Today I am celebrating people who have changed my life without knowing it. People who make me realize the value of the little things that I take for granted, people who live there lives with a smile on their faces.
There is this man who sales “mkate wa mayai” {coast pizza} near the coast bus terminus. Though I do not know his name, he makes me smile and appreciate those little things in life. He has this bright smile as he cooks his pizzas, he loves his job so much, he welcomes everyone with a smile and the usual “good morning” no matter the time. Most are the times we complain about our jobs and bosses but this man who earns so little never complains, he has learnt the secret to life and as I munch away my pizza I am glad I met him. Through him I have learnt the art of smiling from the heart and the secret of having so many people smile back at me.
The other day I was having a chat with our security guard at the office, he was telling me his dreams and how he guards at night and goes to school during the day. I asked him if he ever sleeps, he looked at me with a smile and told me he will sleep when he achieves his dreams. Looking at him you can never tell he rarely sleeps, he does his work so well. It is people like him who make me realize the power of dreams and the faith to fight for what you want.
I am blessed to have four mothers with four beautiful girls, they raised there daughters in Kenya’s largest and notorious slums Kibera, Mathare and Korogocho. They strived hard to give there daughters the best and it paid off well with one daughter in America and the other three having great careers. They smiled as they sold Changaa, Mandazis and sukuma wiki knowing there dreams would come to pass. As I look at them I am glad to be who I am today, they taught me well they taught me the power of prayers, the power of dreams and knowing you can be what you want to be.
As I celebrate these people, I am glad they crossed my path and thankful for I am a better person.
