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Coloring Souls

Life is so colourful just as much as our surroundings are. They green for the vegetation, blue for the water, yellow and gold of the sun rays.

It is all tranquil and our minds love the taste of that. We do not love it dull like during the winter season. We all want it in a summer fashion. Our minds creates such imagery about what we aspire to achieve; the end look of what we desire. But at times, it takes our decisions for life to be as colourful as we wish. The more we see such intriguing visions, our appetite and hunger grows bigger and aggressive at all times. Careers, relationships or opportunities that we meet and at times the efficacy and confidence in achieving them.

We catch fish and instead of being content with the size we get, we use the same to bait for a bigger one. When we meet some realisation, we quickly become pompous and feel that we can get even more. Greed creeps in our spirits and dominates us.

Editor's Comment
Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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