Summer and the need for candour

Fun in the sun: After a trying year, many Batswana are aching for a holiday PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Fun in the sun: After a trying year, many Batswana are aching for a holiday PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

We do not know much of the future but this is what we know now: it is December and the start of summer. Expectedly, the days will become longer and sunsets occur late in the night; the night sky will increasingly become clear and starry bodies will offer some light for all types of human, animal and plant activity.

The Okavango Delta and its ecosystem will come to life, some rivers will begin to run, vacations and staycations will be taken, Christmas shopping will abound and domestic spending will hit the high-water mark just as the summer rains start to fall in earnest.

One or more of these factors should be able to give us a reason to rejoice for this period of the year, or better still, to believe that things can really get better. And as this year keeps receding while we enjoy the beneficence of seasonal delights, circumstance will serve to remind us of its power to unite and connect us. Perhaps then we may finally acknowledge that God always blesses our individual lives with moments of rest, solace and celebration between the suffering, loss, despair and grief that may visit us.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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