Peace is best gift for the Diasporans
The Standard, Sunday, 15 May 2011 14:14
The messages we get about our present and future make little for celebration. This should not stop us as Zimbabweans from continuing to do the good work we are used to wherever we are. Zimbabweans are known all over the world as a resilient people. You travel across the world and you hear of the excellent work our daughters and sons are doing in different professions.
The best gift we can give back to our sons and daughters abroad, is to show that we care for them by living at peace with each other here at home. We can do this by putting our act together. We know they love this country.
This is why, now when you travel, there is always a sizeable number of them coming back to visit with relatives. They do not only bring goodies but also love, which they show by visiting as many of their kith and kin in every part of the country.
The greatest thing they have done is to invite parents and relatives to visit them in the Diaspora. Many mothers and fathers have gone to lands they had never thought of going to. Some of us parents will never forget these experiences. We will go into our graves with stories of our cherished visits abroad.
While all these things are happening outside, it seems here at home daggers are drawn for dominance. Indeed people have to compete for posts etc. But should it be so callous? Those abroad are vilified. Despite the good work they are doing fingers are pointed at them by their hosts for the misdemeanours we engage ourselves in. For them it will be like fire-fighting to try to defend what is indefensible. Using force to gain power is not what one can defend and win.
Let us work hard to make Zimbabweans abroad continue to work in peace. If we have smart elections this year or the next, Zimbabweans will walk tall wherever they will be. What a gift to give to these our representatives, many of whom love this country so much.
Rev Dr Levee Kadenge
3 comments:
I think it will be the best thing to give our Diaspora folk but the best gift of all is relocation back to their homes. I know for a fact that everyone out there is consumed everyday by news from Zim and for a change they would love to come back home for good either to work or retire in their beloved land. If the Economy is better, everyone would come back to make it even better. That is the worrying factor for most of them. Having worked in South Africa for over two years and finally coming back home after months of consideration and saving up to start a small business, it is the number one priority for Zimbos in foreign lands for the country to establish a healthy economy. One that is conducive for them to relocate. This distant love is problematic as they seem not to bury their loved ones, attend birthdays and attend churches they have cherished from a tender age (whilst singing in vernacular and without fear of deportation). I would think, the above is the greatest gift for Diasporans...
Not only walk tall wherever we are but also wall talk coming back home to a peaceful forwarding thinking people.
Not only walk tall wherever we are but also wall talk coming back home to a peaceful forwarding thinking people.
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