Times Of Swaziland: TURN NEGATIVES INTO POSITIVES, LEMONS TO LEMONADE!

TURN NEGATIVES INTO POSITIVES, LEMONS TO LEMONADE!
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Editor on 15/07/2024 08:05:00


Sir,
Thank you for allowing me space in your newspaper. In a time where everything
revolves around money, we are all forced to financially help those we depend on.
Many would ask, “What is the need of making money if my parents provide?”
I’d answer: “What is the use of parents providing if their children are now
sober, capable and mature enough to fend for themselves?”
Rule
The rule of communication doesn’t allow a speaker to answer a question with a
question, but here I am, doing it anyway, for solely painting a clear picture
that we ought to be motivated to be on our own. It remains a fact that our
parents can die anytime, and we will remain our own responsibilities. The
University of Eswatini has been closed for four months now. Some have been
fortunate enough to acquire temporal jobs, while some remained comfortable
milking their parents dry. I know for a fact that depression crept in even to
those who enjoy fruits (monthly stipends) without labour (jobs). Why not use
that feeling of being depressed as a motivation to do better?
Use that stipend for toiletries and the rest for starting a small business
rather than buying fries. I started my clothing business with just E100. Yeah,
you do not need a thousand to initiate a business. Some have completed their
varsity studies and are currently unemployed. They are angry even to discover
that they’re still breathing when they wake up in the morning because of the
frustration caused by their plight. That anger might be a ticket to creating a
name for yourself. Write out of anger to distress, sing from that anger to
forget, do breathing exercises to get better.
Improve
Writing will improve your writing skills and you might be lucky to find yourself
competing with the best writers in the world, for money and fame instead of
distressing. You might be the next Zahara and making thousands, you might be the
next yoga coach and having billions of individuals tuning in to your YouTube
channel.  It is the negative things we face daily that should intrinsically
motivate us to improve from being just humans into being masterpieces! I for one
was motivated to become a writer through experiencing vituperation, physically
and emotionally from my biological father. But am I dwelling on that and
annoyingly feeling sorry for myself all day? No, I write to heal, inspire and
motivate instead!
Turn negatives into positives and strive to improve from your situation, which
is nothing but a shard of agony. This article is dedicated to all lost souls out
there, who are even about to lose themselves to the world. I would like to thank
my mother for loving me unconditionally.