Well, there is this refrigerator my brother Joe Kagigite brought to our now beautifully lush-green home here in Kiserian where I live. I read the refrigerator's manual which contained such messages of caution as this:
This symbol indicates the possibility of death or serious injury.Then later on, I decided to check whether the refrigerator had adjustable stands of its own. That meant placing it on a platform where I could see its bottom clearly.
And wa! As I was placing the refrigerator on the platform, I was suddenly gripped by fear that it might explode in my hands. I am sure those messages of caution in the refrigerator's manual played part in triggering the fear I felt that it might explode.
By the way, it's not only objects we fear might explode but also people, especially the so-called tough guys. You see, some folks are like balloons in that they burst into temper at slight provocation.
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Have you ever greeted someone in the streets enthusiastically only to find out it's a stranger and not the friend you thought they were? It used to happen to me at times when I was a boy as I walked in my hometown of Kiserian.That probably happened because some people tend to bear some resemblance to one another even though our fingerprints are all different. You may, for instance, find that a certain celeb smiles like one of your high school classmates.
By the way, it's not only people that bear resemblance to one another but also places. A good example is the hills of Hollywood where I have seen four of my friends photographed; the Hollywood hills look so similar to the Ngong Hills that form the western horizon of my home area.
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Have you ever sent a message only to discover you did it to the wrong recipient? And that can be embarrassing when the message is offending or inappropriate to the person you've sent to.I have been a victim of such mistakes on several occasions. The most comical was when I applied to Cornell College in the 2006/07 application round during which I put in great effort in submitting a strong application: writing essays, filling out forms, sitting for the SAT exams, getting recommendation letters and coming up with a high school transcript as well as mailing cassette recordings of me playing the piano and CD samples of an educational website I had created with my friends.
But imagine after mailing them to Cornell, I learnt later on that there are two colleges in America named Cornell: one in Iowa and another in New York. Sadly, I sent some of my application components to the Cornell College in Iowa and the others to Cornell University in New York. It was such a disheartening waste of effort.
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Have you ever travelled in a vehicle and reached a certain place that has a completely different weather? That has happened to me on several occasions. At one time for instance, I left a place that was sunny only to reach an area with rainfall.Come to think of it, such kind of change of conditions applies to our emotions as well. You might, for example, wake up one morning feeling gloomy only to feel happy and rejuvenated with energy later on in the day. Has that been the case with you on some days?
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Have you ever went to, say, kitchen to pick sugar, only to forget what took you there when you entered the kitchen? That happens to me occasionally these days.And that's because of getting sidetracked by other thoughts. Sometimes when I decide to go to the kitchen to pick sugar, I start thinking on how to overcome an emotion of hatred I have towards a particular person.
As a result of that forgetfulness, I have made it a habit to jot down ideas as soon as they pop up in my mind. I always carry a pen and a small notebook with me whenever I go for my walks that are good for health.
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And finally, have you ever discovered something you thought was wise and unique is in the Bible? I, for instance, didn't know "let your 'yes' be yes and your 'no' be no" is in the Bible. And it's Jesus who uttered that remark.I also didn't know the subject of sleep, which has attracted my interest given the way I have struggled with insomnia and oversleeping for the last ten years, has been dealt with in the Bible which basically says the Lord always rewards us with sound sleep for a day well spent. Life's like that for sure.
