The Eye

“It gets better, with time" or “Time heals…” we often hear those who are going through adversities, utter to console themselves. Time is one of the most respected, if not feared, abstract factors of life. We are either early, on time or late. The shrewd ones, would conclude that one’s success depends on whether they develop a habit of being early, on time or late; most would conclude that the first two are a definite win.  Time is enormously essential. Others would conclude that time dictates life. The hoi polloi believes that things, often get better with time, or time has the power to eradicate our adversities; to some, they become more as time goes on. Everyone has got time . How they use it, is what defines them and the direction that their lives are headed towards. The difference between a wealthy man and poor man, besides the fact that one is wealthy and the other is impoverished; is how they spend their time; most shrewd, wealthy men would testify. Even at for...

A preponderance of people have often heard utterances, such as “Life is all about choices”. How often, have we heard people utter words, such as “I had no choice” or “I don’t have a choice"? Very often! We’ve heard of young people, mostly Bantu, who have been incarcerated by the people who stole their ancestors’ wealth, for shoplifting items from the past oppressors’ shops. Most of them, when being asked why they did it; would often utter “I had no choice, but to steal owing to the financial situation at home…”. At other times, you’d find a man or a woman who’s enmeshed in a loveless relationship nor marriage, when being asked why are they still in such a relationship, they’d conclude that they had no choice, owing to their parents’ wishes nor financial state, which drove them into the arms of the rich and less compassionate men, who treat them with utter contempt. The current generation, still has questions about how and why would Africans, despite their large populat...