Iron Sharpens Iron

"Do you want to discover your purpose? Find true happiness?" Nyaruai was scrolling through her TV set after a hard day's work when she came across the TV ad. Nyaruai  had just found her footing after years of looking for a stable job. She felt that finding a job away from her home in Kenya would give her the break she sought. And true to her thoughts, Miami was good to her. Her job paid her enough to live the life she always wanted. She lived in a penthouse. Drove a car she would only have dreamed of five years ago and was well on her way to getting full citizenship in the US. Her folks lived comfortably in Nyeri, courtesy of the money she sent home every month. Life was good. Or so she thought. She still felt that something was missing but could not quite point out what. Now this TV ad sounded like the answers to her prayers. Could happiness be that missing piece to her puzzle? "...find that peace that seems to be eluding you? Well we, my dear are the answ

Kateline hated her job. Clients never quite seemed to be satisfied with the work she did. They always had one thing or the other to complain about. "I hate this color. Makes the project look too dull, ' said one client "I have been calling you all morning. Why are you not picking my call? Are you ignoring me because you aren't done with my project," shouted another angrily on the other end of the line. " This project is really urgent. Ditch all the others you have and finish mine this evening, " bickered another authoritatively. All this pressure almost got her to her wits ends. Not to mention that her friends were getting married right left and center while her relationship with her boyfriend of 5 years was crambling. And did I mention her aunts back in the village in Kiaritha were already asking, " Tunakuja kula mchele lini?" Loosely translated to, 'When are you bringing your suitor? You need to be married by now.&#