It is not the spectacular tragedies that will kill a man.
It is the mundane and insidious afflictions that kill the human.
It is not the death of a loved one but their deterioration that will crush the soul.
It is not the divorce but the insufferable spouse that will drive you insane
It is the long queues and the bureaucracies
The condescending in-laws and the nosy neighbors
The slackers at work and the boring meetings
The do-gooders and the preselytizers
It is the government taxes and salary deductions that will send one to the doldrums.
It is the frivolous miseries and minor sufferings.
What doesn’t kill you does not make you stronger,
It sends you to the madhouse.
Life is life
Fabio is a mental health professional, researcher and lecturer of psychology at Kenyatta university.