UNHAPPY NATION
Batswana are hurting they don’t wish good on one another Judging from social media, Batswana are crying for help Jongman Batswana women not bitter, they are hurting - Berry Heart
Batswana women have been described as ‘hurting,’ by local entrepreneur and artist, Keotshepile Motseonageng, otherwise known as Berry Heart in the entertainment industry.
She accused women for often failing to positively uplift each other, but rather choosing to ‘bleed’ onto each other.
This followed her appreciation post regarding her 10-month old son’s business, which attracted harsh comments of discouragement from some women. In an interview with The Midweek Sun, she said she has observed unfortunately, that most people are just unhappy and rather bleed onto those who try to improve their lives. She said she was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth but decided to work hard to transform her life to change her situation for the better. “What we need to do is to work hard to step out of the difficult situations we were born into, rather than to demoralise each other,” she said, indicating that people rather rub their pain onto others.
“Whoever is praying for Batswana women, Botswana women are not bitter, Batswana women are hurting,” Berry Heart wrote on her Facebook page, narrating how she shed tears when she saw the painful and bitter comments left by other women regarding her son’s success on her post. Life Coach and Social Worker at University of Botswana, Dr Kgomotso Jongman said in an interview that
it is not only women of Botswana, but that men are hurting as well. He said Botswana is an unhappy nation to a point that it is difficult for Batswana to support one of their own. He explained that judging from social media one could easily notice how this nation is crying for help. “There are so many loopholes beyond what Batswana post on Facebook and it is so difficult for them to be happy for one of their own. “They would rather settle for a mediocre service from outside than embrace each other,” Jongman said. He added that Batswana always find something wrong with one another and that some even go to the extent of going back in history to dig up people’s painful pasts. Dr Jongman said that the Global Happiness Index has also verified that Botswana is an unhappy nation. He said this condition needs to be corrected since we are regarded as a peaceful people. “Parents should also try to step in and teach their children good morals, to work hard and learn to celebrate one another because this bitterness escalates to levels that negatively affect the nation,” he said.
“We are living in a fast-paced world which has so many challenges and it is our responsibility to reposition ourselves by disrupting the status quo before it disrupts us,” Dr Jongman said. He recently had a live broadcast on his Facebook page on the topic ‘Disrupt yourself or be disrupted,’ which tried to encourage people to constantly reflect and transform into better human beings.