The Architetture of Enough

It begins in the fragile, impressionable years of early childhood—perhaps at the tender age of five or six, long before a child should ever know the burden of self-doubt. For the subject of our story, this was the moment an invisible, insidious shadow crept into his mind: the habit of comparison. What started as an unconscious glance outward soon solidified during his early boarding school days. There, an unwritten, unspoken ledger ruled the playground. The children constantly weighed their lives against one another—whose father drove the more luxurious car, whose family possessed the grander estate, who brought the most abundant 'grab' of food and scholastic luxuries, and who received the most frequent parental visits. The list was endless, and to a young boy, it felt absolute...

This is base on a true story story lived by Muhereza Louis who recalls his past days and how they impacted his life positively and strongly to live a better today despite the circumstances. The story is written by Musaasizi Andrew Kaggwa in the third person narrative, but there is an original copy in the Testimonials on our page.