FUTURE LIES IN YOUTH’S HANDS

Sir,

Last week I was talking with a friend about the Eswatini youth. We talked about issues bordering around socio-political and how the youth fared. Hypothetically speaking, ‘the youth’ should be the driver of transformational change in a society. But what happens when the youth sleeps? In the Eswatini context, the youth constitutes the vast majority of the entire population, which gives them the power to influence.

I have noticed that our youth has completely lost the plot and are now living in the greatest denial of ignorance and deceit. Even though they have been abandoned in the corridors of power, there have been no clear indications that they are prepared to lead or be led. They say the fruit does not fall far from the tree; their inability to either identify or support competent leaders is a true reflection of their mediocre standard and incompetence as a group.

They are constantly being marginalised and defaced because of their continuous unwillingness to execute responsibilities that improve their lives. The baton has been passed to them, yet they choose to ruin society by their actions and inactions. Our youth has become too ignorant to know that without a road map, the journey is unknown. Some will ask, how do we build when there is no design? Sadly, they have been taught by religion that when faced with a problem, they should either wait for God or leave it to Jesus. Of course we are a praying nation, but don’t forget that we have a failing system as well. Prayer is a feature of human life I agree, and there is the God factor in the affairs of man. There is nothing wrong with praying, but there is everything wrong with relying on prayers to achieve our desires, including those that God has given to us, like brains and talents to use.

We cannot pray into existence the production of maize, beans, rice etc, we can only produce them. God gave us brains, therefore, we should use them wisely. To be honest, the present day youth is yet to display any sign that they are indeed different from the old folk we presently have as leaders. X-raying the performances of certain present leaders, this administration in particular, it becomes a mystery when they can analytically stoop low and perform an expository surgery on socio-economic issues, but can’t seem to find political bearings. There is an adage that states, he who rightly identifies a problem, should also be responsible for finding its solution. Perhaps they understand how a skyscraper should look like, but can’t seem to figure out how the foundation looks like.

Don’t get me wrong, it is not my intention to critique lifestyles, but the truth is that the youth is giving up on everything. There is dire need to change the Eswatini youth narrative; they need to change their story! They need to know what they are doing to themselves, because they act like people without responsibilities, yet the future of the nation is in their hands.
Eswatini can be built when our various societies and communities experience a significant transformation brought about by the most important group, ‘the youth’. It is important to reduce our distractions, unlearn that which was taught by harsh circumstances, develop ourselves by acquiring needed skills, redesign your future and build Eswatini.

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