In South Africa, we are nothing less of fortunate to be celebrating our 19th year of democracy. (My beautiful country and I are getting old now). Being able to wake up to a life where all that you need to care about is your own livelihood. Yes, we have the terrible crime and other negative factors that we have to deal with but that doesn't take the beauty away from our country.
However, being a born free, I noticed that my generation doesn't always appreciate what we have, because we were handed everything, well the gift of freedom, on a silver platter. We hear and learn about the struggle, but don't realise the immensity of it all. Lives were LOST to allow us to enjoy the equality that we live with.
Celebrating this beautiful day saddens me though, as they are still so many of my brothers and sisters out there that still have to fight, with no guarantee of ever seeing their loved ones again, all for the basic right to be free. Thinking that we're in such an advanced era, where impossible has practically no meaning yet we're still so backward in providing basic necessities. I feel that as humans, we are only as free as our fellow citizens of the earth. In that case, we are pretty much screwed. So my plea is to remember all those living in oppression in your prayers. Even though it isn't much, my heart and soul is always with them. I hope and pray and believe that better days are yet to come. All with the will of the Almighty.
In the words of our father of freedom Mr Nelson Mandela :
"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."
We can make the difference :)
