YOUR INNER VOICE- THE GUIDE OF DESTINY
Kealeboga Ngwigwa | Tuesday June 2, 2026 10:18
There is always an inner voice that is so soft and tender, whispering into our situations and circumstances, leading us to solutions we long for. It is unfortunate that we cannot fully comprehend the positions and feelings of the hearts of the people we deem to love and seek support from, and because we value or cherish them, we listen to them, and sometimes it ends up messing things up for ourselves. The people we have labelled our friends are, at times, our biggest enemies simply because they compete with us without us knowing. So, most of their advice is not intended to do the good we assume they desire for us. They are so welcoming, yield an attentive ear and give undivided attention whenever we approach them with our problems.
The ambience they create is so beautiful but deceiving. They do not like our progress and are filled with so much hate and jealousy for us. The support and love they pretend to give us seem so real. Our friends do not like our relationships, and it is we who expose them to them. When our partners or family members do something, good or bad, we are too quick to share and boast about it without fully understanding what is happening in their lives. Maybe someone is struggling with failure or a lack of such proud incidents, and telling them is like rubbing salt in their wounds. They would eventually start to think that you perceive yourself better than them, and when an opportunity strikes, especially when you have fallouts in your relationships, they do their magic so that they destroy what you have. There is a story of a man who was so loving and caring for his wife. Every time he got a chance to show his wife how much she really meant to him, he would not hesitate to do so. He would send her some gifts at work, cook for her and give his wife money. One day, he was retrenched from his high-paying job, and life became a challenge for him. He began to conceptualise his business ideas and committed to making them work consistently.
He continued to love and care for his wife, but could not do what he used to. The woman began consulting her best friends, who then negatively influenced the wife. Their opinions about the man were very vile and contaminated the wife’s mindset until she started to ill- treat the man. Deep down in her heart, she loved her husband and wanted to support him, but her relationship with friends somehow became more important than her marriage. She did everything to please her friends, who were only devious because they lacked what the husband was giving his wife. The couple remained broken until the divorce became inevitable. Immediately after they broke up, the man’s business idea materialised and flourished. He found a new partner and got married again.
He treated the new wife with so much love that the ex- wife regretted her decisions and was filled with anger and depression. Some of the decisions we make are not necessarily what we really want, but instead, we make them to please the people around us. We must learn to seek advice and opinions, but also to filter and choose what is best for what lies within our hearts about the situation. We must be as selfish as we can about what we ultimately want to achieve in our lives. The voice within us comes from our spiritual realms, deposited to offer guidance and counsel amidst our troubles. It will never mislead nor misguide us in any way.
Lean on it rather than people’s advice. Kealeboga Ronald Ngwigwa is an Author, Columnist, Trainer, Radio Feature Presenter, Motivational Speaker, and an Entrepreneur. He believes that beauty awaits to be born in anyone, despite our shortfalls. Call him on +26771830584 or +26772522213 to enquire about his services, or email: krcoloringsouls@gmail.com