Add One Hour to 24 Hours

I'm very busy. I wish I had more time.

Ha! Ha! Busy doing what exactly?

Yes, 25 hours a day is pushing it, but sometimes we think an extra hour will solve personal and world problems.

African Americans invented the saying 24/7, which means all the time: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Like all black invention, they are not given credit. The general rule is, no copyright for all things black, from both Africa and America. Anyone can appropriate the black genius, copyright and monetize it.

But wait, why do we need an extra hour? Surely, 24 hours a day is enough. We are usually pancake tired at the end of the day. Truth is, it’s a cop-out. We are disorganized, despite organizers in our phones and four other devices inside handbags and at home.

It is when things go wrong that we wish we have 25, instead of 24 hours, and please don’t blame traffic or Wi-Fi.  It’s human nature. We would rather steal something online, than come up with a unique presentation for a business pitch.

To top it all, we don’t learn from our mistakes. Example. There’s a restaurant at the corner of St. Mary and Donald streets. It sees a new owner every year. New tenants come in, serve the same food, see few clients and go under. It’s been like that for almost three years.

Obviously there is something wrong with the location or the line of business. Therefore, an extra hour to the 24 hours will not fix the problem.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.