2019 Edition vol6 Issue 22 DIGITAL

I HEAR YOU
Ente encheke achwe ekinaga egamba, “Kiki
kyonansindikire!”
( Runyoro)
Ng’ombe dhaifu kavunja nyungu kasema
“Namlaumu mtu aliye nisukuma. ( Swahili)
La vache faible brisa le pot et dit, “Je condamne
la person qui m’avait poussee!” ( French)
The weak cow broke the pot and said, “I blame
the person who pushed me” . (English)
Explanation: A We should not blame others for
our failures, rather we must take responsibilities
for them and try to make things right. Hence, we
must be encouraged to make an attempt and
fail, rather than not making any attempt at all
or blaming others. Shifting blames on another
is a sign of irresponsibility and weakness, which
must be discouraged if we want to make a
meaningful progress in our society.
TELL ME SOMETHING
Publisher’s
note
Use Your Talent And Skill
Religion And Semantics
Every individual is naturally empowered with, at least, a talent, which is
clearly different from a skill. For the sake of clarity, talent is one’s natural
ability, which allows them to demonstrate some immediate skill, especially,
without practice. On the other hand, a skill is something we learn through
practice, experience and development. Music, advertising, public speaking,
drawing, all fall under skills. When we talk about talents, issues like
entrepreneurship, honesty, adaptability come to mind. You need both talent
and skill to make your life meaningful, as well as change your life positively.
However, to achieve that aim, one needs to first discover their talents and
skilfully utilize them well. To each according to their ability, you would
say. You may as well ask yourself: what are my talents and skills, and how
best can / have I use(d) them? Have you used them to move your life and
those of others forward and positively? Or are they used to impend on other
individuals’ progress? To rather make life more difficult, if not impossible for
yourself and others?
Sadly, our inability to discover our talents and skill leads to making wrong
choices and decision in life. On the other hand, those wrong decisions hardly
make our lives and future anything meaningful. Yes, one might not have a
given talent, but commitment and determination could help one acquire the
necessary skills needed to get things done.
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African societies, just like many other countries in the world have unique
talents and skills. You only need to harness and put them into good use to
move the countries forward. One needs to be encouraged. For example,
Africa is naturally blessed with constant sun, which can easily be converted
into solar technology and help make life meaningful for Africans. The ability
to acquire skill in solar energy technology would drastically change African
lives and societies in a positive way. What makes more sense: to import
generator plants from abroad in order to provide electricity or invest in the
solar energy expertise skill? Would to become experts in solar technology
increase productivity? Definitely, yes. Unfortunately, one of the greatest
mistakes Africans make is to look down on their talents and skills and rather
try to copy those of others. But often, different talents fit better in different
environments. Hence, developing one’s skills and talent pays off.
Is Nza listening? His father has just discovered that the son has an
extraordinary talent. Nza must be fully encouraged to put his talent into use
so that the talent can help the Kata Kata Village. Unless Nza is encouraged
immediately to harness his talent, he might end up mis-using it. That could
obviously put his life in jeopardy – and indeed, his future, in a precarious
condition.
Follow me to the Kata Kata Village and let us advise Nza before it is too late.
Coming with me? Cool, join the train.
Yours in Kata Kata,
Ogo Ubabukoh
Editor in Chief / Publisher
www.katakata.org
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