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CONGRATS AND WELCOME

24/09/2019 08:05:00 Editor

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Sir,

Thank you for allowing me space to congratulate and forward advice to the ‘privileged souls’ of the country who made it into the next level of their education. Allow me to congratulate these future leaders for not only the country but also for the world at large. This journey has not chosen them but they voluntarily chose it, thus giving up will not be an option. A couple of weeks ago, the University of Eswatini (UNESWA) and Southern Africa Nazarene University (SANU) welcomed a stream of new students. This week Limkokwing University of Creative Technology will be hosting an orientation for welcoming first-year students. As wildfire destroys useful natural velds, ‘peer pressure’ destroys the country’s youth. Peer pressure can be simply defined as the act of trying to conform to someone else’s behaviour.

Behaviour

This first changes your behaviour, habit, goals, culture and finally your destination. The best thing to master is that your years of study at the university must not ruin the past. Do not allow the environment to change your destination; rather try make the environment suit you.

Change

Do not change your good character since it will teach you to deal with any kind of pressure you will be facing through the duration of your course of study. The peer pressure you will endure throughout your years of study will determine the quality of your diploma, degree or whatever qualification you will get. The Book of life on 1 Corinthians 15 v 33 warns about bad friends who can corrupt good manners, morals and character.

A friend can greatly influence you to do things you are not willing to do. It is important to have friends but you must ensure that your destination is not negatively impacted by them.
Your parents, church elders, university directors, lecturers and everyone around you have advised you not to dare disappoint them by failing to cope with peer pressure.