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SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c
Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair?
Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform.
SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam
Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r
Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p
SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha
Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in
Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a
SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for
Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont
Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf

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HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIPS - | 2013-07-30

How Appreciative are We?

So many times we tend to take for granted the things we have. Our parents go to the ends of the earth to ensure that we are happy, that we go to the best schools and that we get the best, but do we ever thank them for all this? Do we ever take the time to appreciate the little we have?

Teenagers fall under a group of people with endless wants. They want everything modern, they believe that they should always keep up with the times, not understanding how difficult it is for their parents to provide them with all their wants. Do these teenagers ever wonder: Is the type of phone I have really that important? Can my parents even afford it? Many teenagers only care about themselves. This is wrong, considering the fact that there are people out there whose parents cannot afford to put them in school. Some children have go to school barefoot, while others don’t even have clothes, yet you complain because you don’t own a smartphone.

At times, we hardly realise how many children long to have the kind of lifestyles we have. Do yourself a favour, put yourself in those children’s shoes. How does it make you feel to know that people are suffering but their lives still go on? Take the time to think about all the things your parents ever did for you, everything they ever gave you. Think about all the sacrifices they make to ensure that your wants are fulfilled. Now compare your life and the lives of those children, what differences do you notice? Is what you have not good enough?

Your parents deserve appreciation. You should be grateful for everything you have. Instead of worrying about what you don’t have, cherish what you already own and most importantly, learn to thank your parents for everything they do for you and give you. They deserve that much.

Natasha Domingo is a first year IT student and is passionate about writing. She spends her spare time reading and hopes to write a book someday.