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I'm really sorry about what is going in Zimbabwe at the moment |
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 "I was born in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has always been and is still such a beautiful country. I was there in September with my wife and I was amazed at the spirit of the people even with everything that is going on at the moment."
"I'm really sorry about what is going in Zimbabwe at the moment. I believe that it is about time that our government got involved and said something about it." - Barry Hilton On the lighter side: "I should go to Zimbabwe for my next HIV test because no matter what the outcome is, I'll never get the result." "I employed two Zimbabweans because they are extremely hard workers and it was working out to be quite cost effective but now I've got to employ extra security to keep them safe."
"Meaning of Xenophobia – someone who is scared to play the piano." (I hope you'll be able to use some of these one liners and that it'll bring a smile to some faces!) |
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It is a beautiful country with wonderful, warm people |
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"We have performed in Zimbabwe a few times: it is a beautiful country with wonderful, warm people. Our thoughts are with the people of Zimbabwe in these difficult times. With the plague of xenophobia now sweeping our own beautiful country, now more than ever we need to stand with all Zimbabweans in their right freely to determine their own future." - John and Claire (Mango Groove). 
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"Robert Mugabe is not above international laws of humanity, and he should not be allowed to think so. Raise your voice." - Marc Lottering |
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Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans are very dear to me |
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"Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans are very dear to me. My father was born in Bulawayo in the 1950s. I can see how much recent developments there have hurt him. Although a South African from the age of 5, he holds Zimbabwe dear and like me, wishes he could do something to rid them of the tyranny and decline that besets them so. As a South African I find it appalling that our government and the rest of the Southern African Development Community have failed to make any progress whatsoever in mitigating the suffering of ordinary people in Zimbabwe. History will show that our leaders lacked courage against a tyrannical regime. I went to Binga on Lake Kariba for a holiday some years ago and was struck by the gentleness of the people and the magnificence of the land. I fear things must be very different now. My hope is that the good people in Zimbabwe will regain their strength and rebuild their land. We are waiting to help." - Gareth Cliff |
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Our Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamson it is our light not our darkness that most frightens us Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
—Marianne Williamson |
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