Mkuu to cut the story short ni kwamba We feel bad about feeling bad. We feel guilty for feeling guilty. We get angry about getting angry. We get anxious about feeling anxious.
Yani siku hizi kuna tatizo kwenye jamii zetu. Iko ivi, through the wonders of consumer culture and Hey look my life is cooler than yours social media, has bred a whole generation of people who believe that having these negative experiences anxiety, fear, guilt, and all that is not okay.
Watu wanaish maisha ya mitandao, yan mtu akiangalia huko insta na tiktok kila mtu ana mizigo/hela, mara huyu kaolewa, huyu kapewa zawadi ya gari kwenye birthday yake, wakati wewe uko tu home huelewi and you can’t help but think your life sucks even more than you thought. Kwanini kila mtu asiende kwa pace yake ?.
Ndio maana tunasema, The key to a good life is not giving a fvck about more; it’s giving a fvck about less, giving a fvck about only what is true, immediate, and important.
By not giving a fvck that you feel bad, you short-circuit the Feedback Loop from Hell; you say to yourself, “I feel like shit, but who gives a fvck?" And then, as if sprinkled with magic fvckgiving fairy dust, you stop hating yourself for feeling so bad.
Our crisis is no longer material; it’s existential, it's spiritual. We have so much stuff and so many opportunities that we don't even know what to give a damn about anymore. The more you desperately want to be happy and loved, the lonelier and more afraid you become, regardless of those surrounding you. Na huo ndio ukweli.
Mkuu kwa leo inatosha.