Stop Body Shaming

I know you have been anxiously waiting for my very first post on my blog. I sincerely apologize to have kept you waiting…I hope it was worth the wait.

There are a lot of bloggers out here blogging about a whole lot of things. I have friends who blog about food, some natural hair, others writing, others have vlogs about travelling and dance. I thought about why not blog about real life, my life as it happens, my experiences, joy, pain, disappointment, fears, hopes, laughter, excitement, GOD, trending topics…. LOVE.

So, I know you probably have debated this with your friends or saw it trending on Social media this past week. You know what?

This is not the first time I have seen such a reaction from People in this country pertaining to a matter of public interest. I am not saying that it is wrong to criticize where necessary but criticism must be constructive.

The issue of Daliso Sails, who I believe has become more popular than he was before his infamous interview. So apparently, he was voted as the man of the match and was being interviewed by a journalist like myself.in the duty of call, the journalist was just doing what they are meant to do, so they fired an English question to Sails who boldly responded to the question in Chichewa, our mother tongue.

Alas! had he known that his response would make him this famous, he should have started winning “man of the match” title a long time ago. Wagging tongues went about how he is illiterate and cannot speak English. Others to the point of saying he has disgraced his country.

I applaud this bold young man, he is intelligent than most people that were wagging tongues about what language he used to answer the question. What most people missed in his response is that, He understood the question and answered accordingly thinking at the back of his head that a lot of people from back home would be or were watching the game. Why not speak in a language my people can understand? That should have been what prompted him to give an answer in our beautiful, yes bea…utiful mother tongue.

Such Patriotism, doing it for the people that matter, not for the people that insensibly criticize.

Leo can’t speak English nor can CR7 But and a big BUT because its Daliso we want to make an issue where there is none. HELL NAH.

Well let me add that I remember watching 20 years of hard talk not so long ago. The then Venezuelan president responded English questions in his mother tongue. Yes, on a hard talk interview on BBC Yea you read it right BBC as in British Broadcasting corporation. That should count for something yes no…

Tay Grin aka awilo le Tay “the Nyau king”, one of the most successful young people I know in the country I must admit, posted pictures of himself and Rick Ross, Big Sean and went on to say how he had a royal stick handmade for Rick aka the boss. If that post is still there, take a minute look at the comments.

You will be like wow! Like what is wrong with people in my country?Why are people so irrelevant? Why the hate? Why not appreciate that the guy is doing something that is putting the music industry on the map? Wonders will truly never end***

These are the times that make me sing the part in the national anthem that goes and I quote Hunger, diseases and E.N.V.Y. with thoughts dating back to the composer. He composed after serious observation of how we degrade each other, how we don’t want to see each other do good, how we find fault in everything a person does***

It is quite clear why after 53 years of independence, we are where we are today there is too much ENVY in this country.

“Chiwanda cha NSANJE” (SPIRIT OF ENVY) DEMETI DEMETI DEMETI

From these two incidents, I have drawn lessons People will always be people. I looked closely at these situations and noticed something. I was like wait these guys are doing something for themselves, something that will benefit them. They are both pushing their hustles.

I will do something for me, shut my ears to all the negativity in the world, compete with myself to be a better me than I was yesterday. I chose to do it for me and the people that matter. Not the crowd that judges me from one incident, one mistake something that can prove to be a stepping stone for me.

Don’t matter whose eyes are watching, whose ears are listening, I will do it for MYSELF, I won’t be less of a person because its me(YOU), I chose to be ME(YOU),

note to self