Embrace what you have!

 

There is a little story that I like to relate to when I'm raising this topic. This little story goes like this " a man went to Kimberly in search of diamonds. On his way he came across a little shining stone. Not realising the value of the stone, he played with it until it got lost. When he arrived in Kimberly, he saw diamonds. He later realised the importance of the stone he lost. It was a diamond and it had a great value.

The gist of this story is that,  we should appreciate those we have while we still have them. Those people who were always around us even in the most difficult times of our lives. They were there when we needed them the most. The outbreak of the Corona pandemic had taught us in many ways. Some lost their loved ones while others lost their jobs and businesses. Now, most of us feel and know how it is like not having something you need when you need it the most.

In our lifetime there are people and things that come seasonal. There are those people who come into our lives when we make it in life, just to celebrate with us. There are those who watch at a distance. These kind of people they stay in wait for our down fall or our breakthrough. It is up to them to celebrate with us or wear their long face, sulking at our success. And then there are those who help us through the way to our success. These people come at a season when we need help and then the wish you luck. Some times these people tend to be forgotten. These are the people who need to be mentioned when we celebrate our success. Just the mention of their names make them proud. There is a lot that I forgot to mention, those who are there to take the credit. These ones would even blow their trumpet to show everyone that you are where you are because of them. These are Misters and Mrs/s know-it-all. The jacks of all trades but the Masters of none. They know every outcome of every project you are doing. They have seen it before but it never worked. Why do you think it will work for you without their knowledge. Then, boom, when you have achieved, they are there to collect the credit. And then, there are those who always been there for us through thick and thin. These are the ones who open the door for us when we come home late. They wish us luck when we go out there. They celebrate the good news with us. They celebrate our success with us. These are the ones we should always keep. Yes others, above play a vital role in our lives. They motivate us to do more. Even those who are waiting for our down fall make us to strive more. They should be there to witness our victory. As the Psalm 23 says ' He prepares ( I would like to say (" He prepaid) a table (rather a bunquet) for me infront of my enemies. So, they need to be, there and watch you dine with your loved ones. 

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The Africa Day

 Today, the 25th May, marks one of the most important dates in our lifetime, the Africa day. This is a day to embrace our Africanism, our cultures, our history and unity. Our continent is one of the largest and has a diversity of cultural backgrounds with different languages and ethnic groups. Today we embrace all its beauty and riches. Africa is rich in many ways. It is rich in history. 

For a long time we thought that education and civilization originated from the West. In fact civilization started here in Africa and Egypt is where it all started. The first form of writing originated in Egypt at around 4000BC. This form of writing was known as hieroglyphics. It consisted of symbols and signs in which the ancient Egyptians used to communicate. Egypt was the richest country, the minerals, the food production and animal husbandry. You will remember that under the reign of Pharoah, who was the king back then, the Israelites migrated to Egypt when they faced a drought in their country. 

So, Africa is so rich in history. The civilization came along with the new revolution in agriculture. Mh-h! African civilization, I like the sound of that. Our continent has a diversity of religious beliefs as well. The one thing that is good about all of this diversity is respect of each other's beliefs and spiritual background. We have our own way of embracing the diversity of cultures and beliefs and that goes along with our sense of Unity and respect. There is a  concept of ubuntu which is an African thing. Even in the time of our forefathers, the spirit of ubuntu ( humanity) was the theme of Africanism. Allow me to say Africa is the mother of all nations. I say this because, according to our history, the first inhabitants during the old stone age at around 30000BC were residing at areas around the great Nile river, which is now Egypt. These people were hunter gatherers, that means they live on hunting. As the time went by these people moved to the northern areas above the red sea. They scattered in those areas that are now in the East of Europe. Even the Bible (our religious history) suggest that the descendants of Ham, the second born of Abraham, were assigned to live on hunting from the wild. And these descendants were Cush, Egypt ( who later resided along the Nile river) Put and Canaan, who later resided in the Eastern part of Europe. So, it is in our blood, Africa is a mother to nations. We always keep that spirit of ubuntu.

Our leaders are in the footsteps of our forefathers to bring about this concept of ubuntu which is in jeopardy of being lost because of many things like poverty and other challenges that the country is facing in areas of development. Years ago, one of the African leaders, former president Thabo Mbeki raised a concept of African renaissance. His main objective was to bring about this concept of ubuntu which is the core of Africanism. So, today we embrace all those things that make us Africans. We are Africans and Africa is our continent. We will strive to save its history. And togetherness is the key concept to achieve this goal. We African women have a responsibility to set a trend for our future generation. We are the backbone of our homes and mothers of the nation. It is in our power to bring about the change in our country. A change that will not alter the theme Africanism but to strengthen it. Women in the past have set a trend by fighting for women rights. Women of 1956 paved the way to put in spotlight so that we can be able to raise our voices and combat the gender based discrimination. It is up to us to roll up our sleeves and fight for what is rightfully ours and our children. This call for unity and the spirit of togetherness. Africa is ours!

We celebrate the Africa day

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