BY LARA MOSES
“Everything changes but change itself.”
– John F. Kennedy
In a world where we hold onto the good of the past, weather it be rumbling through second-hand clothing stores, that family secret recipe or upholding the tradition of opening the door for lady, change will always come and has come. Living in a country that has gone through so much in our 15 years of democracy allows us as South Africans to see the potential that change can bring. If a boy from a town at the tip of Africa can move a black and white nation into one that is now multi-coloured and make the world believe that change of mindset can bring new beliefs, practices and forgiveness, who can doubt the potential of change.
As a first time voter I stood in a booth and made my mark hoping for a change but instead I got a leader who I’m suppose to respect and take seriously but can’t due to his beliefs, disengagement with my generation and culture, and dance moves. In his inauguration speech our new president stated “Compatriots, today, we enter a new era in the history of our nation, imbued with a resolve to do everything within our means to build a better life for all our people.” This statement calls for a huge amount of change in terms of poverty, corruption, HIV/AIDS and crime. And if, like me, you are a believer of words we have a lot of change to look forward to. I have hope that this change is an opportunity for our president to prove himself to the non-believers of words, an opportunity to change the views of those South Africans who have laid shameful eyes on him and an opportunity for South Africans to embrace change.
Lara Moses believes in looking at the brighter side.
Tags: change, jacob zuma, words