Developing Namibia

Namibia

I don’t know how I got here . Don’t know how to get out.

“Let me out!’’ I screamed. It feels like no one can hear. I am all alone and they laugh at me. “Look at her’’ they would keep on saying. “God, please help me, I need you’’ I cried.



Then it was all clear, I could see the light. I can see my future and it’s not what I want. I have to change for me and my nation, I have to love myself for people to love me. I am desperate, I need love and recognition; so what do I do? Make bad friends, do wrong things? I would listen to my teachers say “Esty, you are going to be a cleaner one day.’’ My father and mother would say “we are not going to be here forever.’’



I thought to myself, is this what I want to do? Do I want to force myself to do bad things? Or do I want to hear Mrs. Murorua say “learners you have to work hard, be like Esty, if you want to make it.’’ Or see Mrs. Vorster write “good!” on my test paper. I hear people say “I want to work, live or study in America or Europe, because Namibia is not well developed yet.

Is this true, is Namibia not developed? If yes, then why? How do we want Namibia to develop if we don’t study, we don’t listen and we don’t do our homework but instead just come to school for fun? Don’t we want to be role models, or be in the newspaper for something good?



Fellow pupils, let’s let go of bad influences and bad habits. Let us be the role models. Let’s not say other people are better, but let’s rather say that Africa is the best.



Let’s make Namibia a country full of opportunities and improve the socio-economic circumstances in Africa. Let’s show the world that we can take care of ourselves. We Africans are strong. We are able to rise above our circumstances. If our parents did it, we have better chances of doing it! God’s grace is always there and remember, we can make the impossible possible. It starts with us.

Esty Emosho is a proud 13-year-old pupil of Cosmos High School who is fond of writing.