Why is it that most Africans or Zambians in particular seem scared of dreaming big or visualizing things to come in their lives or just around community they live, yet at the same time want to develop? Many times I have heard some of my Tonga and Kaonde cousins and colleagues say I like building castles in the air, or enjoy living in fantasy. honestly I agree with some of them who confront me, just like any human being with weakness living on the face of this earth thats one of my greatest or strongest weakness and Iam seriously addicted to it since childhood.I know some overnight prayers, fasting can work wonders to remove this so called weakness in some circles, but I enjoy it and given an option I would rather stick to it more than a tick on a living animal skin or postage stamp on an envelop. Fortunately or unfortunately for me all the castles I used to build in the air turn out positive today, I know some of my relations, honest childhood friends can confess to that! For example, working as a broadcaster is not something that come by accident to me, traveling around the globe is not something that come by accident either, these were some of my dreams I had ever since I was a kid with no idea on how i was going to achieve them! But because they are so much injected in my bloodstream some of them happen almost automatically but other I see them as they unfold and I enjoy the beautiful feelingMundengu. sometimes when Iam enjoying my dreaming, I have to shake myself to come back to reality and I pinch myself just to get back to my real self. I have this strong sense of imagination that when it comes I only share it with close people who understand me to avoid not to be seen as just a dreamer or not taken seriously!. But nowadays I have developed the courage to come out of that cocoon whether those close or far away from me believe it or not, I have accepted thats who I am making me a complex package,lol . Actually One common factor which glues me closer to my brother or sisters is that they understand my weakness or is it strength, even my wife could not understand me at first but I understood her? Honestly, I failed to associate with those who did not share my thoughts or dreams at first, but some surprisingly others come back after five or ten years and remind me of the same things I shared with them and they castigated me , pouring all sorts of unprintable........... Just Last weekend I was standing alone with a binoculars on the balcony of our only tallest building in my town Mongu, casting my eyes in the directions North, East, West and South, I was enjoying myself with the cool breeze then slowly, I eventually got gripped in this dream of our new town Mongu!. In the south side downwards between the Former Zambia Police Officers Mess and Napsa flats, where there is some space full of vegetation or shrubs I saw a beautiful complete Shopping mall with happy people around spending quality time shopping with their families,the health and happy kids, youths women etc some with their vehicles nicely packed in order in the parking space. Some couples and singles pushing trolleys, entering and others coming out of the different dominating stalls on the mall facilitated by Budget stores and Shop rite Checkers! Casting away my eyes on the west side, I was welcomed by the green inviting vegetation in the beautiful barotse plains and furthermore the Notorious Mongu- Kalabo Road now complete and marvelous looking project, which for a long time was politicized and used to attract votes in the past years. Now traveling from Mongu to Kalabo or otherwise has just a matter of minutes just like magic, vehicles of all sorts crossing each other, Mapulu A kalabo kela yo fula niku pumula and if one drives a little further west from Kalabo Boma you find yourself as a tourist watching the nice animals in Liuwa plains national park one of the oldest in Africa!Local people can now have a chance to tour their natural beautiful without spending much far away.. In the East the new Mongu town with the beautiful premier and upmarket infrastructure buildings for accommodation, business houses etc in all co lours which few people could think of before. The Brand new township roads has erased the hardships which those with their own vehicles faced driving around the sand for leisure or business errands. The other big thing which could not escape my eyes was the Mongu ultra-modern sports stadium keeping many of our youths busy with all sorts of sports which has not only become a world class and lucrative business but source of employment and livelihood for those taking it serious! The street lights dotted along the roads among others also now add life to Mongu town at night. ummmmm! Before I sunk into the deep thoughts and get lost in imagination,I crystal clearly heard my late uncle Sachika Sitwalas words Liwena, you must learn to think and see beyond your nose! Dont be scared of thinking. I realized that for those perfect pictures I was imagining in my dream to be turned into reality, I needed to work hard as I could not measure the task ahead with those charged with the responsibility of doing what they must do to improve the lives of those at the tail end in development. How many of us people consider dreams, visions, imaginations are the foundation of our prosperity? How long should we be scared of thinking or being laughed at if the things we envision do not materialize. Do we have the time to visualize what we see? if we do, do we share those plans with others? if not how can we then progress as a people? my mind is almost nine months pregnant with unanswered questions some of which will just confuse some of you especially my Tonga cousins and Mbuyas as they only support something which is obvious! or straight forward except Kennedy Mweene, just kidding off course.After I realized my most of my questions and concerns might not have positive answers soon especially the million dollar one below: Why is it that most Africans or Zambians in particular seem scared of dreaming big or visualizing things to come in their lives or community, yet at the same time want to develop? I then quickly got back and down into my office for work with the ultimate aim of contributing to making some of those dreams, thoughts, imaginations come true, if not in my time then in my four lovely kids time and posterity in general like I usually say.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:17:07 +0000
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