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Life Lessons from The Youth of June 16th 1976

* So what did the youth of '76 teach us about life?
We ask this question because this past Thursday (16th June) here in South Africa we commemorated the events of that day back in 1976.On that day South African youth - mainly high school pupils in the townships - took to the streets to march and protest against the proposed use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools.The medium of instruction had always been English.But the apartheid government then unilaterally decided to change it to Afrikaans.
In the resulting marches and protests against this change over 500 young people lost their lives as the police shot to kill,in an attempt to stop the countrywide protests.

From this '76 generation we learned that if you are not happy with the status quo do something about it.Do something to change it.This unsatisfactory situation could be in our in our personal lives or be a national issue.The students then could have easily accepted this change to Afrikaans because it was decreed by the authorities.This would have been an easier and more comfortable option.
But these guys didn't.

Secondly,we must be fearless if we are fighting an unjust situation.Our opponent may be all powerful and strong but we must still stand up to register our dissatisfaction.The apartheid security machinery was ruthless.To challenge the government of the day to try and force them to change their minds would have been considered unwise by many.
This might of the state,however,did not deter the students.

Finally,if yours is a just cause you may lose the battle but eventually you will win the war.This nationwide protest by the youth of '76 did not necessarily lead to the toppling of the apartheid government.The uprising was eventually cruhshed by the security forces.But this event of June 16th - like the Sharpville massacre of 1960 - was one of the turning points in the liberation struggle history of South Africa.It was one of the milestones that led to our eventual freedom.


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Our FEEL GOOD poem of the week:

A Thousand Mile Journey
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Miles,
And miles to cover.
One step,
One movement,
At a time.
And you are there.
A huge load,
A tough task ahead.
Lift a little,
Do a little,
At a time.
And it's done.
A formidable opponent,
A Goliath.
A small kick,
A little knock,
At a time.
Then it's vanquished.
The youth showed,
In '76.
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Albertina Sisulu:A Life Lived for a Cause

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On A Roll Novak Djokovic

Can this man not lose?
As the French Open tennis tournament starts,there is only one question on the minds of all tennis lovers.And this is whether Novak Djokovic's winning streak will finally come to an end in this tournament.
   Novak Djokovic has been winning all his games since the beginning of the year.He has not lost a tennis match in 2011.He is currently standing at 37 straight wins.During this streak Djokovic has won 7 singles titles and has accounted for the current World No 1 - Raphael Nadal - on the four occassions that they have played each other.
   Whether you are his fellow tennis player or an armchair tennis fan,you cannot help but admire the guy.It is the kind of performance that makes people eagerly look forward to his next game,wondering if this is the one where his streak will come to an end.And when it doesn't,you cheer him on.
  For the staticians out there,this winning streak is only bettered by that of John McEnroe,who went 42 matches without loss at the beginning of 1984.
   We hope that Novak Djokovic's winning streak continues during the French Open.We wish,too,that he attains that World No 1 spot currently occupied by Raphael Nadal.Not that we have anything against Nadal.He is a fine tennis player as well.But a fairy tale run like this one of Djokovic is  so inspiring that we all wish it never ends.Also,it would be a wonderful moment to witness the baton of tennis greatness being passed from one player to the next.


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Our FEEL GOOD poem:


Carry On 'Djo'
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Don't stop now!
Keep going 'Djo'.
The McEnroe 42-0,
The World No 1,
Are at an arm's lenth.
Keep at it 'Djo'.
Immortality,
On the tennis field,
In history books,
Is beckoning.
Tennis fans,
The world over,
Are behind you.
Carry on 'Djo'.
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All This Love From Political Parties

* Us voters here is South Africa gettiing a lot of 't-c' from political parties this week.We were highly in demand.We were 'hot property',ladies and gentlemen.

This love hipped on voters is not surprising.This coming Wednesday - 18th May - South Africans are going to the polls to elect our local government representatives.In an attempt to make us vote for them,political parties of all shapes and sizes were falling over themselves to impress us.
They were all over the neighbourhoods.Their people knocked on our doors.They distributed pamphlets.They even invited us to their political rallies to read us their manifestos.

All this attention felt really nice.We do,however,wish that it came more often.We wish to see politicians come calling in our 'hoods' on regular basis.To come visit us only during elections time makes it too obvious that they are doing it to entice us to vote for them on Wednesday.It is difficult to take someone seriously who only comes around every five years.
If this was about winning over a lady's hand in a romantic relationship,all these political parties would have failed.

Having said that,we do,however,still have to go out there and exercise our democratic right to vote.
So who do we vote for?
We believe that local government elections today are about living conditions in our backyards.They are about dialectical materialism in communism speak.So the real question is whether you are getting the service that you deserve from your current local representative.Are your street lights only being put up now?Is an attempt to tar your dirt roads only being made now?All of this happening 17 years after you voted someone into office.
Let us show political parties that we can vote them out of power if they are not delivering.

Whoever we are going vote for on Wednesday,let us go out there and vote in our numbers.To choose not vote is not on.It took a lot of pain for us to get this right to vote.


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Our FFEL GOOD poem of the week:


Love Me Always
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Tell me that you love me,
That you adore me,
Not only on Wednesdays.
Show me affection,
Not only during elections.
Display your admiration,
Your infatuation,
Every day.
Love me at all times,
And not just sometimes.
Be attentive,
Give me 't-c',
Daily.
Not just when I must give.
Love me always,
All the time.
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THANK YOU UNIVERSE.THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.

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SO,SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE,WHAT MADE YOU

FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?

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