Living with Unreliable Power Supply

I had something planned to write about today until I saw this week's prompt and I chuckled.

Electricity Supply

I chuckled because imagine coming to talk about how bad my country's electricity is on an international platform where, in some countries, people do not know what it means to live without electricity.

In some countries, whenever there is a power outage the citizens are informed. They call it blackout over there, while over here it’s people’s reality, sad, right? I know.

I don't know how and where my country missed it, but it is so painful to beg for something as little as electricity. Imagine praying for them to restore power or calculating the next time they'd restore power Arrrrrghhh!! Very annoying!!

You think all is well in paradise when they restore power? Hell no! People pray that they take it back. You’d hear people say "Nepa take the light oo" “It’s okay oo” ridiculous right? I know. People begging for the power to be disrupted isn’t because they are tired of it or they don't want it anymore but because they are scared that something somewhere might be going bad or they might not be able to restore power again.

Sadly this is no fiction, this and many more happen in my country, and I witness this every single day. It hurts so much that people see uninterrupted power supply as a signal of impending doom. You can't celebrate, be too confident or too hopeful because the power holding company can disappoint you at any time without warning.

In some places, power is seen as a luxury as people have gone months without having "Light" and some have given up on having “Light”. In such places when they finally have "Light" people celebrate like they have won the lottery. Lol, very funny but true.

The importance of having constant power supply cannot be over emphasized, when people do not have access to it, they are greatly affected.

The power supply in my neighborhood is not so great, but we’ve learnt to adapt and manage it with hopes that one day it will get better.

I wish we can get to a point in my country where we don't have to pay heavily for electricity without truly enjoying it. I wish we get to a point where electricity isn't considered as luxury but a "Basic" amenity for what it is called. I wish people who work in power distribution companies behave like humans with compassion and distribute electricity fairly. I wish we didn't have to calculate how many hours before they restore power again. I wish I didn’t have to see uninterrupted power supply as a signal of impending doom. These and many more I wish for my country, and I pray they become reality one day.

While we all hope that things get better, we should always be prepared for whatever comes our way.

This is my entry to the Sci-fi weekly prompt about electricity.

All images are mine except otherwise stated.

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