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Molweni* our elders, sisters, brothers & all football fanatics. Today is the 12 of September 2016, marking the year’s 38th week. 39 years ago on this day one of Africa’s greatest leaders Bantu Stephen Biko was brutally murdered by the then apartheid regime for his strong beliefs in the the fight against an unjust & untenable system. Though late, he left us gigabytes of information towards our mental emancipation, let us take heed.
Transformation!!!
This morning I would like to share on how important it is for us to constantly transformation especially given how life constantly transforms. Transformation is often made difficult by us but we ought to understand that it is a necessity so that we can progress. Transformation is not a whole change up of oneself but rather the doing of things differently due to newfound experiences. When we get promotion in whatever sector in our journey of life, we ought to transform. The matric class of 2016 cannot simply remain the people they are this year without transforming & hope to make an impact in their various endeavours next year. Transformation means the alignment of oneself to the conditions so as to thrive, we should not make the mistake of forgetting nor completely forsaking our identity & where we come from in the light of transformation.
A body builder undergoes transformation to his/her body because they would have transformed certain elements of themselves, in that if they were used to a nutrition plan of six eggs, it changes to twelve. In football it is the same, a good example is Coach Pitso Mosimane of Mamelodi Sundowns FC, there is n doubt he is a transformed coach then when he was in charge of the national team, Bafana Bafana. Due to new conditions in football, he is still Coach Pitso but with a bit of transformation he is more reloaded. His transformational agenda has had a great impact on him & his often victorious Sandawana outfit. Ladies & gentlemen, some way or the other we ought to transform, so as to be updated & have a greater impact in our roles. By transforming we allow the window of learning, an opportunity which can only better us & those around us. We simply cannot apply the same strategies to new ways.
Until next week,lets Maintain the Balance
Molweni* is an isiXhosa term for good morning/hello. isiXhosa is one of 11 official languages of South Africa.
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