Happily Ever After

By Lambert Rusoke



A wedding day is meant to bê blissful, colorful, enjoyable, the feeling is that of -on top of the world, and a  perfectly fitting ceremony for the two love birds, with an eye on a bright future. It only takes the morning after to realise that, the wedding day was just that - a wedding day. And what is to follow ,is the real marriage.

I ressurected my love for turning  the pages the other day .And what an introduction it was, with Dr. Nakimera Kanyerezi Lubega's "Happily Ever After",getting my attension.
Factor in this truism. Between 2013,and now, there has been two different world football champions, Germany and recently France. And these two nations have had different footballing fortunes in this time space. Its simply because football ain't static. Its dynamic. The winning strategies of 2014,may not warrant success for 2018.And so is marriage.
Nakimera's subtittle, "Tips and Lessons from Dating to Parenting ",ushers her  to the show piece with an authority on the subject. First, she is a wife. Happily Married, if I may have  to judge the cover of her book. Experienced working Mother,business lady and above all Woman Of God. She therefore opines from an angle of, having been there and done that.


To the book proper, the author recounts the love  journey from growing up as little kids to dating. Having to live with the obstacles and hurdles of, "mummy".They never want their girls  to get involved with boys. But nature always dictates, and as Nakimera finds the missing link later on in life, its just half time.
The locker room talk is about how to handle mixed cultural marriages.Its about marriage and  religious differences. Its about the "class" of families involved. Why should a high net-worth family accept their own to get taken up by a "retail" segment? .And if it happens, how best would one live by his line?.Or, there's a  chapter on "Loving like Jesus".,that reminisces the spiritualism in one.

When the storm seems to have settled, in comes the children. The battle for naming rights raises. The debate of which schools to attend gets red carpet entry. Ohh.... The big one. The finances. Suppose, in 2014,you were the world champion and in 2018,eliminated at the very first hurdle of the competition .Would you still be the one to stick to that team?
Nakimera does emphasize how important it is to stay with the ex champions, even in their dire situation. For form is temporary and class permanent.
On the other side though, this is  just like any other personal reflection.What is scripted is simply from the author's networks of life and experiences.
We all have our own experiences, but this is a book I would recommend to any one, who would wish to have a glimpse of how to make the toughest game on earth tick.

READING OUT LOUD

A Parent 's nod is important,and Nakimera in Chapter Two, goes as thus:

"Some young people feel that you should not introduce your partner to your family until you have made a decision about being permanently committed to each other. I feel this is dangerous and should be avoided ".

"Family is not interested in photo finish. They are there to support you even if you break up and start dating someone else. They won't leave. Believe me. "

Lambertrusoke@gmail.com





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