I woke up with a smile on my face
Wonderfully all my worries and complains had already faded away
Coincidentally the sun too, outside was at its shining peak and best
The effects of the light rays were directly felt from all directions
It was a sign, indicative of the era we all find ourselves within
An era, of new possibilities and hope
An era, of everything, is possible
An era, whereby dreams and goals are all achievable
An era, whereby essentially respect and love are a way of living
But neither forgetting our past nor letting it dictate nor pollute
Our way of thinking and interacting with others, now
Irrespective of one’s culture, religion, belief and colour
Due to the fact, that we are all one
We dearly owe our existence and oneness, to those fallen heroes and heroines
That gave it, their utmost best fighting for the freedom and rights,
That we inappreciably take granted for and abuse, hence celebrating
Those that made this taste and feeling of liberation possible
What an unbearable insult to the dead, who put the life of theirs
And those of their families in jeopardy for us to be freed
In our own native (indigenous) land, the land of our ancestors
The land, which its beauty is worth the suffering, struggling and fighting for,
As it showers peace and harmony unto ordinary people
A land that has it all; the magnificent landscapes, hills, mountains, bushes
Slopes, dams, natural resources, wetlands, oceans, wild animals, rivers and the forests
The land that is selectively, uniquely beautified and shaped to meet the requirements,
The expectations and the needs of the indigenous habitants
What else could it be if not, the breath-taking motherland of ours
For we graciously owe our souls to our environment, for it, protected
Our unsung fallen heroes and heroines during struggle times,
As they had nowhere to hide, but to use it as shelter, meanwhile crossing borders into our neighboring countries
Let us now, not destroy it, but rather preserve and take good care of it, as it did to our struggle heroes, and still does to us
Then why destroy it, kill or even poach animals that complete the environment
It has been a long and not an easy road, but I still woke up with a smile on my face
Not because I have money, but because I am free like a bird
I am neither a prisoner nor institutionalized in my own thoughts
For I am not restricted by any racial laws from unleashing my own potential
And being the best that I fully know and believe, I am destined to become
For I am free like water that flows underneath the ground,
I am free like a river that flows freely without any disruptions, whatsoever
And all that is left for me to do, is to move around and explorer endless opportunities
That I am graciously blessed and provided with
And start making things happen for me instead of expecting hand-outs
And always complaining on how one is suffering and heartlessly stricken
By poverty meanwhile one is not willing to work, to have a better life
Meanwhile one’s behaviours, actions and doings are somehow contributing
And going against any measures of combating poverty
The fallen heroes and heroines from all ages may have laid down the foundation,
But it is now up to us, to finish building and roofing the shelter
No one else but you and I
Let us not let bad times, be the only defining moments of change
Because even good times could still be the defining moments of better things to happen
And when we as a country don’t reach the success and expectations we have set for ourselves, let us not blame the past
For we fail to do the same, when there are beneficial developments and opportunities occurring
As a result of the lessons from our past that had been heavily clouded by oppression, racial prejudice and suppression
But still though, in my world a horrible past and experience always teaches one as well as a country to be better,
And that needs to be acknowledged,
For it is the honest truth is no longer about where we have been, but rather where, we as a nation
Are going to, and how our future shall turn out to be?
As a result of what we decide to do, from now on,
You and I now have immeasurable power to make a huge difference
Of which we all long to have
This is the freedom we got through and in exchange with certain leaders losing their wonderful lives, whilst leaving innocent kids to be without parents
Only you and I can make our nation something to be proud of
I woke up with a smile on my face
And felt the wind blowing softly to my ears
And as I looked up, the sky, gave me a clear reason to smile even more
Meanwhile the beautiful melodies of birds were making me feel like I am truly in heaven though I’m simply in this exceptional democratic country of ours
You and I have the power to create the change, which we are in need of, in our own land, the land of our ancestors and gods.
What a beautiful land it is?
I am proud to be a South African
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