Appreciating the Freedom
By Vusi Moloi © 2011
I was deeply touched by the remarks made by Ntate J. Motlhabane who was being interviewed on Soweto TV. Ntate Motlhabane made deeply moving words when he referred to many young South Africans who don’t show the same sense of appreciation for their freedom and urgency for the future like the self-sacrificing youth who have gone before them.
Ntate Motlhabane made an instructive example about a young person who goes to University being supported by her mother. Since many of her school mates at University are well off and their parents drive in style when the come to University, this particular young person develops a sense of shame and embarrassment about his/her mother because she does not have many finer things in life. The student cringes when his/her mother who is dressed in poor shoes and shabby dress shows up to give the little money that she earns to her child. Eventually the child tells the mother not to bother to come to University but rather send the money by mail because this will save the student some embarrassment of his/her mother showing up at University.
Lesego Moleofane produced this interesting Soweto TV show. Ntate Motlhabane pointed out that the freedom in South Africa came at great sacrifice as a result of the youth of 1976. Even though the parents at the time disagreed with the youth in terms of their militant strategy in fighting apartheid, the youth took the initiative to confront, challenge and bring down apartheid at great risk to themselves. Ntate Motlhabane said he was grateful that the freedom had arrived in South Africa and people were treated on the same level as the whites. He credited the ANC for championing the cause of the oppressed along with other liberations movements like PAC.
Ntate Motlhabane turned his attention to the youth of today who don’t seem to be forward thinking as leaders of tomorrow. They seem to be more interested in themselves. The situation is made worse by the fact that some of the political leaders in government positions think more about themselves and their immediate families at the exclusion of the rest of the people. This phenomenon of self-interest and corruption is demoralizing the collective spirit of the population.
I was deeply touched by the remarks made by Ntate J. Motlhabane who was being interviewed on Soweto TV. Ntate Motlhabane made deeply moving words when he referred to many young South Africans who don’t show the same sense of appreciation for their freedom and urgency for the future like the self-sacrificing youth who have gone before them.
Ntate Motlhabane made an instructive example about a young person who goes to University being supported by her mother. Since many of her school mates at University are well off and their parents drive in style when the come to University, this particular young person develops a sense of shame and embarrassment about his/her mother because she does not have many finer things in life. The student cringes when his/her mother who is dressed in poor shoes and shabby dress shows up to give the little money that she earns to her child. Eventually the child tells the mother not to bother to come to University but rather send the money by mail because this will save the student some embarrassment of his/her mother showing up at University.
Lesego Moleofane produced this interesting Soweto TV show. Ntate Motlhabane pointed out that the freedom in South Africa came at great sacrifice as a result of the youth of 1976. Even though the parents at the time disagreed with the youth in terms of their militant strategy in fighting apartheid, the youth took the initiative to confront, challenge and bring down apartheid at great risk to themselves. Ntate Motlhabane said he was grateful that the freedom had arrived in South Africa and people were treated on the same level as the whites. He credited the ANC for championing the cause of the oppressed along with other liberations movements like PAC.
Ntate Motlhabane turned his attention to the youth of today who don’t seem to be forward thinking as leaders of tomorrow. They seem to be more interested in themselves. The situation is made worse by the fact that some of the political leaders in government positions think more about themselves and their immediate families at the exclusion of the rest of the people. This phenomenon of self-interest and corruption is demoralizing the collective spirit of the population.
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