Covid-19 has taught me about humility and that family & friends come first

 

By MARTHA LEAH NANGALAMA

For the last 12 months, I have been going to bed praying. When I wake up, I hold my Rosary and say the Joy Mysteries. Sometimes, I feel as if Mother Mary is in my bedroom watching over me. I thank the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) for having introduced me to Mother Mary.

I thank God daily for a warm bed. For food. A roof. For my children. For my SIMBLINGS. Then after I take that first cup of coffee, I pray for Brazil and thank Brazil for great coffee. But lately, I am not happy with Brazil though. The Amazon Forest... bla bla bla.

Anyway, this morning, 31 January 2021, I said a special prayer. "Please God, bless my mother, add for her another 30yrs. Please allow my father to rest in peace with Jesus".

Kissed my rosary and then went to work. Work these days is something like from the bed to the living room on the laptop (I have never taken my laptop to bed... but do not ask my kids). So, now we are on the laptop in the living room. The phone goes off. Who even calls anyone on a Sunday in the civilised world?

I had answered the phone already so I could not hang up on person. "Madam Martha, our company is offering majorly discounted all paid trips to the Caribbean. Our information tells us that you could afford a holiday. Given how things are going, you should take up this offer".

Now, I am sitting here asking myself "which moron of stupidity wants me to fly to the Caribbean in a frigging pandemic?" Not wanting to be rude (remember I had just finished my Rosary, The Joyful Ministries [sic]. I said to the caller... Can you please email me the travel restrictions for Canadians?

She got so mad at me that I wish I had recorded the conversation. "Madam Martha, I am only a sales agent for my employer who specialises in all paid vacations. I do not know what you mean by restrictions".

I was so livid that I felt like telling her that travel agents are being automated and we will soon have everything done by computers and no one even books a travel via humans. Nyoko.

I did not tell her what was rushing through my head. Instead, I called my sister "Yaya, so, when are we retiring?".

For the first day this week, I have not abused anyone because I am saying the Rosary and also praying a Novena to Mother Theresa of Calcutta to protect me from Corona. I so wish I could have the liberty to forego my prayers and call people IDIOTS. Some of them always have it coming though.

God is good. Having gone a whole week saying prayers and not abusing anyone is rather a bit of a miracle. 

It is only Sunday though. Who knows what will transpire for the rest of this week???

But this thing also ruined my life. A friend calls me saying "I am losing my job as an airline ticketing agent."..... Reply "you should have taken Computer Science at University instead of Procurement & Logistics" Come on, Ugandans are taking Human Resource Management and Procurement Logistics. The former HR degree holders are unemployed. The latter, regarding Logistics do not even know the IATA airport codes. They should have taken Mass Communication or some other useless degrees like Law or Social Work!!!

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