A friend sent me to a mutual friend nimpatie advice regarding something that is apparently un-African and ungodly…
Background:
Our friend, lets call him kamau, has an ailing mother. He is an average nairobian living in a 2br with his family. As the demands for medical attention increase, he found it wise to move the mother to nrb so that it is easier to rush her to hospital whenever needed. This old lady is unable to stand or even attend to her sanitary needs. So, she has to be attended like a baby.The househelp and the wife have been doing that till towards end of last year. Missbotch never returned after the christmas break, so now the guy is attending to the mum with his wife. This includes kumuosha, kumvalisha diapers, etc. Inevitably, he has at some point been exposed to the mum’s nakedness. Based on his economic situation, he can not afford to pay a dedicated person to cater for the mum and still afford her medication.
The Problem:
My friend feels that under no circumstances should you ever see your father’s or mother’s nakedness irrespective of the intentions. Not even their naked corpse. He argues that God has in the past punished people who did evil but with good intentions. And he warns that Kamau will be cursed if this continues. in fact, kamau should get a goat and give to wazee for cleansing. (na sio kuosha macho)
So, he has sent me to talk to the friend and tell him of the possibility of a curse befalling him. Good people, what would you do if you were in Kamau’s position? Do you agree that he can be cursed from what he is doing? What is the position of Kikuyu culture on such matters?
[SIZE=1]PS: @admin, I think we should have a section for “Society and Culture”. [/SIZE]
don’t be so touchy…alls I is saying is: you and your ‘advice’ dispensing friends should either help out or quit. si kuangalia mtu akistruggle na nyinyi ni kusimama hapo kando mkisema “laana”