The future belongs to us

Pabalelo Mabilo of Praktiseer writes:

It is often said the future belongs to those who sees possibilities in the midst of the impossibilities and that is debatably correct. I have learnt that the initiating stage is more important than the completion phase of what you have started. Usually how you start might determine how you will end. However, not to deny the truth that those who started well may take a turn for the worse along the way and those who started bad may take a turn for the best.

As it is argued Alfred Nobel, scientist and founder of the Nobel Prize started by producing weapons of mass destruction, but before he died he came up with the prize which would be bestowed on deserving people with humanitarian achievements and other outstanding works.

We recently held a youth-empowerment seminar in Burgersfort, an initiative where I happen to be a co-founder and chairperson. During the procession, I conceptualised a tenet which reaffirmed the future of South Africa is in the hands of its youth. One of the young profound speakers of the day, Ms Sheila Mmutle former Miss Limpopo shared a persuasive statement that the word impossible doesn’t exist but is only a state of mind which chains or blocks a person’s destiny.

On the reflection of the above-mentioned utterance, a question might be, do we have those young people who have got dreams like the likes of the late Steven Bantu Biko? He spent most of his short-lived life bettering his life by reading and studying extensively to help others, not to discuss his political convictions or endeavours but an inspiration which he left for other young people to prolong it in order to benefit the society and universe at large.

We need to know that the word freedom and its implication have got no meaningful role in our country until everyone is free from poverty, illiteracy; exploitation and defrauding by the elites. Young people should shun menacing activities and involve themselves in activities that are self uplifting which will keep them abreast with knowledge to thrive in their lives. Let us all play our respective roles to try to build a promising future for our next generation.