Chinua Achebe said that proverbs are the palm wine with which words are spoken. That I agree, because some conversations are so dull without some wine to dull and lull the mind, many would get choked and even more would get shocked.
Then again there can be too much of a good thing as has happened to me recently. I stumbled upon compilation of proverbs and sayings from all continents. And that was the beginning of my problems and by reading this, your problems by extension.
You see, I wanted my words to be swallowed easily aka Chinua Achebe and even if they are not, I figured that if I used enough proverbs, the listeners would be so high on my “palm wine” they will not notice the anger in what I am saying.
That brings me to those that speak to us, sorry at us (read parliamentarians) often and loudly. Yes, politicians seem to be a favorite punching bag for many writers but may be it is because when a head is too big, it cannot avoid punches.
Why all the bickering? You would think that by now they have learnt that a man who lives in glass house should change clothes in basement though I guess when one is being carried, he does not care how far the town is. Comical er, sorry, political alliances are being formed daily with hitherto sworn enemies, do they realize that before you go out with a widow, you must first ask her what killed the husband? Have they not learnt the lesson that nobody holds the cow while another milks it?
They spend their 5 year terms disrespecting the poor citizens but that is ok, I hope that I speak on behalf of the same electorate when I say we have learnt better and they might as be warned that just because you are taller than your father, that does not make you older or wiser than him. Indeed, any river that forgets its source will surely dry up. It is time to realize that we the electorate will no longer swallow poison because we are afraid of spitting and offending others!
So we sang the national anthem the other day and yes, many were skeptical … but they forget that it was the heartfelt prayer of many Kenyans being lifted to the heavens. Parliament needs to know that if you see a man going to his farm in kente cloth, do not jump into conclusion that he is very rich, that probably may be the his only cloth available. Remember the men who have been setting themselves ablaze allover Arab countries … they were not doing so because they were feeling cold neither did they do it because they had some extra paraffin!
Lawmakers must listen to Kenyans! Many are jobless, hungry and angry. A small spark can set this dry grass ablaze. Surely, only a madman goes to bed with his roof on fire …just ask Gadaffi and Mubarak!
I know some of you may wonder why the vitriol but I say they are high on power and it is time for us to say to them what Confucius says to those that smoke pot … man who smoke pot might choke on handle!
Blessings y'all!
