I have to shake my head. Each of us is supposed to celebrate our own heritage - we are a rainbow nation after all. I read so many hateful racists comments that I realize that the moment we celebrate anything in South Africa the the differences are highlighted instead of similarities!
I just wonder why we can't just celebrate our own Heritage and leave others to do the same!
I actually like the idea of having a 'braai' day - after all it means a social event that has nothing to do with politics and doesn't highlight division. Many people in SA mind their own business and just carry on whilst other simmer in their hatred of others.
Perhaps we need to do something about the public holidays that accentuate the differences. I mean we don't go ape for Old Years Eve and Christmas is a rather calm affair. So why can't we do this all through the year.
Why must we allow division to keep us from reaching our full potential and keeping highlighting our differences instead of embracing our similarities and realizing that all of us has the right to live on this planet!
Seeing the news broadcasts about China and Japan fighting over uninhabited Islands - I mean really just how darn childish can the nations become! Perhaps there is more to the pieces of rock jutting up from the ocean but come on. MY Teenager who is all of almost 17 years old cannot understand how Nations/Adults can be so bloody pathetic!
So perhaps we need to change a few things in life - perhaps we need to focus on what we have in common - the future of our planet and the future of our children. This is something that should unite almost all of us. WE need to look inward strip ourselves down to bare bones and see the truth of who we are and that we are all the same. Anyone who does not understand this simple does not belong on this planet. We are all connected on an level that the human eye cannot even see. We need delve into our soul and see the truth of life.
Looking at my own heritage - my mother was Hungarian - most probably with ancestry going back to the Turk (too complicated to explain but it has to do with her blood group.) My father is Czech, I was born in Brno, raised mostly in South Africa but have spent to date, over 16 years living in other countries - so what is my Heritage?? Yup - THE WORLD!
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