BURNING PLASTIC

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It is very unfortunate that in this 'digital era' we are stuck with yet another stigma affecting our societies far and yonder. Like everything else that shouldn't be taken too far or allow ourselves to get too indulged and end up losing ourselves in whatever fashion trend,way of life or any other thing that we believe falls under the recent popular terminology known as 'SWAG'...they certainly have! To the extent of unbridled SHAME.

First and foremost what is plastic? On a very candid note...plastic is RUBBISH. Plastic is waste that affects our soil for the agriculturists,botanists,farmers and landscapers,hygiene for our health and the health of our children and even animals be it farm animals and pets plus plastic in form of plastic bags, plastic bottles, plates, cups etc are an eyesore when discarded recklessly wherever and however. Now imagine it being burnt to get rid of it!

               

Plastic doesnt decompose like most products. Plastic has the annoying ability to maintain its shape or form (of whatever kind) for a very long time. The best way to get rid of it is by burning it!

       

Though it doesn't burn as easily as we'd like to believe or had assumed. It melts and bubbles. It burns eventually but you have to keep heating it. Plastic has an unbearable stench when burning especially in large quantities.

           

And it has to be a large quantity to be burnt so that the burning resources are used properly and effectively. Even in recycling it. It has 2 be burnt so that it can be shaped or re-shaped into something else. Even the people that go through that rigorous activity have protective gear that protects them from the 'stench'. Now isn't that a whole lot of work?!?

Now that we know that plastic was never meant to be used forever in whatever shape or form you see it or acquire it in. Infact, most of its uses are temporary e.g plastic plates,cups,bottles but it stays on forever which I find very disturbing honestly and finally brings me to the heart of the matter. Our societies are currently under the 'burning plastic' slavery era. I'm calling it 'era' in the hope that it will go away soon or the culprits involved will be delivered soonest! This slavery or plague has been brought about by the breakthroughs made in science,innovation....unfortunately. This is actually very unfortunate because the same science breakthroughs have saved lives,enhanced it and sustained life as we know it.

My own definition of 'plastic' is more related to the word 'FAKE' when used 'adjectively' and sadly, this is the bondage that the majority of people in our societies have succumbed to. Namely; cosmetic surgery where we go get face lifts when our skin starts responding to gravity or breast implants to make them bigger for those less endowed, cosmetics themselves like the temporary eyelashes,acrylic nails (nail extensions), chopping off all what you have as eyebrows

                  

and replacing them with tattoos or

                  

drawing them ourselves with certain 'scary' shapes or angles. Also adding hair extensions like weaves which are both synthetic and human hair especially in the latest craze of labels like

'Brazilian,

                  

Peruvian,

                

Mongolian and even Indian'. All these aren't exactly 'fake'. They are actually more of 'ENHANCEMENTS' and I would be a fool  if I had an issue with any girl or woman using the above 'enhancements'. I also use them occasionally myself because after all is said and done they actually are helpful and some are even really good investments. The leeward side of the 'enhancements' is the issue though.

                

The cosmetic enhancements aren't supposed to define you,me or us! But unfortunately we've given them that privileged of being able to. They are simply to boost your self esteem, make you more comfortable or confident. A very good and explicit example are human hair quality weaves known as Brazilian,Indian,Peruvian etc...they've gained massive popularity on the African continent because honestly majority of the female population has unmanageable thick hair or very thin and short hair. So they give us an illusion of having 22" beautiful thick manageable hair! And I cannot even try disputing that. But now the 'leeward' side or in layman's language...the dark or bad and unhealthy side is we get caught up in the whirlwind of these cosmetic enhancements and become an 'enhancement' of them or someone else! We lose ourselves and even our way of life,our accent and speech changes. Some even forget the national language 'Swahili' miraculously and have never even left the country! Or even the east African community (EAC) for that matter! Or you just go visit Europe or the U.S.A for a week and you have to speak like someone's blocking your air passage or pinching your nose! How is that supposed to make you any better than a 'phony' human being? Isn't that hypocrisy onto of being 'fake'?!  We even end up spending more than we earn or have in resources just to keep up appearances! Its never that necessary ladies!

I'm not going to stand in the way of a girl finding what she needs in the cosmetic enhancements department. The issue only arises when we become the enhancements! Be a first rate or grade A+ version of yourself. Enhance what you need to,by all means just don't become delusional and start acting out a movie in your head instead of enjoying the life God has blessed you with. You were made the way you were for a reason. You were also born in Africa or wherever else on the planet you ended up in for a reason. OWN it! Because I'm sure no one has ever and will ever be able to write God an application or 'proposal' of which continent,country or family to end up in. So why not own it?! Why not thank God you dint end up in a worse place?! Because honestly there are worse places out there if you know your geography and you are abreast with current global issues,catastrophes and tragedies you'll totally get my chagrin! We are seriously suffering from the 'burning plastic' fumes. Culprits please save us.

We watch too many movies,commercials and music videos then end up acting out the characters and whatever lives depicted as if they actually live like what the character has painted them out to be. Most of them usually can't wait to go home and get rid of all the cakes of make up heaped on them.

            or characters in a low budget horror movie!

                 

Then end up suffering from acne,eczema and allergies form the products and their constant use that even our facial pores have no room to breathe! This really makes me wonder what type of slavery is this that being free from it would probably make many of us remain indoors forever. We've totally thrown out all meaning of loving ourselves. Its like one of those relationships where you just totally lose yourself in it. Forgetting what you even looked like before the bondage.

So of course my piece of unsolicited advice is:

If you have to do it or insist on permanently having eyelashes as long as feathers then do it right!

            

If your going to add a weave then please have the courtesy of finding the one that would best suit the shape of your face instead of putting the rest of us through a very long low budget horror movie! And last but not least my sisters.....those eyebrows!!!!!

               

If you can't find anything better to do with them please let them be as God intended!! Find a small brush and just brush them down to keep them neat! Promoting confusion with a permanently raised eyebrow,giving the Nike logo competition and giving some of us mild heart attacks with some other incredulous shapes should be a crime punishable by a country's valid constitutional laws.

                   

In fact the Nike logo is patented so you'd be in trouble for theft and violation of the patent terms and conditions.

They are just 'enhancements' and they were never meant to be PERMANENT. You bought them so you OWN them but some of us have fallen victim to illusions we see them give the characters on television and forget we are living in the REAL world. Most of us have lost our sense of self. We let them OWN us. We've given them leeway to literally interfere with our way of life and even our relationships with our peers,spouses,colleagues and some go as far as interfering with our families....

Its NEVER EVER that serious or necessary...