Well I read an article the other day on Mmalawi blog banging on about HIV/AIDS and suggesting that the British are to blame. Somehow, I find it so hard to believe typical African mentality. Oh yeah blame every one but one self. Come on, do the British force people to sleep around without protection. If anything Britain and other donor countries helped in pressuring the then government of Kamuzu to do more in educating people about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. You can at least blame the Pope for still insisting that he is against condoms, no wonder they are loosing patronage in the west. Now they are relying on Africa as it has one of the fastest growing patronages. Surely this concept of not changing with time is what is losing them patronage in the west. Africa now has this massive problem with HIV/AIDS and it annoys me that the Pope is still clinging to this idea of being against condoms. What good is a dying congregation? Soon there will be no one to preach to. Actually priests are dying of HIV/AIDS here in Malawi but as usual the Catholic Church is in denial. Like the denial the Catholic Church was when the issue of priests sexually abusing kid first came out. Oh yeah you want to come back a few years from now and apologise, when actually you can do something about it now. Desperate times calls for desperate measures.
Blame should also be on our culture or rather the guardians of our culture. What good is a culture that prevents parents from discussing sex issues with their kids? What good is a culture that prevents adverts about sex from being aired on freely on the radio or TV? What good is a culture that glorifies a man for sleeping around? What good is a culture that is costing so many innocent women’s lives? Yeah most women are very faithful and are usually home and the men go and sleep around coming home with all sorts of sexually transmitted diseases. Innocent kids are left to fend for themselves, their extended families at the fore front seizing all the property and any wealth that their parents might have accumulated for their kids. In the end the kids seeking refuge at an orphanage, if they are lucky. The not so lucky kids just fall prey to all sorts of abuse like rape, child trafficking, prostitution, physical abuse etc.
It is high time we Malawians take responsibility, I know the government is doing its bit but there is more that can be done to educate people about HIV/AIDS. People need to be given proper information so that they can make well informed choices. Adult illiteracy is one of the biggest problems. Educating the youth more about HIV/AIDS, parents need to abandon these rubbish cultures and face up to reality. Would you not rather your child learn more about sex from you than from his friends? It is a matter of life and death here, the whole future of your children, grand children, and great grand children is at stake here. It is also time for Africans to be accountable for our actions stop blaming everyone else. Point the finger where it belongs yeah yourselves. We all know how to prevent this deadly disease I will spell it out to you ABSTAIN if you can not then WEAR A CONDOM, better still get one partner and BE FAITHFULL TO YOUR PARTNER, that includes you men. Stop being selfish think of your kids and family what will become of them. Oh one other thing charities stop spending money on yourselves, like buying luxury cars when the money can be better spent on the people who need it most. There should be a balance between these cultures and what really needs doing. Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Men need to change their altitude to reflect the times these are no longer the times for men to be sleeping around. Women also need to do their bit these are not the times to put up with cheating men HIV/AIDS is real, stay alive.
It annoys me more to see that a few peoples conservatism is allowed to shape the direction of our society. Young people some how should be empowered to participate fully in shaping our society today. I think we spend too much time worrying about the future so much so that we forget today. It is only in doing something today that we shape the future the way want it. I welcome the vision or concept by Ngwazi Dr Bingu Wa Muthalika of involving the youth today. The Ngwazi went on to say that he does not agree with the concept that the young people are the Leaders of tomorrow but rather that they are the readers of today. I hope if he wins in the next general election he will honour his words and involve a lot of qualified youth in the running of the government and other positions of influence. Actually it is about time you saw what our elders can do in parliament just like a bunch of jerks. I think its time for women and the youth to take over. Come on the youth and women lets take over and show these fools how it’s done.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST STOP BLAMING EVERYONE BUT YOURSELVES
ABSTAIN IF NOT THEN CONDOMS ESSENTIAL WEAR
DON’T BE A GONNER STAY ALIVE
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