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Making 2014 count FOR many South Africans, the festive season started on a sad note following the death of Nelson Mandela. However, the sad news has allowed South Africans to reflect and feel a sense of accomplish ment. 2014 is election year and also marks the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s democracy. –There is no doubt a lot has changed in the country in 20 years and many are asking if this is a South Africa Nelson Mandela would have been proud of.
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It is without question that Madiba has left a legacy which every South African is proud of and now there is a sense of hope judging by letters and resolutions posted on social media. With a new year comes new beginnings and South Africans may be hoping for some changes this year voters will have the chance to do this. This week the class of 2013 will start a new chapter in their lives and the Weekly looks forward to sharing these stories with you next week.
A bit about SOMETIMES it gets difficult to remain positive in our world today. After all, there are many wars going on, we're on the tail end of a recession that has shaken the financial wellbeing of many, millions of people have lost their jobs and many more continue to do so, oureducationsystemistakinghitafterhitbylosingmoneyandgood teachers and our newscasts are filled with reports of crime, tragedy, death and destruction. For many, things are not very positive on a personal level either! "What can you do when you have done nothing but mess up your whole life?" These were the words I heard when I turned on the television the other day. They were coming from one of the talk shows that are so popular on television these days. I almost switched channels, but the words I had heard made me stop for an instant. I looked at the speaker of these words. He couldn't have been more than 18yearsold, but al ready he was writing off his life as a useless waste because of the way the world and his life was turning out. I wanted to yell at him: "You're not dead yet!" It is so sad that so many people cannot move be yond the negativity that surrounds them and their past. People need to learn to live in the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still in their teen years think ing that their lives are over.
There are people in their twenties who already feel like they have missed the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around moaning that life has passed them by. I want to shout to them all: "Wake up! You're still alive! What have you done today?" If we want a happy life we can't dwell on what is going on around us or our past mistakes. If we want joy and love, we have to choose them today. Wegetanewchanceatlifeeverytimewewakeupinthemorning. It is up to us to seize it. Today can be the beginning of a new world and life for each of us. We can choose positivity and joy. We can live in delight starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how miserable our world or our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of happiness. It doesn't matter if we are eight or 80 we can still make our lives and our world wonderful. Lifeisn'toveruntilyourlastheartbeat. Starttoday,then,tomake your heart beat with positivity, joy and love which in return will con tinue to leave your world full of light and life...
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