Makadini,
Last week was defined by a friend
as a ‘mid-term’ for workers, it was at the beginning of the second half of the
year so the holiday felt so good, so short and I felt like it should continue.
However, the economy suffered largely for it. I just greeted you in Shona
language of Zimbabwe saying ‘Hello’.
There is a story of a fairly old
female trader who buys her goods from people who are as young as her children.
As an African, this act was extraordinaire as many elderly people cheat younger
ones. They feel very important when she addresses them with respect and this
made it easy for her to get whatever she wants from them. She mentioned one
day, ‘I do not feel foolish by respecting
them because it deducts nothing from me. They have even respected me more
because of my lifestyle. Being respectful is beneficial to the humble at every
point in life.’ Let us think together as we consider Bloated Ego versus
Massaged Ego.
