{UAH} SAFE CELEBRATION

Xmas not all about stuffing Oneself with different tribes of Beer, packing stomachs with Food and engaging in reckless Sexual Binges

By Stephen K Muwambi

The world and Ugandans in particular are in the mood to celebrate the 2013 birthday of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

This is commendable; every Christian worth the name must celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who died on the cross to liberate us from sin and by extension the dreaded hell.

However, since our forefathers warned that too much partying left the rat a bachelor after the he- mice partied and forgot to return home necessitating the she-rat to find a dangerous substitute,  we must party with our brains intact lest we end up crying, penniless or even dead.

Booze

Yes, Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine at the legendary wedding of Cana. However, by doing so the Son of God never gave us the license to abuse the bitter stuff with reckless abandon.

This is why its stated in the Bible and modern medicine is in agreement that a little bitter can be a remedying tonic for the stomach.

Booze has a way it disorganizes the brain and makes people do bizarre things that they would ordinarily not dare do. It's why the Psalmist warns that booze is a noise inducer.

Police records have it that many pedestrians end up knocked dead or limbless after taking too much many tots. So, if you do not want to lose your life or enter 2014 disabled, make it a point to go slow on the bottle.

Records from the Uganda AIDS Commission also show that many people catch the incurable disease after taking alcohol that makes them unable to use the rubber or even make sense of the gospel that AIDS kills.

Borrowing from the analogy of the rat that remained a bachelor, you can as well end up a bachelor in case you overstay out with the boys with maama baby snatched by another man.

House breakers are not going on leave. They will take advantage of your prolonged beer party  to ransack your house and clean it dry to your detriment.

There is also the danger of boozing yourself into ill health and end up hospitalized with a damaged liver or sensitive internal organ that may claim your life in the long run. You also do not have to suffer a bad headache or hangover simply because you recklessly imbibed whatever beer was on the menu.

What about the danger of boozing yourself penniless thereby failing g to pay essential bills the day after? We feel those are compelling reasons for you to drink responsibly rest you become a victim of one of the traps above, two of them or a combination of them.

Food

It's an essential commodity to our bodies But nutritionists warn that too much food more so when taken in different tribes, has the tendency of converting into food poison to the gluttonous' disadvantage. We feel this is compelling reason to stop you from eating as if you there is going no to be any other Xmas day in the future.

Food also costs money. Saving money for another round of food is good wisdom lest one starves. Saved money can be used to pay future bills such as school fees, rent, water and electricity bills.

Clothes

Smart people do not buy when there is a rush. This is due to the simple reason that the more the buyers the higher the price of commodities. So why rush to buy clothes as if ginneries are stopping to manufacture garments tomorrow? Be smart enough and avoid the mad buy and save money.

Alternatives

People who feel Xmas is a DO OR DIE affair are busy selling land cheaply so they can get money to buy booze, clothes, beef and such. So why not move to the countryside and buy plots of land whose prices do not depreciate and so make a kill later by selling them off?

Cement prices are down. So why not buy now when all other people have turned their attention to edibles and get yourself some change?

Scholastic materials prices are a bit down too. Why then not visit that store and buy now before the sellers hike prices when the school opening year nears in the not-so-distant January.

Terrorism

On a much serious note, terrorists are lurking in the corner. They love to wreck havoc at beer parties, music concerts and other binges where revelers have lost senses like it happens on Xmas days.

Please, die when you must, but not because you partied senselessly and let your brains and guard down. Merry Christmas dear readers but celebrate safely so we can have you reading in 2014 and beyond.

Edited by Almeidah Karemani

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Where there is a will, there is always a way.