We owe ourselves a peaceful festive season

Kenyans serve food in a previous ceremony. [David Gichuru,Standard]

As we make merry with family and friends this festive break we should remember the predictable mixed bag of fortunes the season comes with.

And as we look forward to welcoming the New Year, we must not forget that the same sets of needs, obligations and circadian rhythms whose routine defined the tides of previous years, will be repeated all over again. To enjoy this season, therefore, calls for restraint in our actions and a commitment to making the period peaceful and rewarding. The hard truth is that festive seasons within our shores are easily turned into sprees punctuated with slapdash cavorting. In making merry we oftentimes end up breaking more than we fix.