Compliments of the new-year, or should I rather say season greetings, whatever that means. So, 2020 has been gruesome year, but what is the difference between this year and the previous one? Will there be much change, or will they just differ in numbers? Well, I say the difference is “TIME”. There is not much change between yesterday and today, but, because time rotates, so does everything on earth, which leads us to change.

Can we change time? No! But, we learn from previous mistakes, and time allows us to change. But that is just my view, and I beg to be corrected.

Since it is a New Year, a lot of people are concentrating on doing their resolutions, some are even starting to get excited by doing bucket list. With me, it is different, and I know you are probably wondering how. Well, when it is a new-year, the only thing I want to do or make is “DECLARATIONS”. I do not always go to church, and I am not implying that it is the right thing to do. However, I have never missed the declaration Sunday for as long as I can remember, and throughout these years, God has been amazing and faithful to me.

So, how about you? What excites you the most about the new-year? Or better yet, I would like us to try something out, a bit and exercise, if it does not take much of your time:

I want you to take a piece of paper and write down a list of everything you wanted to do in the previous year, and a list of everything you wanted to achieve but, due to circumstances, you were not able to achieve. It does not just end there, though. I want us try figuring out ways for you to reach your goal this new-year, unless your list has changed, and if it has, try not to confuse yourself.

Personally, one of the things that I am still battling with and want to change is not finishing the things that I start. For example: this year, I wanted to start my own car wash. When I got the first two cars, I got excited that my business was coming through. But, when I got home, I found out that we were short of vegetables. Now, because I now had a business, I chose to not to go buy them at the nearest Spaza shop. Instead, I went straight to town to buy the veggies.

On my way to town, a friend of mine called me and invited me to the movies. Again, because I was a business owner, I chose to pay for my own movie ticket. Eventually, because of all the spending, I just gave up on the business because I did not see the profit I was making, and I thought that the car wash’s capital was not enough for me.

But, in the end, I always see myself as a Dj Sbu kind of a person. I always see myself being recognised by Rhodes University, even though I know that, without me seeing it, years will go by, and I will still be stuck in my dreams of being the next millionaire recognised by Forbs magazine.

The thing about me is that, I have a sense of humour, and I still struggle to take things seriously, even now in my late 20’s. But I do not know how and when did I arrive here. Not so long ago, I was in matric, feeling excited by the thought of being mature, and now I sometimes have breakdowns. But, am I the only person who cries out of the blue, or is it just another middle age stunt? I’m not even there yet, but those few lines always remind me that the years are going fast.

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A few questions I always ask people are: how do you know you are wrong or right considering a statement said? Do you accept being corrected, or do you never stand defeat?

I, for one, do not see anything wrong with having a little pride and a bit of class, and believe me, those two go hand in hand. But, sometime you need to draw the line and know when you have done wrong, because no one can always be right. The power of knowledge is in longing to learn more, and I hate self petty because it is what drags starvation or hunger.

I am fascinated by black writers all over the world. Not that there is anything wrong with white writers. It is just that I can relate more to black writers. I know I highlighted before that I am certainly not a reader of books, but I actually sometimes read articles on the internet.

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Tell us: What do you do whenever someone tells you that what you said is wrong?