Was talking with a friend recently and as we talked we happened to touch on a number of important issues that have occupied my mind ever since. Although we talked about a number of issues, the issues of Zimbabwe's political future captivated my soul. I have always doubted the relevance of the current political system and i have always thought that we need a paradigm shift in terms of political thinking. Our politics has lost relevance in terms of the economic and strategic development of the dear country. Our political parties seem to be nothing more than opportunists who saw a political vacuum and wasted no time in exploiting it. Our people have become nothing more than convenient voters who like a crowd in a football pitch are left with no choice between two "equally" confused player who have nothing new to offer except a change of faces.
Our academics have joined the game in such a way that they no longer seem to be able to distinguish the lines between social scientific scrutiny and partisanship.
In all this one realises that maybe what we need is not just a simple change in leaders but a serious change in political strategy and sportsmanship.
I always look at our political landscape as someone watching a growing child. The game is still in infant stages and this looks like a convenient moment for positive change.
The liberation spirit that we inherited from our independence struggle has to be modified and be used as the rallying point of our national strategy.
Zimbabwe is no-one's property but most of us seem to forget this so often. No matter how long we are going to live it is an absolute truth that one day we shall finally depart but the important question is the legacy that you are going to leave. We all leave some footprints on the face of mother earth but some are too weak to be remembered while others are forcebly rubbed off the landscape because of the bitter memories associated with them.
I believe what we need at the moment is a leadership that is going to stir the troubled ship towards a certain, well-defined and desirable destination. We need a leadership whose echoes shall send ripples and shock-waves in the minds and hearts of the people. We need a leadership that is able to rally the masses for a common cause that has a promise of a better future for everyone.
This is not a time for shortcuts and premature developments paths but a moment of facing the grueling realities posed by the globalizing forces and the difficult choices that have to be made for the benefit of all. It is a time of realising that in the real world winning does not necessitate pulling down your fellow ... that in the long-run conscience rules the day...
Our academics have joined the game in such a way that they no longer seem to be able to distinguish the lines between social scientific scrutiny and partisanship.
In all this one realises that maybe what we need is not just a simple change in leaders but a serious change in political strategy and sportsmanship.
I always look at our political landscape as someone watching a growing child. The game is still in infant stages and this looks like a convenient moment for positive change.
The liberation spirit that we inherited from our independence struggle has to be modified and be used as the rallying point of our national strategy.
Zimbabwe is no-one's property but most of us seem to forget this so often. No matter how long we are going to live it is an absolute truth that one day we shall finally depart but the important question is the legacy that you are going to leave. We all leave some footprints on the face of mother earth but some are too weak to be remembered while others are forcebly rubbed off the landscape because of the bitter memories associated with them.
I believe what we need at the moment is a leadership that is going to stir the troubled ship towards a certain, well-defined and desirable destination. We need a leadership whose echoes shall send ripples and shock-waves in the minds and hearts of the people. We need a leadership that is able to rally the masses for a common cause that has a promise of a better future for everyone.
This is not a time for shortcuts and premature developments paths but a moment of facing the grueling realities posed by the globalizing forces and the difficult choices that have to be made for the benefit of all. It is a time of realising that in the real world winning does not necessitate pulling down your fellow ... that in the long-run conscience rules the day...
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