We have all failed in life at some point, but we have not been worthless. We are still alive and moving forward with greatness in one area or another. To some, failure came as a learning experience, and they got over it with more courage and focus. Other people never believed they could try again, and all their hope was shattered. That is also part of life. Life has never been straight.

Many times, I take my children to a clinic, and I usually encourage them to explain their pain to a medical doctor or officer and not me. I do this because I know I will tell a doctor what they already told me, which is already a reported speech.

This is a month when our children will sit for end-of-term exams in primary and secondary schools. This is also happening in some higher learning institutions that are doing their end-of-semester examinations this month.

Fossil fuels and electricity have helped to create the modern world by driving up farm productivity and thereby drastically reducing agricultural populations; mechanizing industrial production and letting the labor force move into the service sector; making megacities and conurbations a reality; globalizing trade and culture; and imposing many structural uniformities onto the diverse world.

His excellence Timothy Ddumba, UCU guild president, took an oath to uphold the guild constitution and serve the university and student community. UCU students have expressed their hopes for the incoming guild government.

We thank God that our children are reporting back to school next week. There are some schools that have already reported, but the majority of schools have been waiting for the official date.