I was asking my children what they do in the remake of an old movie because I am not really interested in movies these days. What I understood from their explanation is that the remake helps to adapt the film to the present audience so it is relevant. They try to stick with the original story lines and settings as much as they can but the integrity of the content is respected. When I listen to most people talking about Africa, they usually are always describing the present landscape of underdevelopment and corruption or they are dwelling in her past glory. Very few people actually envision and talk about an Africa with an improved landscape. The few who do are castigated and mocked and the sad thing is the fact that this is done by Africans themselves. It is easier to do an exact image of the painting of a landscape than it is to attempt an improved and futuristic version because then we would have to put our imagination to work. Imagination helps us to conceive and pursue our dreams and desires, that is a place many Africans do not want to go. Most of us would rather just paint the past or previous landscapes like almost everyone does and enjoy all the excuses that absorb us of any responsibility. Getting into anything that would require the use of our minds and the discipline of engaging our time and hard work is off limits for many. It is high time we stopped painting the same landscapes over and over again, let us think of features that we can add to the landscape to make it more beautiful and better. Life has given us all blank canvases, we either make copies of what others have done, improve on the works of others by doing a remake or we do our own painting for others to enjoy and remake if they so desire.
AFRICA IS A CONTINENT ON THE MOVE AND HER YOUTHS ARE HER GREATEST RESOURCE."We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future."Franklin D. Roosevelt. MentorAfrica looks to help youths, through various life transition mentoring topics, to prepare youths for development and leadership that will help them change the African narrative whenever the opportunity arises.
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
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