A Kagiso love story

A kiss in the night is all right!

Once upon a time in Kagiso, there was a Prince named Kgololosego. Kgolo was a student at Vaal University and Trainee at Sasol. He was an ambitious young man looking for love.

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One day, while talking to his friend Oupa, Kgolo saw a brown-eyed Princess passing by. “Iyo your eyes!” he said in fascination. Feeling a funny fever rush through his blood, he paused for a moment admiring what he had just witnessed. He had never seen such beauty! Giving a wry smile pretending to have not heard that, she thought, “Can’t he see that they are contact lenses?”

Looking at her crossing the road, Kgolo asked, “Oupa, do you know her?”

Knowing that Kgolo possessed a fussy character Oupa answered, “Yes, we go to the same school. She is quite sweet.”

 “Then I have to get her,” he said in excitement, running after her. “Please wait for me!” he shouted.

She hesitated a bit but eventually waited. He looked like the kind of guy who just wanted play and nothing serious. That is not what she was looking for. She wanted a long term relationship, a fairytale kind of relationship, although that doesn’t exist in the real world. All she asked from God was man who would love, respect and be loyal to her.

Extending his hand towards her, he said, “Hi. My name is Nkululeko, what’s your name?” Having a conversation with her inquisitive mind she thought, “Nkululeko with a Tswana accent, please! I wonder if this is his real name or if he’s trying to score a point with a Zulu name.”

Also extending her hand with a tissue, looking him into his eyes she said, “Hi, My name is Paballo.” Noticing that he didn’t drop his eyes, she dropped hers instead with a bit of a smile. Without wasting anytime, he asked for her numbers but she said she didn’t have a phone. After a few minutes of probing, she eventually gave him the numbers.

To be continued...

I vow under oath that my life will change

Life has taught me two things; either we follow that of the world which will give us good times, memorable experiences and a huge possibility of turning its back on us when we least expect it to. Or, we can follow that of God’s path, which promises eternal life. The book of 1 John 2: 24-25 says, “Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.” However, God doesn’t promise a smooth ride. Challenges will come and through our faith in him, all will end well.

I have been emotionally and psychologically challenged for the past months. I am on the verge of finding myself in life and what I need to do to get there. I feel like something is pulliing me back and I need to figure out what it is. I pray every moment I get but I have realised that praying without reverence can sometimes not bring the results we expect at that point in time. I started reading the bible again, I don’t know why I stopped but I am back at it. I have made a vow to read it every day because that is where the truth lies. I will focus on the book of Proverbs because it is all about wisdom, something that I need now. As someone who feels lost in the world, I feel like the book will open an island of thought where what I do is based on the wisdom I receive.

In life we chose what we think applies to us and I chose to follow the Christian teachings. I am not perfect and I have done some bad things, made bad decisions, some of them are unimaginable but I can’t punish myself for them. I can never repeat those mistakes but learn from them. The two paths in life determine what we’ll get later in life. I might not make sense now but this will be stored in archives and I can look back and testify that I have really maintained my choice of living.

“I Paballo Seipei, vow that I become a child of God who does everything by the Bible. I acknowledge the temptations that come with the world and take this moment to abide by the Bible and its teaching.”