We done Talking

We done talking about Coach Prime, his stocks and bonds, liquid and fixed assets, offshore holdings, football credit score and all that. You cannot force people to listen. As the English proverb goes, you can take a horse to the river, but you cannot force it to drink.

We done talking. People are like diamond miners in old movies. They went to rivers and sifted diamonds from stones, which was risky because sometimes they threw away hidden gems. We are selective because we listen with an intention. The intention is to gather information that will be useful to us, or we can use to further a mission or an agenda.

You can talk till the cows come home, but we choose not to hear you, because we don’t have any need for that information. We might in 20 years time. Football for example, the padlock college gate keepers used on the gate is rusty. It should be replaced with a digital one. Also, what is inside the compound has depreciated. Renovations might include removing wooden windows and installing aluminium ones.

We done talking about Deion Sanders' credentials because if you listen, like really listen, it might force you to abandon things you hold dear like tradition, standards, power structures and ‘the bag.’ Money.

We done talking. Let’s play.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.