Sacrifice

Thot this was an interesting piece.... Greetings to all of you. Let me go straight to the crux of the matter "...hee Mugabe ,hee Tsvangson ,hee the Zim economy is bad,hee the IMF,the World Bank... etc. " These are words we hear every day from people complaining and finding something/someone to blame for their poverty. I do agree that these people/entities have their portion of the blame but surely noone holds another man's destiny in their hands except muridzi wacho. Kana ukanyatsoda anything or success,kuda chaiko chaiko,kwete zviye zvekuita chance,surely there will be a way out of these economic and financial doldrums, for there is NO power as great as love or passion. Let me give you a few examples of the power of love. 1. God the Father loved the world so much that he sent his son Jesus to die as a ransom for man's sins,thereby rescuing mankind from the throes of sin and hell.How many of us are willing to make such a supreme sacrifice for something ? 2. The African loved his land back such that he sacrificed himself to liberate it from the imperialist,who had colonised the rest of Africa.From 1957,when Ghana attained its independence and Kwame Nkrumah declared that Ghana's independence alone wouldnt be enough when the rest of Africa was under the imperialist, to 1994 when South Africa attained its liberation,the African proved that love and passion for anything right cannot be stopped by might.3. Strive Masiyiwa felt that the African needed touse cellular technology,he had to challenge the constitutionality of the monopoly of PTC,had to sell his house and Mercedes to finance the legal wrangles and now look where he is. Econet Holdings is now an international player. Nigel Chanakira also sold his house to start the prestigious Kingdom Financial Holdings. Now, u guys always complain,".... hee the economy is bad,hee this or that" , but how many of you have a business proposal, how many can formulate a business plan so that even if the govt and IMF were to avail the loans that u want,u would be in a position to start a business? Iye zvino vazhinji vanoti chekuita chacho ndicho chisipo,u dont even have a plan ! Then how do u expect the govt to create employment when u yourselves do not have a business idea,u just want to be employees vanotuka management kuti hee haisi kuwedzera mari. If u get a bonus,u buy leather sofas,flat screen TVs,WIZTECH,home theatres, 5 CD changer HI-FIs,four plate stoves etc but hamuna mari dzebhazi izvozvi nemaHome Theatre enyu iwayo.MaDouble Door fridges enyu haana nyama,u are not even baking or grilling/braaing nema4 plate stoves enyu iwayo. U take your girlfriend neshamwari yayo kunospenda cash, maSmall House hobho,kana muri vakadzi munogeza neLotion,hairstyles mogadzirwa nemukaka nemazai, outfit after outfit but capacity yeCash chaiyo chaiyo dhen'e. If u have been listening to Shingi Munyeza,CEO of Zimsun,u may have heard him talk about selling one's dining room suite,invest the money on a well researched and calculated business venture and creating a capacity to buy even ten more dining room suites but imi munotya,munobva mabatirira pane zvishoma izvozvo zvamuinazvo. Inga Jesu akatora five loaves and fed jahwi revanhu kukasara about 12 baskets of left overs wani. Dai maitenga peanut butter grinding mills,welding machines and grinders,water pumps etc paya pamaiwana bonuses or shares surely by now mungadai mave kutaura zvimwe,musingachemi mari yebhazi chaiyo. U could have employed vafana or hama dzenyu marovha ari kumba uko kwete zvenyu zvekuti hee vaMugabe havasi kucreata employment. I tell u no country will ever be economically strong through the govt efforts alone but through the enterprising citizens. Do u think Japan yakabudirira becoz of its govt, no not at al, but through vanhu vacho vanoda kukiya kiya...kwete kukiya kiya zveNgoda (diamonds) or forex or fuel zvenyu izvi but real business. Problem is u guys are not patient with money,u want get-rich-overnight deals but I tell u, u wont really be rich. VanaChiyangwa vamunofunga kuti vakapfuma neForex deals hazvisi izvo,vane big engineering and construction firms...Pinnacle Properties and has been in the business game for a long time ...kubva paya vachiri kutengesa vegetables kusvika vave President of AAG. So nyaya iripo guys ndeyekuti have a passion,love starting and running businesses. Until we do real business,starting with SMEs,then Zimbabwe will remain in the doldrums.Even if Tsvangson or anyone rules, imi muine mentality yenyu iyoyo it will still take long for real prosperity. U can still do business even in this challenging economy,ECONET yandambotaura yakatanga under VaMugabe and is still prospering under vaMugabe,zvino imi munoti hee vaMugabe ngavatange vabva ndipo pamunozoita business...imika imi ! Hameno. Be positive and know for a surety that God is there for each and every one of you,he doesnt want u all to leave the country but make a HELL lot of Zim $$$$$$ in Zimbabwe. Talk to me if u want more business ideas coz I have got plenta.

Ziva kwawakabva

Vakuru vakati"Ziva kwaunobva nekuti kwaunoenda husiku".These are very strong words.My business partner's father is a retiring senator and he said exactly the same words that a war veteran from Zimbabwe said to me five years ago(ironic isn't it?).Here is what we need to do,we all know that the western countries believe in humanity,rights and democracy right.Let's demo kuti vabvise masanctions and allow fair trading ne Zimbabwe.I have verified some of the facts i got from this senator and i cannot divulge them because it was an off-the-record discussion.He does not even agree with policies on Africa but who is he to defend or support Africans,he is simply doing a job for his country period.That is why Mugabe is like who he is today my fellow country man.Don't be afraid because i know that most of you cooked lies about our government JUST FOR MAPEPA but look we are harming ourselves,families back home and our very own country.Kana zvinhu zvikanaka kumusha then there is no need yekuchemera mapepa edzimwe nyika when we have our own(ekumusha).Let's not be blinded by life out here because it was never ours,not ours and will never be ours.

Giving vs sacrifice

What is considered as giving?What is considered as sacrifice?This is a question i ask everytime i give someone a gift.It can be either in cash or kind.Of late i developed a feeling of emptyness when i give.I used to feel good to hear someone say,"thank you" but now these words seem empty.After giving a homeless guy a five dollar bill,i remain with $95.00 in my wallet and $500,000 dollars in my bank.This person will probably buy a botttle of colt 45,cigarettes or a cheap burger and goes back to the same corner again.Now i feel useless after doing so because i feel probably i can do better.
Now can you imagine taking that person to your house,let them have a shower,eat a warm dinner and probably find out the best way to help them.Now this is giving.You do not know them,they might steal from your house or worse they might hurt you or your family.What would make you feel better?
There are homeless shelters,churches,rehabilitation centers and various organisations that handle cases like these but you still find homeless people on the streets of every country you can go to.Have you ever wondered why?Giving is a fantasy and sacrifice is eternal.
You can imagine how in our culture we bring muzukuru or anyone from a rural area and help them get a job or education.
How many people will release half of their earnings for a cause?How many people can release all of their savings to help someone whether you know them or not?We can count such individuals.These are only a few.Now how many people can offer their life in order that somebody else can live?You will probably tell me,you will, but then if i ask you to actually do it,you won't do it.The reason you can't do it is because you don't have the heart.
People claim they took sacrifices going abroad but what did you actually sacrifice coming out here?Is it happiness?Is it freedom?Is it money?Honestly most of you can't answer these questions with an open and honest mind.
We are giving up our own country,culture,tradition and families for what?Ask me,this is a sacrifice that i find hard to fathom.I know most of us are in this conundrum but are we helpless?No we are not,we just don't have the courage and heart to face our true selves in that mirror.