Learning from others

One man's life changed after he came to the end of himself and decided to do something about it. Today he's the man we are all proud of--Kenneth "Pablo" Kimuli--Uganda's bonafide king of comedy. Pablo likes to joke that the day he was born, his father looked at him and exclaimed, "Is this a joke!" Pablo has since been a living joke, but it has not been easy. Having lost his father at young age, he struggled through school, and even after graduation was so hardup that he found solace in the bottle. He would hound bars in Ntinda from 6pm to 10 am, telling funny stories in exchange for droplets of booze.

Pablo (left) is a living joke!

But one day he came to himself like the prodigal son, and decided this was not the life he wanted to live the rest of his life. He got saved, and soon after landed a job at Power Fm, where he used to sign in as "the only Mukiga from Pakwach" before proceeding to crack varied jokes live on the radio.

You may not even know that after Campus, Pablo tried his hand at writing for a newspaper but all his articles were rejected. But today he's a popular newspaper columnist. Just a moment with him does not just leave your sides paining from too much laughter, he also sends you to the high heaven with inspiration. He is by all means an optimist you will never catch sad or worried. As he likes joke, every 60 seconds of sadness is a whole minute of happiness lost!

Pablo's story proves that anyone can deprogram disillusionment and replace it with the optimism that helps you discover the gift or tal ent you can maximise to achieve your destiny. We can as well learn from Ugandan motivational speaker Ethan Musolini who picks his calls by saying, "This is the merchant of success speaking!" And true, success loves Musolini. And Pablo.