12th FEBRUARY 2010

ever stopped to wonder what it would be like if things were not what they were? as i walked into the graduation grounds flanked by my parents on either side i wondered what life would have been like if for example i had gone to the urban Kampala parents school and not the rural Namilyango Juniors boys school. i would probably be more comfortable around girls, know most of them more personally and appear to be more confident about things but less prayerful and lacking in survival skills which are a requirement in this country we call pearl of africa.

anyway as i joined my coursements catching up on the past days and life out of campus , i wondered what life would have been like for me if i had gone to St. Mary's College Kisubi or Kings College Buddo and not the great Namilyango College the fear that came over me alone at that thought reminded me that we were supposed to be taking our seats. but then again if things had been different i would probably be an Engineer and not an accountant but sadly not as hard and good a rugby player and if one probably playing for the national team not because am good but because i would be plying my trade with G4S pirates a club i hate for influencing and meddlig in rugby affairs in the country mostly denying chance to those that deserve. despite me being off rugby at the moment, the fear of not knowing my peers because of having gone on the other end of the lake for High school is heightened as the chancellors entourage enters the graduation grounds and speeches, anthems and endless remarks take center stage of grad.

as the deans award various degrees which are met with screams , ululations and joyous celebrations from the graduands and parents a like, i ask my self the same question what life would have been like if i had insisted on going to MUK or UCU mukono for that
Law degree. its then that i start to remniscence the good old days in the guild cabinet my short stint as a member of the democratic party's UYD. the allowances that came with being the Guild finance minister, the politicking the never successful censures and the government allowances for non resident government aided students and the priviledges of not queing up during registration time and attending all university functions courtesy of knowing the guild president and most of all being among the few stars that shone in the rather not so bright Kyambogo's skies, reader i hope u get wat i mean.

as the dean faculty of Arts and social sciences read out my name for the award of Bachelor of Arts in Economics, i wondered if life would be the same if i had different parents and i was not Muguluma, thinking of all the good things they have done for me; it was than i said glory to God and was so grateful for his kindness and giving me thae most loving and giving parents, i even feared to dare think of another father what if he was a drunkard abusive father who cared less for our welfare, what if i had the kind of mother who couldnt even tell the father of her children. as i thought about what my parents had gne through to get me this far, the sacrifices they had made a great feeling of debt and love was too much to bear and as i left the tents to go i realised how good life has been for me thus far and like my old man said on the 20th of Feb exactly a year after that fatal accident that almost took my life i pledged to my self to work so hard and give back to my parents cause without them i would have turned out as a boda boda rider, taxi conductor , or even as a porter at some construction site looking forward to go drink waragi which would probably have killed me or i would have gotten involved in some kind of trouble and would be serving some sentence just nearby in Luzira prison.

I LOVE YOU MUMMY AND DADDY

next time u catch me staring this is why

Why i liked the Lost symboll

Of late i hear people speaking all sorts of thing of whether there is God or not and how religion is not logical they argue that science is a more reasonable approach to life and generally to them being atheistic is cool actually modern and free thinking is the way to go. i know several people who have been raised from pious families rich in Christianity but the way they shun it despite those many evening we spent attending catechism classes is rather sad.

now recent troubles in my life have brought me closer to God and made me read the holy book this time not for academic purposes but for spiritual nourishment.i have survived in Four freaky car accidents once when i was really drunk and seriously the only reason i could have survived can only be divine intervention, a superior being, or the existence a supernatural power. i believe i am alive because the powers that be want it that way or am not yet good enough to join them in the spiritual world.

these proponents of atheism make very logical arguments but while reading the Bible recently the way Dan Brown says in his book lost symbol. i have come to appreciate that the bible is not actually for the normal brain and that you have to be enlightened to get the points. take fore instance the wide road and narrow road in Matthew 7:13 whereas Sunday school taught that the narrow road actually led to heaven despite it being thorny and bad and that the wide road led to hell despite its comfort, the moral of this story is that about every day experiences like group influence, peer pressure, group think at work and its evils, and it teaches us that it actually pays to think through things despite the discomfort we may experience like being alienated, segregated as long as the sense of one self is not lost all is well and the fruits are heaven. personal decision especially those that will have effect on our lives due to collective decisions, group think , peer pressure, and the band wagon effect ; generally any thing that you don't believe in but partake in because of what the crowd will say or think of you is the wide road that will lead to hell. As such am off alcohol because i do not want to drink it any more and i don't care if bees sting due to the cola i will be taking its my narrow path.

to those that read the bible most atheists actually own and read the bible religiously or any other book deemed to be holy and translate (read) understand them for their written word, you get it wrong and miss out the point in the stories, parables and psalms in these books. you are actually no better than the preachers on the streets and therefore need to be enlightened lest you die in your ignorance like Dan brown puts it in his book.