THE 1000 HiLLS

 Ese nibyo koko umuntu utari winjira muri KFC ngo agure inkoko yaho, chips ndetse n’icupa rinini rya Coca‑Cola ntabwo aba ari umusirimu? Wasanga nawe utari warya kuri ziriya nkoko zabo gusa; ndabizi wigeze kubona amafoto meza cyane y'abantu bishimye ku meza imbere yabo, hateretse amatako y'inkoko atagari uko asa, chips ndetse n'amacupa ya Coca‑Cola. Niba ayo mafoto utari wayabona, humura; zimwe mu nshuti zawe nizitangira gutunga amafaranga menshi, bishobora kurangira biriya aribyo biryo byabo bya buri munsi, cyangwa nawe ubwawe ukaba umukunzi ukomeye w'ariya matako y'inkoko. Wakwibaza uti " byagenze gute ngo ikimenyetso cyo kuba utunze amafaranga kandi ukaba umusirimu kibe kurya ibiryo bitari umwimerere, ahubwo byuzuyemo amavuta atagira ingano, imyunyu n'ibindi byongera uburyohe, tukabisimbuza ibiryo byacu by'umwimerere?" Tugiye kurebera hamwe zimwe mu mpamvu zituma Abanyafurika benshi bakunda amafunguro ya fast food (KFC chicken na chips). 1. Inko...

Umunsi umwe, umwana w’umuhungu wo mu muryango wacu yaje kudusura. Bugorobye, mu masaha y’ijoro, atangira kubabara mu nda cyane. Nta miti nari mfite muri icyo gihe, nuko mu mutima wanjye ndibwira nti: “Reka muhe amazi, ariko mubwire ko ari umuti.” Mu by’ukuri natekerezaga ko ndimo kumubeshya, ariko ibyo ntabwo byari ikinyoma kuko icyo namuhaye cyari umuti koko. Nyuma yo kunywa ayo mazi, uwo mwana yahise yumva ububabare bushize. Wenda nawe wahita wibaza uti: “Bishoboka bite ko amazi yonyine yavura?” Ibyo byitwa Placebo Effect, igihe roho n’ubwonko bikorera hamwe bigatuma umubiri wacu wivura ubwawo. Placebo effect ikora igihe umuntu urwaye yizeye ko ibyo ahawe ari umuti, n’iyo yaba atariwo. Icyo gihe igice cy’ubwonko cyitwa subconscious mind gitangira kuvubura imisemburo igabanya ububabare. Ese Subconscious Mind ni iki? Ubwonko bwacu bufite ibice bibiri: Conscious mind (ubwonko bugaragara ): ni bwo bukora mu gihe turi maso, dutekereza, kandi dufata ibyemezo. Ubu bwonko nibwo buyobora ibyo...