Drum – 01 August 2019

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RIPPINGUSOFF
I wasmovedbythestoryofAphelele
Gumede,thelittleboywhoreceiveda
donation of a specially designed
prostheticarm(Gettinga helpinghand,
18 July),butalsoshockedathowmuch
hisfamilywouldhavebeencharged
hadtheybeenabletoaffordoneforhim

• R600000!
  Howisitthata prosthesiscouldbe
  customdesignedandmadeforAphele
  forR37bya goodSamaritanbutdoctors
  toldhisfamilyit wouldcosthundredsof
  thousandsofrandsforthesamething?
  I can’tbealonein thinkingthat
  doctorsandthemedicalindustryare
  interestedonlyinmakinga profitfrom

ITRIGHT
T’Simportanttorememberthat
communicationisallaboutget-
tingtherightmessageacrossin
therightway.Ifyouhavesome-
thingimportanttosay,youneed
tothink carefullyabout how
you’regoingtosayitsothatyou
reachasmanypeopleasyouwant
toreach.
It’ssomethingthatRendaniTsham-
isweknowswell.Thispastorwanted
toattracttheyouthtochurchsoshe
decidedtostartrappinghersermons.
Andit workedsowellshe’sbecome
a hitalloverthecountrywithpeople
demandingmore.She’sevenbeen
askedtoreleasea CD.
Herpewsarepackedwithchurchgo-
ersofallages– evenolderchurchcon-
gregantsaredelightedbyher ap-
proach.
Turntopage 74 formoreonthisin -
novativewomanofGod.
Untilnextweek,
THEDRUMTEAM

people’ssufferinganddisabilities,and

notinhelpingus.

LORRAINEMKEWA,EMAIL

ACTIONSANDCONSEQUENCES

Today’syoungpeoplefacedifferent

challengesthanthosetheirparents

faced. The youngsters often face

temptationsthatcanruintheirlives

anditisuptoparentstoteachtheir

childrentoactresponsiblyandto

considertheconsequencesoftheir

actions,beforetheyact.

Parentsneedtomaketheirchildren

awareoftheconsequencesofissuessuch

asunprotectedsex,drugsandalcohol.

Smartkidswilltaketheirparents’

adviceandgrowtobecomeresponsible

adults,eveninthefaceofpeerpressure.

MOKGADILEBOHO,EMAIL

NOFAVOURITES

Childrenarebornwithdifferentgifts

andeachofthemdeservetobeloved

equallybytheirparents.

Ifonechildisgoodatsomethingit

doesn’tmeantheirsiblingsareinferior.

Theycanalsosucceedinotherareasin

theirownway.

Favouritismcreatesdivisionamong

kidsandthefavouredonesmaybecome

spoiledbratswhiletheirsiblingswill

feelsidelined.

Allourchildrenmustbetreatedthe

same,irrespectiveoftheireducational

performanceorworkachievements,at

home.Childrenneedundividedparental

supporttoreachtheirfullpotential.

SPMOFFAT,MAMELODIEAST

TEACHTHEMWELL

Realmen,andgentlemen,arethose

whoteachtheirchildrentorespect

otherpeopleasequals.Thatistheonly

waywewillendthisdisgustingwaveof

abuseofwomenandgirls.

Wecan’taffordtoraiseanother

generationofaggressivehusbands.

It’sobviousthatallcoupleshave

occasional differences.The most

importantthingis tosolveourproblems

peacefullyandina waythatwillnot

createa dysfunctionalfamily.

Couplesmustexposetheirchildrento

lotsoflove,careandsupporttowards

oneanother.

Hugging,kissingandmakingupwith

yourpartneraftera disputewillgo a

long way in giving yourkids the

assurancethatyouloveeachother.

Teachingboystorespectgirlswill

preparethemtobecomeresponsible

menwhotreatwomenwithrespect.

JAMESKUBU,EMAIL

WHERE’STHEINSPIRATION?

AfterreadingDramaasit allcomesto

anend(11July),I feltquiteperturbed. 

TheseinstantstarsofrealityTVare

aninsulttotheartsindustry,where

peopleworkhardatcraftingtheirskills,

talentsandpassion.

Theatres,qualityTV showsand

inspiringstoriesaresidelinedanddying

becausewearesubjectedtothefake

livesofpeoplewhobecomeinstant

realitystars.

I

seemanyguysmovingmountainstowoo

thegirlstheylikebutnotmanymakethe

sameefforttoshowappreciationfor

theirownsisters.

Ifyouwanttospoilagirlinyourlife,

chooseyoursister.Shetoodeservesthe

surprisegiftsandchocolates.

OnemorningI gavemylittlesisteraboxof

chocolates.Thejoyofwatchingherenjoyit

madeitallworthit.That’swhatlifeisallabout.

Ababysisteristhebest

thingthathappenedto

me!Sheismyownblood...specialand

extraordinary.AsherbigbrotherI have

alwaysfeltresponsibleforher.

NowsheisgrownupbutI willalwaysbe

thereforher.Yes,shewillhavefriendsand

boyfriends,butsheknowsthatnoonecares

forhermorethanI do.

KOOSBULUNGA,TSHWANE

BROTHERLYLOVE

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