Realization

Today a joke triggered me to respond with this post (also posted on Facebook) 

As a proud South African I will not let the memories and experiences of my childhood and nearly 25 years of my life as a civil rights advocate and activist be destroyed by the corrupt and criminal human beings who are trying to destroy our resilience, love and peace.

I bow down to all the children, youth, women and men who are working hard and making a positive contribution to building our nation as a democratic and free society. Poverty and oppression can and should never be the scapegoat for violence, disrespect and wanton greed.

Our children, the next generation, need to work hard and learn to create their own legacies, finding their own places in society. The struggle for emancipation for poverty continues... prosperity can be measured in more than material things. Education, health and respect are three things that can take us many places. (Simone Beatrice Naik Hagfeldt, 2013-10-09)

What do you think?

Realization

The nature of our poverty

Did not

Destroy our hope

Under the adversity

We learnt to cope

Our resilience

A true reflection of brilliance

The nature of Apartheid’s oppression

Did not

Destroy our souls

Under the repression

We learnt to rise above

Our survival

A true reflection of pure power

The nature of our victories

Did not

Destroy our humility

Under the instability

We found purpose

Our spirit

A true reflection of possible collectivism

By Simone Beatrice Naik Hagfeldt, 2013-10-09.