters are just confused admirers.Love them all and keep on loving❤.

Love is patient,love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Stay safe.Stay blessed❤.

I wanna say this in advance,I am not heartbroken😁.

We can agree to disagree that love is seriously overrated.The movies ,advertisements,expectations and the raised bar makes it all harder for this generation to find solace in love.It can no longer be a safe spot where you can hide your emotions and just be showered with lots and lots of love.

Relationship goals

This stuff destroys many healthy relationships.Yow,Kim and Kanye are trying that,let’s do it too.The fact that you are trying to model your relationship on another person’s is frivolous.You have to try doing stuff your own way and for once stop copying others.The earlier you do that,the less pillow tears and lonely thoughts you shall experience.

Expectations

This has caused many problems as people tend to be more optimistic when it comes to relationships.People never seem to learn.You should always prepare for the worst but expect the best because at some point you must be disappointed and start reviewing the terms of agreement.Always gear up for disappointments as over-expectation is a disease.

Raised bar of love

We all thought love did not care about religion,race or physical condition.That fact remains to be true.Love nowadays depends on your financial situation.I don’t want to start a beef with y’all females but it is what it is and with the males always wanting you to prove your love.We live in confused times but this confuses us more.

In simple terms,love is overrated.You just gotta find someone who does not mess with your mental peace and settle.Cheers🍻❤

This question itself can cause shivers down the spine.It is without question,one of the most difficult questions to answer honestly.In Bollywood,love is everything and everything is love but in reality love is just a feeling that can even fade away in a day just like anger.

The debate on love can go on without conclusion because everybody has his own opinions.The older generation feels like love does not exist anymore and maybe it is all just lust.They reminisce when they used to write love letters and send them to their loved ones back then and waiting for her at the river just to get a glimpse of her clueless of whether she has received the letter or not.That came to a halt with developments in technology.

We can all agree that social media is making it harder for people to stay together with all the relationship goals and stuff.Things were just easier back then when everyone focused on their own personal lives without feeling the need to be in a competition with anybody’s whatsapp status or instagram stories.Now,people try to attain a soap opera kinda love where you can fight over a girl for years and decide to stay single for the rest of your life if you lose her😁.This forces people to fake love.

In the words of Jamie Lannister(a Game of Thrones character) ‘things we do for love’ he says as he pushes a young boy(Bran) out of a window off a storey building.Those who can relate to that story know that what he did showed no love at all except for the fact that he was trying to save himself the shame and all that came with it but I believe that he did that for love.He did it to protect his own and that is what love is all about and anyone who asks you how much you love him or her has got some trust issues that needs to be sorted out first because it is not healthy for a relationship.How someone treats you will easily show the amount of love he or she has got for you.

In life when it comes to love,you just have to choose someone who is gonna give you mental peace but that is never easy.The heart wants what the heart wants.When you follow your heart blindly you are either gonna have a lover for life or a lesson for life.Take things slow and never forget why you began in the first place.The realest love is your old folk’s love.Their love is regardless of your health,financial or physical situation.Choose wisely and when you decide to follow your heart take your brain with you.

P.S. Not heartbroken😁.

Most of us would be lying if we said that we did not enjoy our childhood.That is one of the best periods in one’s life.The minimun responsibilities and abundant love makes it all interesting and remembering worthy.Our African parents especially the mothers,made it all better with the boundless love shown through different ways,obviously serious caning included😅.

Growing up,everything seemed easy.The routine was very easy to remember and required no timetable or reminders.You would wake up,eat and go out to play without even washing your face.The program was to play till lunch,then come back home and then go back out again till evening.Back then we had no google accounts,facebook accounts nor whatsapp.Things were just so simple until adulthood came in.

As we were growing up,we played different kind of games and they were all really fun.The boys would go for swimming in the local ponds or dam,play circle games,hide and seek and play football too.We never seemed to get tired back then.The girls would play hide and seek,jump rope and some went swimming.At the end of the day,we all knew we were gonna face the rod when we went home.

So there is this story of a friend of mine who almost left us while we were still young.On that almost fateful day,my friend(Oboste) went swimming with a couple of non-professionals and almost lost his life for that.The guy drowned and none of his colleagues could save him.Luckily,a bystander jumped in,swam like Aqua man and saved his life.That incident still did not deter us from going back there to swim.We would still go there day in day out.

The greatest amount of fun came when we went back home in the evening.Our parents were firm believers of the saying,’spare the rod,spoil the child’.Our dear mothers would stretch our skin to see whether we spent the day swimming and they always knew unless you had applied vaseline to conceal it.The punishment that would follow if you were found guilty was just so ‘sweet’😅.The caning is just so nostalgic.

I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway… let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves.

C. JoyBell C.Tag