Times of Eswatini

Doing the right thing always a good decision

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most training institutio­ns have negated the aspect of passion for the Mob, profession or career and only concentrat­e on academic grades when selecting their prospectiv­e trainees. This is very regrettabl­e. It cannot be the right thing to do, or the right approach to take, right" $t the end of the day, we end up with so called profession­als who are everything else but profession­al! How would you feel about your child being taught by a rapist teacher" 2r about yourself being served by a cruel nurse, a murderous doctor, a lying lawyer, a fraudulent bank manager, or a thieving motor mechanic" This is the whole point of this matter, isn’t it"

$t interperso­nal levels, we also more often than not make choices and decisions based on self-centred or selfish considerat­ions. :e almost always seek to make decisions and choices which favour us, our needs and our own situations even if and when these choices and decisions are not the correct or right ones to make under the given circumstan­ces.

DECISIONS

In fact, it is at the inter-personal level, or that level at which we get to make those decisions and choices which affect how we interact with other people, that our true colours and nature as very selfish and self-centred animals really manifests itself! -ust have a look at the self-centred and selfish manner in which a so called friend would make decisions and choices which would obviously preMudice to their so called best friend! 2r at the manner in which a supposedly loving father would selfishly spend most of his earnings on himself, drinking beer and womanising rather than spending it on providing for and improving the health, well-being and welfare of his family!

2r at the manner in which company bosses underpay and overwork their employees even when their companies are making bumper incomes and windfall profits courtesy of those very same hapless employees! 2r at the way politician­s and their government­s would squee]e voters for every vote with false promises, which they never intend to fulfil once they have been voted into office!

$t national government level, most of the political challenges which many countries face in this world today are caused by the failure of their own government­s to do the right things. :e all know that the morally right, good and correct way by which any government or governing authority must come into release the results, the outcome. $fter you create your vision, this is an important, in fact, crucial step, that is often missed in the whole manifestin­g cra]e. %ut it doesn’t mean you Must sit by and do nothing, waiting for your dreams to come true.

2ur heart’s desires can bring us into right relationsh­ip with the world, to the livingness in and around us. In fact, I believe a true heart’s desire is meant to do Must that. %ecause it summons us to our greatness, to our fullest, most alive being, to our full participat­ion here. :e often wish for the best life or success but I was forgetting my part in the equation that I too am part of bringing my dreams to fruition, a big part. So as you work on attaining your dream or a better life always know that you have to be very clear about what it is that you desire to create in your life. You name it.

You visualise it with all of your senses. You feel it in your being. In feeling it, you make sure you really want it, and it isn’t Must something you think you should want. You get clear and real about the details. I wasn’t really doing this step before. You change the wishing and wanting to a commitpowe­r is through the free will, aspiration­s and actions of the governed people themselves. However, there are many national government­s which impose themselves on the people whom they govern through coup detats and other forms tyranny and dictatorsh­ips. Such is definitely not the right thing to do, right" :e also know that there are national government­s which cheat or trick their way into power through such practices as voter intimidati­on, vote buying, vote rigging, gerrymande­ring, and many other forms of electoral fraud. Such also is not the right thing to do at all! $nd yet many politician­s and their government­s do it as a matter of routine, especially in $frica! 2nce in power, we also know that there are national government­s which run their countries as if these countries were their own personal properties, which belong to them and not to the collective of the governed people themselves. They run countries as if these countries were their own private limited companies. They appoint their own children, friends, cronies and other relatives into highly powerful and influentia­l national government positions even if and when these people are least qualified and not at all experience­d or productive for such posts. They ask for and take bribes from anyone and everybody. They plant a culture of daylight public robbery, fraud, corruption and all sorts of chicanery to the extent that immorality becomes normalised in the societies in which they govern. Such national government­s would eventually become very dictatoria­l in nature. They would not tolerate any opposition or listen to any dissenting voices. They would not accept that there are any national challenges and would not want to talk to or dialogue with anybody about any perceived national challenges, except on their own terms and in their own language. %ut as we all know, at the end of the day, good will always triumph over evil. $nd what is right would always triumph over what is wrong. 8nfortunat­ely, the inevitable victory of good over evil or right over wrong would not happen without a fight. Hence during the inevitable struggle between good and evil and wrong and right, a lot of innocent blood would be spilt and a lot of innocent lives would be lost. This is not good at all, right" :hy not Must do the right thing right from the start and avoid any unnecessar­y loss of lives" Surely, doing the right thing is always the right thing to do, right" I rest my case. Stay blessed. ment. I find in changing my desire to a commitment, feelings and resistance may arise. There may be fear or doubt in my ability.

VISIT

$lso you need to visit your dreams daily. You re-affirm your dream and your commitment to it daily. .eep it in your consciousn­ess. $s you do, create space for silence, so you can hear where you are being led, what steps you need to take. $s you go about your day, stay open to guidance and opportunit­ies to help you realise your dreams. If you aren’t paying attention to the opportunit­ies, you are going to make it a whole lot more difficult to reach your desire. The road to get there may go through some unusual routes that you had not planned or never conceived off. If you are too fixated on how you think you should get there or even where you should arrive, you may be missing the beautiful openings that life is granting you.

$s you visit your dreams, remember it is up to you to take steps, to act. You take actions matching with your desire.

You make your life correspond with what you wish to create.

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