Lets learn to listen
It is said that listening is a skill and a lot of people seemed to have lost this or just never had it to begin with. Disagreement is a natural thing that arises amongst a group of people as we are different which therefore means we have different views and opinions about certain things. When you have a disagreement with a person or group of people it opens your mind and also helps you to see things in a different light but as soon as you don't listen to each other, it starts to be a huge problem as you never get to a resolution for the disagreement. As a result things such as strikers come about as the employers and employees don't want to listen to each other in order to come to an agreement that will suit them. These strikers are not so harm less as we have seen over and over again people getting hurt and some even dying but if they would have rather sat down and talked about it none of that would have happened. Lets learn this skill of listening and see the good it will do to us.
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Child headed families
Child headed families are on the increase as a result of HIV/AIDS. This is really horrible and sad because it takes away their childhood as he/she needs to become an adult and a parent to their siblings yet he/she still needs parent guidance. They have to go find jobs in order to put food on the table for their siblings and themselves. They have to make sure that their siblings have everything that they need and always put their own needs last. Their dreams of becoming professionals are shattered as they quit school at a young age and chances of them ever going back to school are slim. This is a real serious problem and something should be done as children are the future of the country but, how can they be the future if they are not educated. Each and everyone of us has a role to play to make sure that every child gets education even if they no longer have parents.
Child headed families are on the increase as a result of HIV/AIDS. This is really horrible and sad because it takes away their childhood as he/she needs to become an adult and a parent to their siblings yet he/she still needs parent guidance. They have to go find jobs in order to put food on the table for their siblings and themselves. They have to make sure that their siblings have everything that they need and always put their own needs last. Their dreams of becoming professionals are shattered as they quit school at a young age and chances of them ever going back to school are slim. This is a real serious problem and something should be done as children are the future of the country but, how can they be the future if they are not educated. Each and everyone of us has a role to play to make sure that every child gets education even if they no longer have parents.
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Our grandmothers being raped by men young old enough to be their great granchildren
On the 28 of August 2012, 3rd Degree told a very disturbing story about grandmothers being raped by young men who are in their late 20s. A 94 year old woman was raped by these young men, as she describes what happened and how this man violated her, tears roll down her cheeks and in all of that she is still grateful that he spared her live. Listening to this old woman tell her horrible story made me think what this world has come to, i mean i fail to understand what goes through these young men's mind when they get on top of these OLD women and sort of pleasure do they get! Sleeping at night is a nightmare for these women cause they are scared that they will get raped again, this leads me to ask what our we doing to stop this madness and the answer is very simply too little or nothing at all. This is not just for the police or government to resolve but, every citizen of South Africa to take a step and say no to our grandmothers being raped!
On the 28 of August 2012, 3rd Degree told a very disturbing story about grandmothers being raped by young men who are in their late 20s. A 94 year old woman was raped by these young men, as she describes what happened and how this man violated her, tears roll down her cheeks and in all of that she is still grateful that he spared her live. Listening to this old woman tell her horrible story made me think what this world has come to, i mean i fail to understand what goes through these young men's mind when they get on top of these OLD women and sort of pleasure do they get! Sleeping at night is a nightmare for these women cause they are scared that they will get raped again, this leads me to ask what our we doing to stop this madness and the answer is very simply too little or nothing at all. This is not just for the police or government to resolve but, every citizen of South Africa to take a step and say no to our grandmothers being raped!
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
YOU STRIKE A WOMAN, YOU STRIKE A ROCK!!
Yes you guessed right tomorrow is the 9 of August which only means one thing WOMENS DAY! Women certainly do deserve this day, when i think about the word women i tend to get very emotional because of all the things women do for the people they love. A woman is a person filled with love and care, they are very emotional and strong people at the same time. When there is a woman in the household you will feel her warmth and that household will never starve because she will make sure that there is always food on the table for her family. Women are so strong because they carry so many burdens on their shoulders yet they keep a big and bright smile on their faces, they are faced with so many challenges such as being beaten by their husbands,their husbands sleeping around, their children getting into drugs and despite all of this they believe that things shall get better! Women are the most positive people i know, they don't let anything discourage them and they are always forgiving. My plea is that you appreciate the woman or women that are in your life because if you would think about all the things she has done for you and also how she has changed your life, you would begin to realise that you are the person that you are because of her!
Yes you guessed right tomorrow is the 9 of August which only means one thing WOMENS DAY! Women certainly do deserve this day, when i think about the word women i tend to get very emotional because of all the things women do for the people they love. A woman is a person filled with love and care, they are very emotional and strong people at the same time. When there is a woman in the household you will feel her warmth and that household will never starve because she will make sure that there is always food on the table for her family. Women are so strong because they carry so many burdens on their shoulders yet they keep a big and bright smile on their faces, they are faced with so many challenges such as being beaten by their husbands,their husbands sleeping around, their children getting into drugs and despite all of this they believe that things shall get better! Women are the most positive people i know, they don't let anything discourage them and they are always forgiving. My plea is that you appreciate the woman or women that are in your life because if you would think about all the things she has done for you and also how she has changed your life, you would begin to realise that you are the person that you are because of her!
67 MINUTES
On the 18 of July 2012 which was on a wednesday, people gave 67 minutes of their time in helping the less forunate and also their community! In East London most citizens gave 67 minutes of their time by cleaning up the street of Oxford, it was so wonderful to see people from all different aspects of life working together to achieve one goal. It got me thinking since we as the East London citizens have a huge problem of rubbish on our streets, why don't we do what we did on the 18 of July? Lets start small and give our time in helping our home to be a better place for all, waiting for the government to do everything will not help us!
On the 18 of July 2012 which was on a wednesday, people gave 67 minutes of their time in helping the less forunate and also their community! In East London most citizens gave 67 minutes of their time by cleaning up the street of Oxford, it was so wonderful to see people from all different aspects of life working together to achieve one goal. It got me thinking since we as the East London citizens have a huge problem of rubbish on our streets, why don't we do what we did on the 18 of July? Lets start small and give our time in helping our home to be a better place for all, waiting for the government to do everything will not help us!
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GAYS AND LESBIANS
On the 29 of July 2012, a good friend of mine who is gay was nearly burnt to death! It is so scary how much we seem to hate each other that we even go to the extend of killing each other. In this day and age that we live in everybody has a right to make their own choices of what they want and NOBODY has the right to violent that right. Gays and lesbians have also hidden who they truely are because of being scared of discrimination, since they have also been given the rights that they do deserve like any other citizen they are coming out about their sexual orientation. The problem therefore begins in the communities that we live in, when we don't understanding something or its not in our values we assume that thing is wrong which is not right. People start calling them all sorts of names and telling them that what they are doing is sin and for me its as though that just because they not gay that means they don't sin which is far from the truth! If you want to involve the bible on the topic of gays please don't leave the parts that talk about loving one another and also not judging each other! We have different views and opinions on whats right and wrong so may we PLEASE just respect those different views and opinions.
On the 29 of July 2012, a good friend of mine who is gay was nearly burnt to death! It is so scary how much we seem to hate each other that we even go to the extend of killing each other. In this day and age that we live in everybody has a right to make their own choices of what they want and NOBODY has the right to violent that right. Gays and lesbians have also hidden who they truely are because of being scared of discrimination, since they have also been given the rights that they do deserve like any other citizen they are coming out about their sexual orientation. The problem therefore begins in the communities that we live in, when we don't understanding something or its not in our values we assume that thing is wrong which is not right. People start calling them all sorts of names and telling them that what they are doing is sin and for me its as though that just because they not gay that means they don't sin which is far from the truth! If you want to involve the bible on the topic of gays please don't leave the parts that talk about loving one another and also not judging each other! We have different views and opinions on whats right and wrong so may we PLEASE just respect those different views and opinions.
Monday, 16 July 2012
All talk and no action!
We are always complaining about service delivery and yes truth is the government isn't doing a good job of it, but we as the citizens of the country also have a responsibility of taking care of our country. Instead of complaining of what the government is not doing,if we have the ability to do it lets just do it. Its not about the size of the thing you have but its about making your country a better one. Let us stop with the complaining and actually do something about all the issues we are facing, who knows maybe the government will also start doing their job. Remember change starts with you and i!
We are always complaining about service delivery and yes truth is the government isn't doing a good job of it, but we as the citizens of the country also have a responsibility of taking care of our country. Instead of complaining of what the government is not doing,if we have the ability to do it lets just do it. Its not about the size of the thing you have but its about making your country a better one. Let us stop with the complaining and actually do something about all the issues we are facing, who knows maybe the government will also start doing their job. Remember change starts with you and i!
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