Christmas season is upon us. As Zimbabweans we understand this season very well. I remember traveling to kumusha as a child to celebrate the festivities with family. Groceries would be bought, chickens and goats slaughtered and we would feast and make merry until the time came to return to the city. There was such a richness to these experiences as the children from the city mingled with their rural cousins and we all learned from each other. We were fascinated by our rural cousin’s ability to do hard physical labour and simple things like cooking over a fire without getting affected by the smoke. They were equally fascinated that we found cows scary and would run away. As I reflect on the typical Zimbabweans Christmas of soft drinks and meat-eating, I am left wondering whether we ever really made the Christmas Festivities about Jesus. In the same manner, its widely s d and believed that Zimbabwe is a Christian nation but do we understand what that means. In a nation where people don’t think twice about paying a bribe or not keeping a promise, car we say we exhibit the values of who we claim to be? Just drive on any road and so-called Christians will be driving in a reckless and selfish manner. Never giving way, doing illegal things like overtaking on double lines, and generally driving recklessly. I would like us to reflect on who we have become and how far this is from who we say we are. WE CAN CHANGE. We can be better,
We can be more.
