Kausha wrote:@Impunity et al, aren't we celebrating 50yrs of misery and squalor and wasting an extra day. At least in pausing to celebrate Mandela's life for even a week has got to be more rewarding to ones conscience, soul and imagination. I wonder what celebrating 50yrs means to a 50yr old in Turkana and Wajir?
Kenyans are also very lazy it's only that Tanzania is a more lazier thanks to a culture that also has other benefits. One of the problems in our country is that we believe we are very hard working and great which is very far from the truth. Examples are abound for our laziness as well.
So according to your theory, on a personal level poor people should not celebrate their birthdays because they haven't achieved much in life. Warring couples shouldn't celebrate their anniversaries etc....
“People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe it.” ― Walter C. Langer