Dear all,
Yesterday was a day of mixed feelings, from a good ending the previous evening with many friends to a rude awakening of Sam's accident (I could not believe it talking to him on his bed at bugolobi hospital)! And to a very emotional prayer at Okuvu. What the Bishop said was very deep and heart wrenching, it was filled with a lot of pain, emotion and reality of the world we live in today. May our departed Rest in Peace. He based his sermon on our abilities to bring up children in the most upright manner, in the most progressive manner and make them dream far and wide. He said children were like an arrow which has to be pointed in the right direction and shot to a target. He talked about we from West Nile being naive, careless, weak hearted breeding poorly and hoped that we could turn around be more ambitious and not just shooting our arrows on to the ground around us..... He talked of shooting to Makerere, to Harvard, to Mbarara ... to Oxford and beyond and make sure that we significantly participate in the development of our country. He asked WNF to think harder about how to help its community, to be part of the process of change for the better and was largely unsatisfied by us. He prayed for all of us. Lessons We should search deep into our conscience and try harder to mitigate our weaknesses. Our weaknesses include witch hunting, blaming (example of blame game http://okuti.blogspot.com/2009/09/blame-game.html), criticism without purpose, jealousy, greed and our threats are deteriorating community of hatred, distrust, creation of enemies among ourselves and finally destruction of future generations. Reflections Lets unite Christians, Moslems others, learn to co-exist, learn to forgive, learn to love and trust one another for that is the only way we shall achieve real unity and development. We may not be equally endowed, and that is the nature of the world but everyone can play their role at their level. Learn to push on with our work, objectives, goals and be achievers! I partly disagreed with Bishop for he went for the blame game some of the time, I however prayed with him and asked for forgiveness and prayed for every member on this forum that they all see the light it a positive manner! I went to Okuvu Church in the name of unity (I prayed with Anglicans, Catholics and Muslems), I only wish we had shown up in larger numbers! The parents talked, they gave accounts of the pain and the times they spent with the departed. They were grateful for the support they were offered. A big thank you to many some were named. Doctors from the region based in Mulago and friends, Caleb Alaka, James Nyakuni, Robert Afema and several others. A great thanks to Sam Ejibua's team. The Bishop would like, at an opportune time, to meet with the leadership of WNF to discuss various issues (I believe Caleb/Sam will take this up). Note: I am writing as a vigilante of the region (I was not even part of the organisation), so do not imagine/assume my mails are official in any manner. I am sharing because I have a passion for cultural understanding, peace, unity and fulfilment of mankind's potential -- "Website & e-Solutions, Networks, Marketing Communications" Blog: http://asili4u.wordpress.com <http://asili4u.wordpress.com/> Tel +256 312 294857/1 and Mobile +256 772 725252 (Uganda)
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