Rarely can anyone have all aspects of their life going swimmingly without loss, pain, or suffering. There’s bound to be something else that acts as a reminder that one cannot always have what one wants.

Then, we should be ready to improvise and make the most of what we have despite difficulties and setbacks.

Joy and pain are intertwined. You can’t have joy without having experienced sadness, and even if one is joyful, pain is what will erode that joy. Sounds obvious but when we’re in the thick of things, we tend to forget that we can’t always have what we want. We need to learn to make do with whatever we have, while doing our best to overcome our discomfort.

With so many lives dependent on the President, we can learn, though still early, from President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa to make the most with little desirables we have. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 28 February 2018. Continue reading →