Your Mindset Determines Your Destiny !

This year, citizens of the Republic of Zambia will be going to the polls to elect new civic and political leaders from a number of political parties.

It is during this time like this that each party is trying to outdo others by massive campaigning to attract the attention of the voters.

Very well written manifestos will be distributed around the country.

As usual, the electrorate is promised good developmental programmes by each political party.

After 47 years of political independence, my heart bleeds when I realise that, despite the campaigns, the attitude of an average Zambian towards basic things like hygiene and self development is still wanting.

As an example, I was recently in Kitwe City Centre when I decided to go home by public transport. The family car was being used for another purpose in town, so I took a shortcut to the bus stop, via an alley that passes between two commercial banks on one end and some shops on the other end.

The water drain was full to the brim with stagnant and dirty water.

On closer look, I noticed that the water could not flow freely because people who walk along the alley have thrown away all sorts of litter into the drain, thereby choking it !

An average Zambian who has gone to school knows that stagnant water is a good breeding ground for mosquitoes, which is the cause of the deadly malaria disease. Thousands of people are killed by malaria across Zambia every year.

It is a pity that after so many years of Independence the mindset of an average citizen is not tuned to self discipline towards looking after surroundings.

There is a general tendency amongst us that the Government and local authorities will do everything for us.

If litter is thrown away so carelessly resulting in water drains being blocked, what sort of development are we expecting in the country ?

Is there any political party that will change our mindset to develop ourselves?

What every citizen should know is that this country will not be developed by any politicians if we are not tuned to develop ourselves in the first place.

Do we need a council policeman to guard that drain for 24 hours to prevent irresponsible people from choking the water drain by throwing away litter
anyhow ?

Do we need foreign experts to come and show us how to look after our cities properly ?

Remember your mindset determines your destiny !

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To see the water drain referred to click the link below:-

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