Of My African Mindset

One great thing about life is the second chances it gives to us all. Granted, a few of us are born with silver spoons...some have to work a little bit harder than others..many of us though, really have to work extra hard to enjoy the benefits of life's pleasures. But there's only one thing we all have to experience. Either rich, poor or middle-class(dont we just love adding this? *wink), we all have to risk and marry people we deem fit for our liking...beings we believe we can spend our futures with. People we risk living with by entrusting them with our secrets, hearts, bodies or even children. Aliens who may turn out to be beasts in sheep clothing...devouring our innocent children and raping them while we are at work, beasts that cheat on us when we least expect it, beasts that preach water and comfortably brew wine when we finally put that ring on. And that's the hardest part. Some of us make bad choices, some are a bit lucky and choose carefully. All...

Most times when I write it's because am bored and want to vent out my frustrations. Because am not the kind of person to face people and tell them that they really suck and should move off the way to just give me the peace I desire. Am not the kind of person that was born with such guts. The guts to face someone and just speak off my mind. SoI learnt to write my angers down, every little tidbit in details then throw away the "evidence". Or just chew it away. Weird as it may sound, this gives me comfort and peace of mind..and surely, I don't have to face the anger that might otherwise put me down. Maybe that's the sole reason I have three more other blogs lol! Keeps me sane. Growing up however, I have come to let go. Because am not always at liberty to keep on writing, or maybe coz life becomes too busy, I lack the time. I run to the people I can always trust.Well, family in this case. It's not always that you find sisters being best friends. It's ac...