ARE OUR TRADITIONS, CULTURE STILL RELEVANT?

Sir,

I think culture is a limitation to emaSwati. We don’t really understand the concept of separating spirituality from religion. Our religion is intertwined with our tradition and culture, and that becomes our shackle instead of us sitting down to think intelligently and ask if our culture and tradition, that we have to subscribe to, are still relevant in the 21st century. We should also ask if certain doctrines that are being taught are still relevant to people in this era. How do they help people progress? If people have maintained them in the past 10 years, what value have they added? These questions are relevant because what never gets measured can never be improved! EmaSwati prioritise what is socially acceptable even though it may not be working for them.

Progress

If we are going to progress as a people, and a nation, we must stop and ask ourselves if the doctrines, traditions and culture are working for us in the 21st century. We must ask ourselves about the one that needs to be created so that we can create the duty of our dreams. What is the source of tradition and culture?

Actions

Culture is a set of beliefs that our people have or a set of actions that they take to solve a problem consistently over time. And it continues like that from generation to generation while the problems they were created to solve had been solved generations ago. So emaSwati need to sit down and assess their lives and know how the influences of our society are restraining us and affecting our progress. And if you truly want to live your future, you have to create it by breaking away from the shackles of the past.

We have to sit down to create a holistic vision that includes every sector in our society. We should sell that concept to others and extend the visionary concept to subsequent administrations. That is how nations are built, with a long-term vision that is always continued by any administration that comes to power.

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