Greats of Greats
Mundu Wamalwa!
they are fascinating); I revisit the most interesting issue since our
last days in Semi; whose influence, whose contribution is most
credited with the preponderance of talent and achievement of a class
of such ordinary mortals? Franco attempted such classification in his
auto. I do not know the results of the study. What is obvious is that
each of the 73 individuals contributed covertly or overtly for the
success of the group. I have proposed; for purposes of debate only,
ten individuals whose contributions were visibly superior:
Leadership
1. Nalianya A: the head-boy and previously choir prefect; kept the
class together with charisma, simplicity, spirituality and commendable
intellect.
2. Murikwa S and Linus Kimutai: jointly, like the dual consulship of
Ceasar, Pompey and Crassus of the famous Roman Empire, forged unity of
the class and sought favours and understanding from the administration
and other students.
Talent:
3. Brian O. a multi-talented individual; a great soccer player, an
actor, a writer of poetry, a coral verse reciter, and a great story
teller, charmed the class together and contributed to the sporting
dominance of the class. Led the school to district's football finals
(you know how it went), national drama and national music festival.
4. Akolo M; a great basket-ball player, a honest banker (served at the
reputed canteen) and superior story teller. Not very visible to
others, but quietly increased the standing of the class to the
administration and other students.
5. Suge J; a great soccer player and avid dancer (hey; he could drop
the flows man). Was a great crowd puller but his inert shyness limited
his performance and kept the public wanting more and never getting
enough.
Intellect:
6. Mark R; a true genius, one of a kind in the class. Effortlessly
assured the class that it is possible to rubble through maths, chem
and physics and the art of balancing all subjects (brought competition
in all subjects including history and languages). A favourite of
teachers and still spoken with reverence in the Seminary even
presently.
7. Moses L.; the most self-disciplined individual in the class with
the motto "something has to be done, then it will." He taught the
class hard work and dedication; balancing work and play and planning
for the future; he is achieving now what he meticulously planned years
then.
8. Nasyomba F. master of multiple-faced successes; incapable of
classification; mystical. His intellectual capacities acknowledged
even by persons styled as competitors, and his other abilities drew
the class to him; and the class was not disappointed.
9. Kandie; a handsome man of very unacknowledged superior intellect;
groups were formed and broken around his dominating personality.
Ordinary
10. Malenya S and Dennis B; everyone knew them, felt them; but very
few were truly classified as close friends; the easy go-come type that
everyone had an uncritical friend in, a shoulder to cry on; even
teachers and other students looked to such personality to gauge the
mood and capacities of the class.
I repeat that every individual was very special; this is only a
subjective reconstruction of the characters. Let us debate and revise.
Wamalwa!
