South Africa Today
South Africa today is a country undergoing seismic change and Covid-19 has been the catalyst by which true colours have been exposed.
A very brief history that condenses the time but expands the differences.
Colonisation followed by apartheid followed by the birth of the Rainbow nation and one man one vote. Equality for all.
26 years after assuming the title the ANC have systematically with unbridled zeal raped this country of absolutely everything of worth. Their pockets have been insatiable and their corruption both widespread, endemic and pervasive. The economic fallout has never been witnessed in the whole of South African documented history and will undoubtedly be viewed by future historians without any compunction as South Africa's blackest times.
The greed has only been superceded by the ANC's total incompetence, archaic unworkable views, tribal in-fighting and hunger for power at all costs. They have brought absolutely nothing, nothing to the benefit, or prosperity, of South Africa and it's long suffering population who have yet to benefit from a single ANC promise. Meanwhile their leaders. have embezzled billions of rand leaving South Africa a total unworkable economy with it's currency classified as junk status and 50% unemployment seeking succour from a 10% tax base which for the most part is white.
Along came Covid-19 and with it the most draconian lockdown rules experienced anywhere in the world.vunsupported, irrational, illogical and irrelevant tenets created starting at level 5 most stringent but an casing to level 4 proving to be more oppressive in it's aims and implementation.
Banning if cigarettes, alcohol, 8pm-5pm curfew, exercise only between 6am-9am. Mobilization of the army and not any public consultation Whatsoever in.
The mechanisms to implement these rules have been successfully challenged in the High Court and are being followed by more challenges from many affected groups and have seen the ANC severely reprimanded by the judge for their despotic attempts to jeopardise South Africans Constitutional and Human Rights With a view to disenfranchising them.
So Covid-19 gave the ANC the opportunity to accelerate their political aims of embodying a 60's soviet type of socialism here in South Africa.
In so doing the ANC have exposed their flank like an aging water Buffalo lett open and vulnerable to the killer blow from their rapidly multiplying political enemies and disenchanted slavish electorate.
In their rush for total control and even more horizons to steal the country blind they have done to themselves what the High Courts could not, they have been exposed as the unconvicted criminals they are and surely in need of hefty custodial sentences delivered by an unencumbered judiciary entrusted to pursue justice against the guilty and restitution for the people of South Africa.
Arrogance in itself 1s a manifestation of total disrespect of others.
Ignorance often walks hand in hand with arrogance and when combined with final ingredients of greed and unabated self serving then the outcome is that demonstrated by the ANC which in it's excesses so clearly and disdainfully exercised shows a party that must not only be stopped and curtailed but consigned to history alongside a long time redundant set of values/dogma that long ago has seen its day, and noW, So has the ANC!
The South Africa Journey
Gentler times I have known With uncase but a tremor With youth as my temper And future untapped
Many years further Down a track ot fading fortunes, A dimming of the goals And a dulling of the aims
My ancestral home Yet I stand on alien soil My roots are not spreading And my mistrust cries listen
This a watershed of country Man and woman all alike From the abyss we must turn Or in the ashes surely die.
Pod People
Why can't you just say it out loud? Why do you have to be such a dick about it? Just say it and have done with it! SAY IT!
......F.F.S. you just say the words.
You think you're different.
Well, hate to break it to ya, but you and half the world feel like that. But the secret is I really am.
For all your thinking, over analysing and angst, yu forgot that your world revolves around you right here. Here, whether you feel like you own control of it or not. Here where you ve got a past, live the present and look to the future.
I have none of those things. I was born in a lab, so I don't have a past. I'm kept in that same lab whilst they perform all these tests on me; so much for my present! And hell, don't even get me started on my lack of future possibilities.. Lite sucks to be me!
You see, I'm what they call a clone. I have zero rights. They claim I'm genetically human, but that I'm devoid of human soul as I wasn't "birthed" in the traditional sense. I was grown in a test tube and raised in a science lab. I've been experimented on ever since then, to test everything from the effects of household products on my skin, to subliminal effects of advertising on my brain. In short, my only worth to humanity ( and the scientists that judge these things) is that I'm expendable. My kind can be grown again, used again, replicated, decimated. End of.
A clone. Now do you feel so bad? A bio-engineered meat sack that shares the human traits. Yet I've never been loved, never been schooled, never had my rights so don't know what it's like to have them taken away. I was born a scientific tool, a nothing. I mean nothing beyond what I can help prove or disprove, I'm worthless.
Or so I thought...until I met him. The Janitor, Tony.
It started with his singing, I always liked his singing The way his voice cracked at the high notes, and rumbled low at the base. I'd never been taught to appreciate the sheer frivolity of it, the joy of hearing it. It just started from the darkness of our tanks as he passed down the hallway. and in that darkness, in my endless expanse ot nothingness.. there was something And it mad me smile!
Imagine that. Nothing me, the clone who feels nothing other than pain or relief. The nothing me with no soul, no sense of proper self because it's thought better we don't possess such things. We the meat sacks, the nothing's who science can use and benefit from.. but we don't sutter, we can't sutter cos we're not real
people right: WRONG. Just saying we have no soul makes you feel better about what you're doing to us. How you're doing it. The nothings have no sense of self identity, they're vacant units no lights on at home. You're so full of crap!
I smiled..and I kept smiling even before he arrived next day, and the next... | started to anticipate his passing by. My foot would start tapping And later, when they were using a scalpel to make a minor bicep, I started to incision to my hum. Can you believe it?...I just did it. I was humming as it it were the most natural thing and man, they were FREAKED.
I mean, I was meant to be this slab of human nothingness and I was humming like I was a regular person or Something And you know why I did it? Ya know why I just came out with it exactly like Tony the Janitor..because F-me it felt good! I felt crappy and it made me feel better! That's why I did it. I wanted to feel something more than the pain, the blandness, the monotony... I wanted just to be feeling something better ...so I did what Tony did, and I FELT GOOD.
Yes, they freaked. They positively had me anaesthetized to such an extent I didn't feel anything again tor a long time. I was out back in my tank for so long I lost track of time. I'm not saying that's a bad thing When you have a shitty life like mine that time freeze stuff can be a bonus. But inside my tank, in the darkness, in the monotonous hour to hour to day to week.. I found myself thinking. More and more I was thinking.. more and more I was singing in my head Tony's song to while away the boredom, the tedium, the HORROR of my life.VAnd you know what, YES it did still feel good. W.TE should I NOT be allowed to sing Or even allowed to sing in my thoughts? Why is that so dangerous to them? WHY?
I'm not sure now what time of day it is. They messed with my meds and use me less frequently now. I lost track of when Tony is duc, so I think I hear him all the time in the hallway outside now. But I don't. I'm not sure what that says about my sanity, or whether it says more about my humanity. But I miss him, and I miss his singing; and how good that singing used to make me feel.
I overheard the lab assistants saying I was scheduled for termination but the doctor reassigned me to the Virulent Diseases Section. Seems I'm to be terminated either way. I guess at least they'll get a cure for cancer out of me or the like. At least I'm serving humanity and I have a purpose then, a something..a something more than a nothing right? Is that it? Or am I just a nothing with aspirations of grandeur?
And as I lye here in the dark emptiness of my tank, an empty shell. Nothing in nothing worth nothing. I hum Tony's tune and it's everything in my own world. It's everything to me!
And I wonder..am I so different to them? I mean it seemed to make Tony happy and he's human right? It makes me happy too, ergo...am I human too? Am I more than the nothing they claim me to be?
And you thought you were having a bad day! I'm in the dark of a tank in a lab that nobody knows about, and I'ma meat sack created for experiments. You thought I didn't exist. You thought... they wouldn't do that...They couldn't do that we'd know, we'd hear!
NEWSFLASH for ya...you're wrong!
The end.
Here's What you Need when you are lacking of Confidence
In this world surrounded by people who see themselves as powerful, avoid people like them, and start developing the habit of long-term learning and self-confidence.
Confidence is defined as the feeling or belief wherein one can rely on someone with explicit trust.
When we seem confident in others, we perceive and believe in their ability to do what they have pledged. And when we seem confident in ourselves, we are capable of trusting our own skills, attributes, and understanding.
Many of us are struggling with trust issues. In the age of social media, it is hard not to differentiate yourself from others. We may lack confidence in work, stutter when speaking in public, or afraid of socializing with other people, which makes us worry that they will not be valued or that we will not meet new friends or partners.
*"Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times."*– **Martin Luther.**
Build confidence, and achieve goals. To be successful in any job, it is essential to have confidence. When we are in pain, we may feel more secure. One of the critical factors for success is confidence.
Due to a lack of self-confidence, many people cannot express themselves. We are given the choice to gain confidence to achieve the goals in life.
Use gestures to express your trust.
Walk the spine upright and raise your chin up. Do not let your head flop down. In this case, other people will have a poor perception of your character. Don't take the negative thoughts of other people towards you seriously. As much as possible, stay away from them as they may just be insecure with you.
Do not work according to their expectations. Instead, act in accordance with your abilities, attributes, etc.
Try to resolve your error. Likewise, sometimes people can say negative things on your behalf - this is the envy of your skills!
When you talk to someone, pay attention to their eyes instead of looking at them while speaking and doing nothing. This is one of the signs of self-confidence.
Listen carefully, and then talk, if someone is chatting with you, do not speak or ask questions during the conversation. Hear what the speaker is trying to convey, then talk after he finished speaking.
*“Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don’t think you can, you won’t.”*– **Jerry West**
When someone hears your voice, your confidence will increase. Positive aspects that can enhance your self-confidence and be recognized by colleagues or bosses. Meet people and build a network. In addition to expanding your social circle, it also improves communication skills, personality, and knowledge. A large group of people around you will feel safer and more confident.
Write down your goals in the diary.
You can see that your journal and ideas are full of possibilities, not failures. Develop skills instead of showing interest. Language, education, or technology, no matter where you are interested, can increase efficiency.
*"The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.”*– **Blake Lively**
Help others as much as possible.
Keep in touch with your national social service organization. By helping others, you will respect yourself and gain confidence. Unless you think you are great, your confidence will never improve. Still, remain humble always.
*“Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.”*– **Robert Staubach**
Stay away from destructive persons.
Being destructive does not always mean it can ruin physical things. It can also ruin good reputations, among others. Stay away from them as they will only contribute a bad influence to you. There is no need to befriend them as they will just talk behind your back.
What you have just read are some ways which you can follow to obtain confidence. I hope it helps you! Mabuhay!
***All images used in this article are from Unsplash.***
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