Let Our Villages Be
IT is disturbing how quickly some people blame and point fingers at the Government for "not developing" their villages enough.
Have any of these people thought about what development can do to a
village? In case they did not know... it is in most remote areas
one finds lush forests for one to build infrastructure at any given
place.
These need to be cleared for development to take place.
Yet it is supposed to rain without trees.
People run at full speed to the Government when they are
starving... the same Government they blame for not cutting down the
trees to build infrastructure in their villages.
Have any of these people an idea how irritating and stressful
the hooting of cars can be? The exhaust fumes... and the rush that
would drive an ordinary human being to insanity? We need to
preserve places we can go to when we need to get away from the
lunacy of urban, busy cities.
Harmonious places with singing birds we can call home.
I am not saying urban homes are not 'home-sweet-home'
enough".
What I am saying is... let those who wish to live in cities live
in cities, but please, let our villages be.
Yes, we should have clinics, schools, boreholes and other
survival infrastructures, but do not destroy the forest for the
sake of development.
I am not asking for neglect of villages but development should
take place in nearby and already urbanised places like Ondangwa,
Ohangwena, and Eenhana.
But that should be it.
What will tourists come to see... what they already have in
their countries ... towering buildings? It won't make any
sense.
I see places like Okongo in the Ohangwena Region urbanising more
and more.
It may seem quite harmless and beneficial to many.
But do you think that is where urbanisation ends? If you say
yes, you are fantasising.
We talk about keeping traditions from dying.
Who do you think prepares Omagongo in Windhoek... few people if
at all? There won't be any Marula trees to get the Omagongo fruits
if urbanisation does not stop, that I can tell you.
What about herbs other ethnic group use as remedies for things
such as insect bites? They will be gone.
And the peace and harmony will be history.
Let us not be selfish and do think twice before blaming the
Government for actually not ruining our lives.
Ester Kaino Nakale
Unam
These need to be cleared for development to take place.Yet it is
supposed to rain without trees.People run at full speed to the
Government when they are starving... the same Government they blame
for not cutting down the trees to build infrastructure in their
villages.Have any of these people an idea how irritating and
stressful the hooting of cars can be? The exhaust fumes... and the
rush that would drive an ordinary human being to insanity? We need
to preserve places we can go to when we need to get away from the
lunacy of urban, busy cities.Harmonious places with singing birds
we can call home.I am not saying urban homes are not
'home-sweet-home' enough".What I am saying is... let those who wish
to live in cities live in cities, but please, let our villages
be.Yes, we should have clinics, schools, boreholes and other
survival infrastructures, but do not destroy the forest for the
sake of development.I am not asking for neglect of villages but
development should take place in nearby and already urbanised
places like Ondangwa, Ohangwena, and Eenhana.But that should be
it.What will tourists come to see... what they already have in
their countries ... towering buildings? It won't make any sense.I
see places like Okongo in the Ohangwena Region urbanising more and
more.It may seem quite harmless and beneficial to many.But do you
think that is where urbanisation ends? If you say yes, you are
fantasising.We talk about keeping traditions from dying.Who do you
think prepares Omagongo in Windhoek... few people if at all? There
won't be any Marula trees to get the Omagongo fruits if
urbanisation does not stop, that I can tell you.What about herbs
other ethnic group use as remedies for things such as insect bites?
They will be gone.And the peace and harmony will be history.Let us
not be selfish and do think twice before blaming the Government for
actually not ruining our lives.Ester Kaino Nakale
Unam