Another year gone – and we've been so busy we hardly noticed!
With all that has been on our minds we will probably go into our oversight and constituency periods...and eventually our recess for the Christmas holiday with thoughts of our President vying for top spot...how ‘christmasy’ does that sound?
A certain JK Jerome once said: “It is always the best policy, to speak the truth, unless of course you are an exceptionally good liar”! I think our President would disagree...I imagine he would say that “It is simply not a lie if you believe it”!
To be fair – and I must say I have been determined to cut this controversial figure a huge amount of slack – mostly because he has tried to cut others a lot of slack – and - by comparison with the ‘Mbeki denial era’ we have experienced freedom, across this house, to do the oversight we are meant to do with real solutions in mind...and I won’t lie – this has impressed me. Perhaps our President, like the renowned Mark Twain once said, just has “too much respect for the truth to drag it out on every trifling occasion”.
Of course all of us in this house - like it or not – are expected to lie – not because of President Zuma but because of our career choice! Winston Churchill explained it like this “Once in a while you will stumble upon truth but most of us manage to pick ourselves up, and hurry along as if nothing happened.” Now I know, we think we are different...but the people of South Africa...not so much!
Our President is like a super-optimist – optimists see the light at the end of the tunnel...he sees the light but swears blind there is no tunnel. The DA and COPE’s reaction is to call for the light at the end of the tunnel to be turned off until further notice – due to – well – you know - they have their reasons!!
Actually - I think our President is a man of great principle – but what those principles are, mostly it’s hard to tell! Being an optimist myself, I'm keen for him to stay a little longer – weighing up the pro’s and con’s it may just turn out to be – well – let’s not be crazy and say “a good thing” but certainly better than what we had – and – we have no idea what is to come...anything could happen!
I'm guessing from your reaction that the word “comedian” is not going to feature on my resume any time soon! OK...so maybe we should change the subject – and having said the words: “change the subject” – guess what comes to mind – no not the ANC...social media! Have you noticed how people just throw out every random thought and - like many contemporary philosophers - give helpful advice to people who are way happier than they are!
Which makes me think of something Voltaire said - “When he who hears doesn't know what he who speaks means, and when he who speaks doesn't know what he himself means – that is philosophy.” Do you think our President is a philosopher...just saying!?
Actually, I must admit that I have been challenged, encouraged and inspired by many amazing people through social media and have decided to leave you with the words of one of these wise FB scribes...I think our President would like this! “The same sun that melts wax, hardens clay” – brilliant - thank you
Biggy Moruti!
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