Growing through cracks

One day I went to interview one of the top female radio presenters in Kampala and found her crying in the studio. A notorious tabloid had published a slanderous article about how she was cheating and her fiancé had believed the story and canceled their engagement. So distraught and inconsolable was she that it took her a month to conquer her despair and resume work. Later she quit radio and concentrated on her music career and is today doing way better than those tabloid journalists who nearly shattered her life. 

You must learn to grew through cracks

We live in a world of imperfect people most of who are always purposeless like plants floating on water. They are always thinking the worst of others, are quick to jump to conclusions and damn those better than them. You just have to ignore them or grow a tough skin with which to shake off their judgements and wrong reports. Look at Amama Mbabazi. He has been through so much; from Temangala scandal to his battles for NRM Secretary General post with Kahinda Otafire and 'Mahogany Bukenya. Lately the Premier has been criminalised for being perceived to want the top job in the land. But he has always fought his battles with calm confidence, which is the mark of those anchored in optimism.

 Even in circumstances beyond our control; like when a storm destroys our crops, those are moments in the deserts where we are not entitled to stay. Moreover, those who suffer much are destined for greatness if they don't give up like a rose that the late African American rapper Tupac Shakur said grew from a crack in the rock.