NOT THE ESWATINI WE HAD ENVISAGED

 Sir,

The urge for riches is intoxicating future leaders, on whom the nation is banking hopes that they will, upon the completion of their studies, take the country into the much desired First World status.

As it is, economic attractions in drug dealing will deter us from ever landing there unless strict and upped measures are taken to fight this scourge which is silently killing young minds, mostly in the cities. Such endeavours require that all of us, collectively, should do something towards warding off this ill.

We cannot leave such a task to the armed forces alone because if we are to abide by the thinking that such is their duty, there is a great danger in such thinking. Blaming each other, or most importantly, the parents of the children using such substances would not help, because I do not want to believe that parents have ceased to speak so pontifically to their children about making the right choices.

Come to think of a young man/woman in school uniform already high on drugs - what will his/her life be like in five years time? Obviously, he or she would have aged even before he/she is a youth. And this is not the Eswatini we all envisage.

It’s sad to see a young mind going crazy after what they call ‘enjoying life’ had gone wrong. In fact, this is how the devil woes us to destruction. It begins with a sense of happiness, and reality strikes only when we remove our eyes away from the illusion shadows of entertainment to the sun, and by that time, the devil has already gorged our eyes and weakened our strength to render us powerless.

Worried resident

Post your comment

Your name:

Your e-mail address:

Add your comments:

Please enter the code you see in the image:

Image:

Code: