This is not about me, it’s about my grandchildren.

Freedom is the talk of the day, but no one knows how to deliver it.

Today the newspapers have been bombarding us with stories concerning freedom. We have new parties launching every second, telling us that they will liberate the people financially and socially and otherwise. 

Think of the born frees, these kids who were born post apartheid but does this mean they are free? I think they were born in a country that is no longer controlled by oppressors, and that's it. Some of these kids still wake up in the morning suffering as their grandparents did, some of these kids bask in luxury as did their grandparents. What I’m trying to say is that nothing has changed but the constitution and the colour of our flag. Granted it is a lot, but is it enough?

In our very own country we have people preying on the poor; they feed them lies and the perpetrators stand in front of everybody demanding money from them and if they do not comply, they use emotional blackmail to get what they want.

Our government sells us the dream of a better future and give us promises that they take forever to deliver (By the way we still waiting). We need freedom from all fronts like education, health, finance, safety and housing just to mention a few.

The born frees are not born free because they have to dream for a better future for themselves and they children, if one has to dream about a better future it means they have a shitty present right now.  What is unfortunate is that some of these kids won’t get far, they won’t fulfil their dreams.

I don’t mean to preach or annoy anyone by my redundant venting, but something needs to be done.

All this hard work we are putting in is not for me nor is it for you. It’s about our grand children, it’s about our future, and it’s about our freedom.

There is no shame in wanting more for yourself or for you country. That's how we become better, or am I wrong?