As Seen Through My Eyes

Angelinah Chiwonerwa

By Angelinah Chiwonerwa
 

Open your eyes and see. Do not only look, but SEE .

What is your future like? Can you see it? Or, you say, "whatever will be will be"? Are you waiting for the wind to push you to a certain direction, for the sun to bring a ray of hope? Listen, you have to see from within. Do not use the pictures that others have captured with their own mental cameras. Take your own pictures and use them to see the kind of life you want to live.

They tell you that they have seen it all; they have seen kings rise and fall. They have seen the wars and witnessed the signing of peace treaties. What can you possibly tell them? "There is nothing new under the sun," they start misquoting scripture to you. Dare to open your eyes and see for yourself.

Remember, they did not see the Internet. They did not see into the future. They are merely telling you what they saw in their Growth Points and shopping centers (the world is bigger than that). They are telling you stories they shared with their friends while drinking Chibuku (you can not base your life on that).

As you describe to them what you see, they might tell you to stop dreaming because they do not see what you see. You may be looking at the same thing but seeing differently. Find those who have looked and seen what you have seen (iron sharpens iron).

There are those who have seen your whole family ravaged by poverty and concluded that you will also remain there. Listen! You can be changed by what happens to you, but refuse to be reduced by it.

Sing a new song of victory, dance to your own melody. See your own rainbow and embrace the different colors it has. Those different colors make it  beautiful. What you see  is what you get. As a young person, what do you see?

As seen through my eyes, the future of the Zimbabwean youth is very bright.

Z      Zimbabwe

I       Independent of fear

M     Mounting (advancing)

B      Because of you & I 

A      Action oriented citizens

B      Building the nation

W     With

E      Energy