GOOD TO GO! For many years, they cohabited as boy and girl friend. Whereas many people usually referred to them as OMWAMI NO MUKYARA (married couple), their relationship was not legally recognized since they had never openly declared their nocturnal activities. Luckily, their results i.e two boys and three girls were clearly visible but still, that was not enough to make them get counted among the married. Although he was known in the lady`s family and vice versa, they were still “eating things” illegitimately. For a long time, Molly begged her husband sorry boyfriend to KUJUNGA (pay bride price) and her family officially KUHINGIRA (gives her off) but he was always hesitant claiming that he had no money. Molly later gave up on William, accepted to live as a girl friend and raise her children. In the twentieth (20th) year of their relationship, William finally broke his silence and surprised his girl with good news about legalizing the marriage. When Molly heard that, she couldn’t hide her excitement. She immediately informed her family and friends and preparations commenced right away. Given that William and Molly were/ are renown business persons in Kampala city, they had many networks they had built over the years. So when their wedding meetings began, the attendance was so overwhelming. Big and small contributions were received and within a short time, they were good to go. The traditional ceremony followed by the wedding was done and from what I heard, they were out of this world because food and drinks were flowing like a river. William was not yet done with surprising the wife. The next day after the wedding, he requested her to carry a few belongings and they go for a night or two in Entebbe. On arriving in Entebbe town, Molly realized that the chauffer was not branching the car to any hotel but rather continuing on the highway to “outside countries.” When she asked William about where they were going, he didn’t answer anything. Before long, they were at Entebbe international airport meaning that they were going to fly. After an hour or two, they were on a plane to Paris going for honey moon. For over two weeks, their cell phones were off and you all know they were doing in France. Back home in Kampala city, their two (2) shops were closed meaning that they were not making any money and their royal clients were left stranded. I happened to meet one of the disappointed customers and he is the one that told me the above ordeal. In his concluding remarks he said, “HONASHI RUTARI ORUGEZI RWO KUSHISHA ESENTE, OMUKAZI OWU YAMARA NAWE EMYAKA ABIRI AGYIRE KUMUMANYAHOKYI EKYISYA?” (If it is not wasting money, what new thing is he going to discover in the wife after twenty years?) I had no answer for such a question given that I have never stayed with a girl friend for twenty years! ………. But if we are to analyze the above story objectively, can people who have lived with each other for many years discover anything new in themselves? When is the “bliss” point of discovery? Can old people show any new characters? Can old bottles store new wine? I think that yes, William was right to go for a vacation with his girl friend sorry wife! I may not be an expert in marriage issues but I know that Life is a journey of discovery. In this discovery, I strongly believe that you can discover your own self, other people and things. This means that discovery is a going concern if it is given chance and vice versa. This doesn’t only stop in marriage but covers all of life. If one chooses to be open minded, he or she will discover new things, each and every new day, all the days of his or life………Amen!
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:41:31 +0000
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