Perspective: How you see it, is how it is

IS THE GLASS HALF-FULL OR HALF-EMPTY?!?!

As cliche as it sounds, this is a profound question! One that we must look at carefully.

Life can be tough at times, that's undeniable. The problem is how you see your circumstances affects how they affect you. I don't like talking about stuff I have no experience with, so this is stuff I know very well.

Look at your life right now, what do you see? do you see a mess? then you will live a mess. (Believe me, Beauty is indeed in the eye of the behold. Keep saying: Life's a Bitch!! She gone get Nasty on ya) 

Fact is how you see something will determine how you approach it. How you approach it will determine how you interact with it (and this my dear friend is the CAUSE), and how you interact with it will determine the end result (this is the EFFECT ... This is what wise men call Cause and Effect) 

I learnt this back in 2008 when I was a bum (yeap I was bumming for 2 years, waking up and counting minutes). I had lost my 3 front teeth the previous year, flunked at tertiary and life looked ugly. (uglier than the thought that someone is ugly :-/ humans though!!)

I started looking at my life in a different light, I figured God put me here for a reason. That reason could not  have been to see life as a curse (if he wanted me to do that he would have made me a roll of toilet paper :-/)

I decided to start learning new things. I read books, as many as I could get my hands on. I started seeing my time doing nothing as an opportunity to learn :) (I could have seen it as a "get wasted and sob" period).

I changed my approached to life, and life changed her reaction to me (Once you think she's pretty, you become polite, once you're polite she's nice to you. Same goes for the lady at Home affairs lol lol ... maybe lol). I saw smiles where most saw frowns, jokes were most saw stress (that's just me lol I laugh at everything lol lol I'm laughing as I type this) people still think I'm crazy, well maybe I am, but I'm happy.

If you look for trouble you will find it. If you look for sorrow you will find it. If you look for happiness, you will find plenty of it :D In conclusion, here is what I wish you to remember (And apply in your daily life dear Nzumbis, given that you desire happiness, but if you like to moan, go to Facebook  :O)

How you see things (and people) determines how you approach em:

(eg. If you think She's ugly you'll be rude)

How you approach em determines how they react to you:

(Then when you're rude she will be rude back at ya, or even worse make you look like an ass lol)

How the situation reacts will determine your outcome, and consenquently your circumstance:

(lol Once you feel like an ass then your day is ruined hahahahaha And I shall laugh at your ignorance and give a link to my blog lol)

This goes for all situations out there: Remember, circumstances are always perfect, our perception is flawed.

Your Happily 

KingNzumbi (**p)

What this country really needs – leadership

I am not, nor have I ever been, an exceptional person. I am your average 23-year old South African black man. But just like any other young South African that loves this beautiful country, I have an interesting story to tell.

As a published author, I draw a lot of inspiration from what I see happening around me. Inspiration in the sense of fuelling tales of fiction and the kind of riveting, earth-moving poetry I would like to write one day.

Among other things today, the country has been caught in an intense debate about a policy known as the Youth Wage Subsidy. This has been in the news for a while now, so I won’t go into what the policy entails, at least not in too much detail.

What matters is this subsidy has been proposed as the most sensible solution to the challenge of youth unemployment that SA finds itself wrestling with. Decrease unemployment. Put young people to work. Sounds fine.

The Democratic Alliance and Cosatu disagreed on this issue, concerned that the subsidy would only benefit business owners and leaders. They would be receive incentive for hiring young people to do the same amount of work as others for less money who would, in turn, eventually be kicked out of the system for other young people, the union would claim.

This disagreement came to a raging climax in mid-May when Cosatu stopped DA (who blamed Cosatu for the fact that the subsidy had not yet taken effect) in their tracks during a march to Cosatu’s headquarters to submit a memorandum. Let’s just say, Cosatu weren’t having it. Stones were thrown and people got hurt.

I witnessed this first hand. I must say it was not the greatest moment for either organisation. The next morning, DA was the national baby-face and newspaper front pages were dominated by pictures of young people in DA t-shirts bleeding.

A lot of those youngsters were not DA members but unemployed youth who were stuck in a challenging situation, desperate to get out. There are thousands more around the country.

Both Cosatu and DA members were injured, many saying that the first casualty was a Cosatu member. I also think other serious injuries plague our society. Maybe not physical ones, but injuries all the same.

Are these organisations listening, I find myself asking. It was all good and well that both organisations claimed to fight on the side of working class and people who need jobs (although Cosatu as a trade union, first and foremost, represents employed people and DA’s following is historically in mid to high class standings).

But it becomes difficult to discern whose concern for the poor and unemployed is sincere.

What this country really needs above all is leadership, where followers know where they stand. Both of these organisations claimed the other was lying to the youth for their own gain regarding this issue.

This has led me to conclude that young people can only rely on themselves to create the future that they want and deserve.

Authorities are destroying school textbooks. People are being sent away from the education that is their future because they can’t afford it. We have been counting on these people for nearly twenty years.

I think it is crucial that we learn to lead ourselves in all that we do. I think heroic youngsters like Shaka Sisulu are a good example of how to do that. Or we can continue to expect organisations to lead us. But if that is our only option they best we can hope for (and I say this very respectfully) is a brick to the face and a t-shirt.

President Nzumbi

Be Do Have: The Success Trinity

Be Do Have

This is possibly the most important teaching I've ever come across. It breaks all laws of conventional wisdom (:D Yes!!!! Us Nzumbis are rebellious against so-called human nature).

It has been repeatedly said Be the change you want to see in the world. Yes this is accurate, pretty cool hey. But the human who came up with line didn't see Nzumbis coming lol

Nzumbis take this a step further and say Be the change you want to see in YOURSELF Yes in Yourself.
You see, the first commandment states Happiness is a choice, not a result. To elaborate on this, one must grasp the concept of the trinity (Be Do Have)

Read carefully and use your imagination (if yours is limited like a human call me I'll loan you some lol)

1. BE The first step is to CHOOSE to Be that which you desire to be.
2. DO Once you have BEcome that which you desire, you will then start to DO what such a character would do.
3. HAVE Once you've BEcome that which you desire, you will then start to DO what such a character would do and now you will HAVE what such a character has!

Choose to be cool, then you'll start to talk cool and dress cool. Next thing you know, you've got the girl (**p)

There! Lesson finished (**p) let me give an example of the trinity!

BE happy and you DO what happy people DO. Once you DO what happy people DO you will have what Happy people HAVE

Go on, try it out! Nike said it : Just do it!

Remember! Be the change you want to see in YOURSELF

Happy Being

KingNzumbi(**p)

PS: Here is a little story of how this may work in real life! Feel Free to read through!!!

The human :/ and the Nzumbi (**p)

So like this one time a Human (John Doe) and a Nzumbi were out drinking. The human was an ordinary human and believed in all the garbage he was fed by society (true love doesn't exist, luck is a coincidence, you don't control your life, people are always victims of circumstance, life's a b**ch All that nonsense). Then he met The Nzumbi(**p) a constantly happy, witty optimist.

One night they went out drinking. As usual the human BEcame negative. Started complaining about his boss, his job, his wife, his kids, his bank balance, his church, the colour of the sky ( I think you get it, the idiot BEcame a Soap opera)... And The Nzumbi encouraged him to chill out and get smashed. But no! The human insisted that life was a b**ch.

The Nzumbi was happy with everything. They worked together by the way , doing the same job(smh). As the night went on the human BEcame more and more negative. Then he started to DO negative things. Swore a few peeps, spanked a few asses (roughly, not in a positive way. The Nzumbi did too but got phone numbers not slaps). Started being a jerk (most humans have this tendency when they drink, noone knows why). Then!!!!! It happened (this is the part where you ask yourself "what happened")

The human started a fight!!! Well he started it over a comment he made to a beautiful girl whose brother was in the bar. See, He (John Doe) became so negative that he started doing what negative people do, see negativity everywhere. When he made a negative comment(how can you possibly tell a girl that drinking made her look cheap just cos she didn't wanna give you her number!!! HUMANS!!!!!!) to a hot girl (Jane Doe) and She told her Brother, it went down!!! He got his ass whooped so bad he had to be carried out unconscious.

The Nzumbi was busy making out with Jane Doe when this happened(**p)

Moral of the story

If you BE something (Negative in our story)

You will DO as you are (Make negative comments in our story)

And you will HAVE as you are (An ass kicking in our story)

The good news is! It works just as well on the positive end.

So Be as Happy as you want to!! Right Now!!

The 10 Commandments of a Nzumbi (**p)

Hello There my lovely Nzumbis(**p)

Another day in the life of a Nzumbi, another chance to spread happiness :)

So you might be wondering what on earth is a Nzumbi, here is it:
A Nzumbi is a progressive person who embodies happiness and success in all they are. In a pursuit for self-evolution and benefit for all in every thought, word and action (**p)

So as a Nzumbi you need to know how a Nzumbis operates and behaves. You can't walk around acting all human :-/ So here are the Commandments sent to us from NzuHeaven :D

1. Nzumbis Choose Happiness and always smile :)
A Nzumbi cannot be all gloomy and sad like a human being :-/ Happiness is a choice not a result for a Nzumbi :)

2. Nzumbis never complain, EVER!!
Never Ever!! Complaining is for Human Beings :-/ No matter the situation. Even if you're screwed its a chance to learn a new position ;)

3. Nzumbis always think and talk positive. Never gossip or talk negatively
Always think and talk of good happy positive things. No matter how ugly and stupid that human being is :-/ ignore it :)

4. Nzumbis are always confident
Aha Nzumbis walk tall B) height is a relative thing. Only humans feel good based on looks :-/

5. Nzumbis are always clean and look like winners
A Nzumbi must Always look good B) and look like they are about to blow a million B) Humans look bad enough! We can't add to the ugly human population :-/

6. Nzumbis always offer a helping hand
If a Nzumbi ever needs a hand :) a Nzumbane will always help :) Helping Humans is optional though :-/

7. Nzumbi are open and honest
Yes, a Nzumbi will tell you how it is and what it is. Its human nature to tell half-truths and be selectively honest :-/ thank God we not human :D

8. Nzumbis always explore and try new things and be open minded
As a Nzumbi you always try new things. An open mind is a healthy mind :) Human nature is staying in a Comfort zone lol well we not human :-/

9. Nzumbi are selfless and always share
A Nzumbi will always share :) no matter how small the joke is :D share the laughter :D and all else!! As for humans :-/ Aish!

10. Nzumbis Live, Love, Learn and Laugh
Nzumbys live life to the full with no limit. Love all-ways without condition and limit. Learn always because knowledge is unlimited. And laugh Hard for laughter is the unlimited fountain of youth :""D ... Leave the limitations to the humans :-/

Follow these commandments and the rest of your days shall be as Blissful as a Nzumbi Smile ---> (**p)

Yours Nzumbically
KingNzumbi(**p)