{"id":189986,"date":"2021-07-26T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T11:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=189986"},"modified":"2021-07-25T06:35:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T05:35:43","slug":"and-then-god-listened-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2021\/07\/and-then-god-listened-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"And Then God Listened (South Africa)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a023 Jul 2021<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The past week has been melancholic
\nAnger, fear, panic has ceased.
\nLong dark nights have ended, resilience and tolerance has increased
\nDarkness has dissipated, unity is preached.
\nSomething is emerging from the cocoon
\nSomething is being released.
\nA new Normal perhaps?<\/p>\n

Can miracles be made out of madness?
\nPeople fighting for their communities.
\nUsing their bodies as human shields
\nThis maybe sadness but the result they yield.
\nStrangers and neighbors bonding together.
\nIts ubuntu<\/em>! They are altogether.
\nMelancholy is gone, God has listened.
\nThe looted goods don\u2019t glisten.
\nA new force of togetherness has risen.
\nSo, let\u2019s strengthen our bond.
\nThere\u2019s no time for any kind of division.
\nThey have carried enough ammunition.
\nUltimately, it\u2019s time for reflection, there is no magician!
\nDon\u2019t rely on anyone\u2019s imagination.
\nNo more friction or opposition
\nOnly God can listen.<\/p>\n

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Definition of Ubuntu<\/em>Ubuntu<\/em>\u00a0(<\/em>Zulu pronunciation:\u00a0<\/em>[\u00f9\u0253\u00fant\u02bc\u00f9]<\/em>\u00a0is a\u00a0<\/em>Nguni<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Bantu<\/a><\/em>\u00a0term meaning “humanity”. It is sometimes translated as “I am because we are”, or “humanity towards others”, or in\u00a0<\/em>Zulu<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu<\/em>. <\/em>Wikipedia<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/em>Dr Usha Roopnarain \u2013 Former parliamentarian in the National Assembly of South Africa, social activist and passionate about human rights and gender equality.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

23 Jul 2021 –
\nThe past week has been melancholic
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