Why we need beautiful people
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | 530 Views |
Beautiful people: The author shares his views on beauty and its various connotations PIC: HELLOBEATIFUL.COM
Being spring in our country, confident people will start to bare their flesh or at least flash it. Being the last springtime before our country's general elections, politicians will start to ‘speechify’ in earnest.
In both instances, their actions are intended to persuade us to take their side. Yet we must see beyond their flesh or their words; indeed, their self-assurance. For our own good, we must be interested beyond just the politics of appearance or the appearance of politics. For their own good, we must turn the lens on ourselves and explain what really moves us but is often ignored.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...