When people say you can’t, they are showing you their limits not yours!
First they call you crazy, the next thing they call you for advice but as they say consistence is hard when no one is clapping for you, but you always have to stand up for yourself and be your biggest fan. Growing up, Munyaradzi was a nonchalant child, he was so naive to an extent that he could not even kill a fly but above all he believed that the harder the struggle the more glorious triumph.
By Trish T Muchadei (Peer Educator -Nyanyadzi Youth Centre)
Munyaradzi lived with his mom and his mom was not working so she couldn’t afford to send him to school. He only attended school up to grade seven (7) when his father passed away and his mom had a heart attack so she could not continue doing some piece-works, and that is how he could not finish his studies. However, Munyaradzi became a cattle herder he would herd peoples’ cattle and they paid him well. The pay was able to sustain both him and his mom though he could not save for school fees but it was enough to put food on their table.
Munyaradzi lived happily with his mom but the money was not enough to fulfill all his wishes so he decided to go to South Africa to look for greener pastures, his mom was not in support of his plans but she allowed him to go because she was also not happy with the way the life of her son was turning into. Munyaradzi left for South Africa and things were a bit tough to him but they say persistence is the best gear in life. He worked in the farms of South Africa. It was hard at first but he became used to it, he didn’t forget his mom. He would send some few notes to his mom and she was grateful.
He changed the life of his mom she was now happy and Munyaradzi’s life continued like that for a period of two years until grace decided to visit him. He was promoted to be a manager at the farm. He went to a night school. He wrote his examinations and passed all his subjects. He was more than happy. He told his mom who encouraged him to keep on praying and work hard and from there till now he is a prayer warrior.
Years went by and he became a very good man. He grew up to be a rich man. He often said an umbrella cannot stop rain but makes us stand in rain, confidence may not bring success but it gives the power to overcome the bridges of life.