I WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF ACHMAT FOR FIGHTING.
ON THE 3TALK SHOW OF 18 JUNE HE SAID HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR ONE TO STAND BY ONE'S BELIEFS, EVEN IF NO-ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AGREES WITH YOU. IT TAKES A VERY STRONG PERSON TO STAND BY HIS/HER BELIEFS. THE GREATEST OVERCOMERS ON THIS EARTH ARE THOSE WHO FORGE AHEAD IN THE FACE OF RESISTENCE. FORGING AHEAD LIKE A TOOLMAKER SHARPENS A TOOL THAT CAN CUT THROUGH -- UNFAIRNESS AND INJUSTICES AROUND US. WITHOUT A STEADFAST BELIEF HOW WOULD TRIUMPHS HAVE OCCURRED? UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT ALL BEEN BLEST WITH THE ABILITY TO STAND UP AND SPEAK BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO POSSES THAT POWER, THAT GIFT …. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR MARK IN SOCIETY.
THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN TENACITY OF PURPOSE HAVE ACHIEVED SOMETHING POSITIVE. eg. MANDELA FACED YEARS IN PRISON - FOR STANDING BY HIS BELIEF THAT OUR PEOPLE SHOULD BE FREE ONE DAY.
OUR AIDS SUFFERERS HAVE ACCESS TO ANTIRETROVIRALS TODAY - ACHMAT AND HIS TEAM FOUGHT FOR THAT.
A FIGHT IS ALWAYS WORTH A TRIUMPH ( I REMEMBER HOW FOR YEARS I WAS ABUSED UNTIL ONE DAY MY PERPETRATOR SAW NEXT TO MY PHONE “MAGISTRATE OF THE COURT – PHONE NUMBER” AFTER THAT HE NOT ONCE LIFTED HIS HAND TO ME … BUT ……. I HAD TO SPEAK OUT!!!!!!!!!!
TO ACHMAT I WANT TO SAY WE LOVE YOU FOR FIGHTING, I WISH YOU A GOOD REST, SUCCESS WITH YOUR PHd AND HAPPINESS IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.
Nikki - West Coast Cape Town
