Sacrifice is two-way Traffic

students outside hostel G Yesterday following a blackout

Selfishness unfortunately, is part of us by default. That’s why when pricked   by life thorns we scream aloud why me? It is why we are ready to fight for our rights for our comfort;and not rights of others especially  those who don’t affect us.

Why me means that it should have been somebody else to suffer even when we have no control of it. Anyway, questioning nature we do, not by choice – we are tempted.

Living in hostels G  , C ,F and E takes desperation .You don’t yearn residing in darkness condemnation while trying to escape hard life of  the “Diaspora”. I will book a better hostel next semester; this is always the consolation guys here have.

Unfortunately, getting used to problems can make one resistant. Better still if you camouflage and thereafter find contentment.

Lads here prepare supper by 6 pm just in case power gets off and comes back past midnight.  Often are the times- while in Hostel E-  I found myself at 5 am on bed, in case I missed out cooking early. This is because I tried waiting for power and sleep overtook me only to be awoke by the cold morning breeze.

You can only study away from your room in case of an evening preps. Thanks to open lecture halls at night and MTL. Cooking multiple meals at once is commonplace. Eating cold food is normal and apparently sleeping with empty stomachs usual.

At least here you learn virtues of selfless living. As comrades in other hostels enjoy all joy brought by electricity presence, you just watch over the window. It is n’t that they probably paid much more fees than you did. It is that you sacrifice to lack as they get. Electricity is not enough for all at once in Moi!!!