Letters | Dear Mr President: We, the young people, need hope
I never met my dad and he never met me. He was shot and killed when my mother was seven months pregnant with me. I’ve been told he was a great man, a leader, but unfortunately I don’t even have a picture of him. At nine years of age, I lost my mum too. I was born in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, but now live in Pimville, Soweto.
When basics such as mealie meal and sugar become luxuries, it is hard to find the joy and meaning of life.I live with my grandmother in the Eastern Cape. She had seven children, all of them are dead today – from violent crime, car accidents, AIDS-related illnesses, gender-based violence, you name it...
The choices we make today and how we live and lead now is what we will pass on to the next generation. Mr President, we have not walked a mile in your shoes, just as you have not walked in ours, but we want to work with you. Intergenerational dialogue and collaboration is key.One thing is clear – we need to start afresh and create a new culture.
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