Well when people talk about change, in most cases they expect to see immediate results, immediate being within a few months, in normal circumstances that is usually unrealistic and I blame those who make miscalculated or rather unrealistic election promises which in most cases are not supported by any realistic evidence. Evidence should be able to highlight a track record of past achievements or in academic terms cited from achievements of similar projects that have relevance to our situations.
Perhaps the question we should be asking is what does it take to deliver a new vision to any socio-economic environment? It's time for us to personally assess ourselves, are we going to continue this attitude of waiting and hoping for a special leader to come and lead us to our vision? Are we going to continue listening to the old traditional politics of promise where politicians only start having an active interest in people’s lives when it’s time for an election? Are we going to listen to the traditional politics of promise that has produced little in terms of effective change in people’s lives?
Well if you answered yes to any of those questions then you shouldn’t be too worried about seeing effective change any time soon, because you acknowledge the way things are currently being done. Those that want to see a new vision that brings about change must look within themselves for answers first. We must first change ourselves before we are able to change our socio-economic environments, by that I mean we need to change our attitudes towards life, our attitudes towards each other as humans, our good and bad habits, we need to train ourselves to be more focused and more disciplined towards what we would like to achieve in our lives. Without self-assessment and internal change we will not be ready for a much broader vision that will have common values and shared responsibilities.
Our greatest challenge is dealing with our negative past, the memories that keep haunting us as we fight to progress, the only way around that is to forgive and repent if you are a doer of injustice. There will obviously be those who will choose to be stubborn about the idea of apologising and those who will out rightly reject the idea of forgiving, they will unfortunately have to carry the burden of wanting to be righteous until such a time the opportunity comes, if it does happen, to fulfil their desires. What I’m trying to say is let’s move on whilst we can with what we have, because time waits for no human.
The future of Zimbabwe is very bright, promising and full of hope. I have personally met a very diverse community of people from all walks of life, I believe Zimbabwe has completed her human empowerment programme, the past unstable economy caused by various factors from retrogressive foreign policies to bad governance that has seen a rise in politics of patronage, forced an exodus of citizens out of the country in search of greener pastures in more developed countries. This mass movement, though influenced by very difficult and challenging times can now be utilised in a progressive manner if migration policies like dual citizenship are introduced.
Zimbabwe now has the experience and knowledge in human resource power, to begin a very powerful economic revolution that can see it becoming the power house of African economies. The recent discovery of the largest diamond reserves in the world is more than a good reason to aggressively look forward to seeking long term solutions, not only in our economy but also outlining how we will develop future leaders of Zimbabwe. I currently see ourselves with a lot of replacement politicians and aspiring politicians, what Zimbabwe needs is leaders whose actions speak change, leader's who lead by effectively addressing the problems of people on the ground, leaders who can clearly outline 5 year and 10 year plans without worrying about moving into State House or being chauffeur driven in the latest bullet proof Mercedes. Once politicians, who are meant to serve the people start living celebrity life styles what image and message are they effectively giving to young aspiring Zimbabweans?
We now live in a world where information exchange is one of the biggest boosters of economic growth. Zimbabwe can not afford to be behind in terms of technological developments in the region. What are our options? Well the biggest barrier currently is our old revolutionary leadership, their role to liberate our people was done and we truly appreciate their contributions but it's now time for them to loosen up their forceful grip on power and gradually let the sons and daughters of Zimbabwe take over the reins of leadership, so that Zimbabwe can get back on the road to become the food and bread basket of Africa again.
However let me give an advance warning to all of you, my brothers and sisters of Zimbabwe that Rome was not built in one day. Prior preparation prevents poor performance. So let us all learn to be patient, plan ahead and remain committed and dedicated to the final outcome.
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
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