Why I love Malawi

NCHEWA · Newbie

Why I love Malawi

madolo · Newbie

anchewa musathe za kum'mero apa kwanumkwanu mthengo mudalaka njoka.thats why.

Mulopwana · Veteran Member

Nchewa,

You are right for all what you have said. People are just blaming Malawi and yet deep down know that they messed up their lives on their own. Why should Malawi be a scapegoat for our rough journey to what we feel is now success. If my parents could not afford to send me to MCA then I should be blaming Malawi. Lets love Malawi our country. Its our responsibility to build it for a better tomorrow.

abre les ojos · Guru

Mulopwana wrote:

Nchewa,

You are right for all what you have said. People are just blaming Malawi and yet deep down know that they messed up their lives on their own. Why should Malawi be a scapegoat for our rough journey to what we feel is now success. If my parents could not afford to send me to MCA then I should be blaming Malawi. Lets love Malawi our country. Its our responsibility to build it for a better tomorrow.

What you don't get is that Malawi sucks big time. People go hungry every year because of lack of food, most of my friends and relatives have died of AIDS. I spent about the same amount of time in funerals as I did clubbing.

Love is a good thing. But it doesn't conquer poverty and hunger. It's good that you choose to live in Malawi for reasons better known to yourself (probably because you can't leave even if you wanted to) So don't take it out on us.

Pope · Guru

Abre, malawi have problems of food today because of the Muluzi administration not that malawians cant farm.Its his policies that left malawi at crossroads and to say " malawi sucks " is simply insulting your motherland.If we learn the mistakes of the past we will be able to build a new malawi that all of us on the forum wish.As much as you have the right to live anywhere be reminded that malawi needs your knowledge and input to achieve your expectation.

abre les ojos · Guru

Pope wrote:

Abre, malawi have problems of food today because of the Muluzi administration not that malawians cant farm.Its his policies that left malawi at crossroads and to say " malawi sucks " is simply insulting your motherland.If we learn the mistakes of the past we will be able to build a new malawi that all of us on the forum wish.As much as you have the right to live anywhere be reminded that malawi needs your knowledge and input to achieve your expectation.

Most people, and that includes myself only see or want to see improvements to society happen within their lifetimes. For the simple reason that long term plans have the unfortunate ability to fail. I cannot invest in Malawi to benefit Malawi. I'm no philanthropist. Invtesment should only benefit the investor.

I can insult my "motherland" all I want. Only a fool looks over the bad things of his motherland. Only a fool refuses to criticize the negativities of his own home. Only through criticism does one see the problems that need solving. That's why I think patriotism and religion are actually bad for progress.

Mulopwana · Veteran Member

abre les ojos wrote:

I can insult my "motherland" all I want. Only a fool looks over the bad things of his motherland. Only a fool refuses to criticize the negativities of his own home. Only through criticism does one see the problems that need solving. That's why I think patriotism and religion are actually bad for progress.

Criticizing Malawi is not a problem. You are entitled to do that. But the big question is "what are you doing as a Malawian to reverse the situation?" If you find out that your home has a problem which needs some criticism, you can do it (criticise it), but you dont stop there. Do you? You strive to find solutions so that it becomes a better home tomorrow. You cannot just stay phwi!!!!. Malawi needs your high valued skills.

About AIDS you are right. It is tempting to run away from Malawi because of this disease. Atleast when you are here, the chances of getting it are almost zero. There was Malaria in the whole Africa and the colonisers died in large numbers. But that didnt stop them from going to Africa, why? I could say it is because they wanted resources to develop their countries. So Abre dont be afraid of AIDS. Get those resources and go back to Malawi and contribute to the development.

I once read on internet about one of the president of south american country who encouraged his citizens to go to USA and get any kind of job and bring back home everything they have accumulated while in USA. Because of that the country is moving ahead. Everybody registering to go to USA is given a piece of land to develop.

We can do the same as Malawians. I can tell you Abre that houses in areas like 43, 47, 10, 12 cost about 2000$ per month in rental charges. If you as a Malawian own that house it means that money will remain there. what about if a foreigner owns that house?

abre les ojos · Guru

Yes but why should I care?

What am I doing to reverse the situation. Nothing! I don't take it as my responsibility. Why should I? I have a responsibility to myself, to my kids (when I have them) and to my family. They are the important things to me. I don't loose any sleep about Malawi's foreign debt or political corruption because it has no direct effect on my life. Yes I can draw on my knowledge and experience and comment on it, but am I actively going to propose a change to it. No!

Yeard ago I went to Malawi to shoot a documentary on AIDS. All in good faith because I cared about Malawi then. I wanted to highlight the issues that effected me personally. Give a more honest impression than the western media of African AIDS crisis.

I had all my efforts stiffled. I was insulted given the run-around, refused interviews and treated like a traitor by the Malawian authorities. It would have been different if I was white I'm sure, but being black and Malawian made it hard to get anyone to trust me let alone even listen to what I had to say.

It left me disillusioned about the system and now I can't really care less anymore. Besides unless I saw positive steps by the government to take responsibility for its actions I wash my hands.

I have money that can easily be invested in Malawi. But I ask myself - are the benefits worth it or am I just doing it to make myself feel better that I'm helping my country?

Sadly, the truth is the latter.... I'll keep my money for my kids education instead.

Dzimveremuntolo · Newbie

Abre, are saying that you don't have a single relative in MW who would benefit if things were better back there? If you have some relatives, then you don't care about them because they are in direct contact with bad governance, corruption, AIDS etc etc?

Pope · Guru

abre les ojos wrote:

Yeard ago I went to Malawi to shoot a documentary on AIDS. All in good faith because I cared about Malawi then. I wanted to highlight the issues that effected me personally. Give a more honest impression than the western media of African AIDS crisis. I had all my efforts stiffled. I was insulted given the run-around, refused interviews and treated like a traitor by the Malawian authorities. It would have been different if I was white I'm sure, but being black and Malawian made it hard to get anyone to trust me let alone even listen to what I had to say. It left me disillusioned about the system and now I can't really care less anymore.

no wonder

abre les ojos · Guru

Dzimveremuntolo wrote:

Abre, are saying that you don't have a single relative in MW who would benefit if things were better back there? If you have some relatives, then you don't care about them because they are in direct contact with bad governance, corruption, AIDS etc etc?

None that know about or care about.

Mind you I don't wish Malawi anything bad. As much as I have bad memories about the country of my father what I have is more apathy that anything. I don't even give it much thought besides this particular forum - of which it is just one of the hundreds on forums I visit everyday.

NCHEWA · Newbie

Patriotism and religion are what makes the Europeans get ahead. It is all for one and one for all. They don't spend time bashing their country. I mean people know that there are some things In europe or the United States or Japan which really suck. But with my limited knowledge Iam yet to see these people establish a forum just to bull **** about their country. If you talk about religion, it is what established the UNITED STATES, most of the laws are drafted from the original law of the Jews withe secular philosophy dashed in. So my point is Enough about the bashing of Malawi, I am not saying there is gold in Malawi, but there are many things that are worth loving the country. For your information I love eating usipa and matemba and kholowa, so I wont be obese, from gm, food , may be that is why we starve, I just hope we figure out on how to mass produce food that we all by the hundreds can eat and work.

I am an AFRICAN. MALAWI RULES.

gladysknight43 · Newbie

I am a malawian and i am proud to be wakumalawi. I have grown up in a fairly resonable social standong.Yes whether or not my parents where able to take me to school thats not the issue. How can you hate the place where you were bron and love a place where you have to adapt to someone else's rules. People travle to Uk and USA saying the "grass is always greener on the otherside" and hoping to make it here, live some sort of life that they dreamnt of! I am also abroad but i dream of the day that i will go back home and be able to live the life that was given to me. Whilst i am here in a foreign country i work hard so that the standar of life that some have here is the same standrad of life that i can have at home. We live in these places and strive for what. One day you can be deported and muziti chani, one day it can all be taken away from you in the blink of an eye. People dont hate the only place you can truly call home, love it embrace it breathe it, taste it because its all yours. There you can create destroy and you dont have to answer to anybody but yourself.

We have had some unstable political parties and individuals who have given the country a bad name but is it not up to us to be able to change all that? Y should we sit on the side lines and just watch and moan and groan preaching that we will never go back, publishin stories of maize shortages, things that have existed since before you were born. Unless you are in the heart of it then maybe we will be able to talk. Do not also only blame the government of malawi, y not blame Bush, Blair etc they are the leaders of countries contributing to the majority of global warming that is changing the weather all round. If we dont have rain, then there is no maize n people go hungry. But also blame ourselves for the misfortunes that we endure in life, we are lazy, instead we sit and wait for handouts, y can we not find other alternatives to maize?

Amalawi, let us try and educate ourselves and each other, let as grow as people, let us be able to unite even if you r in USA, UK or wherever, that is the only way we shall ever be able to gain what we believe is a beautiful country (if you dont already see it as that).

abre les ojos · Guru

Actually you are wrong about the US being established on religion. It wasn't. In fact it is in the constitution that there shouldn't be any relationship between religion and the state.

If anything religion is the virus that hampers progress. The west ain't religious anymore and till Africa stops thinking God is going to save them they will NEVER prosper.

Patriotism is the same. Loving your country doesn't make it better, it's challenging it that does that. If no one said anything bad about Malawi no one will see what needs to be changed or improved.

Faith is good. But it's doubt that brings progress.

game · Guru

abre les ojos wrote:

Actually you are wrong about the US being established on religion. It wasn't. In fact it is in the constitution that there shouldn't be any relationship between religion and the state. If anything religion is the virus that hampers progress. The west ain't religious anymore and till Africa stops thinking God is going to save them they will NEVER prosper. Patriotism is the same. Loving your country doesn't make it better, it's challenging it that does that. If no one said anything bad about Malawi no one will see what needs to be changed or improved. Faith is good. But it's doubt that brings progress.

abre,i couldnt have said it better.

Mulopwana · Veteran Member

abre les ojos wrote:

Mind you I don't wish Malawi anything bad. As much as I have bad memories about the country of my father what I have is more apathy that anything. I don't even give it much thought besides this particular forum - of which it is just one of the hundreds on forums I visit everyday.

Nchewa, Gladys

I could see from the postings that this guy has two nationalities. His thinking is that the mother's nationality is superior than the father who is Malawian. So he feels that he has all the rights to insult us as Malawians. You can even tell that he blames his father for messing around with his mother because he regrets having a Malawian blood in his vessels. But I can tell you Abre, your thinking is very wrong. In the first place you were not supposed to be on this forum if you have no passion about Malawi.

Who is the moderator of this forum? I want Abre removed from this forum. He is making fun of us who are proud of being Malawians.

Pope · Guru

oooops!!!!! the heat is hotala.Ukaipa ziwa nyimbo

abre les ojos · Guru

Mulopwana wrote:

Nchewa, Gladys

I could see from the postings that this guy has two nationalities. His thinking is that the mother's nationality is superior than the father who is Malawian. So he feels that he has all the rights to insult us as Malawians. You can even tell that he blames his father for messing around with his mother because he regrets having a Malawian blood in his vessels. But I can tell you Abre, your thinking is very wrong. In the first place you were not supposed to be on this forum if you have no passion about Malawi.

Who is the moderator of this forum? I want Abre removed from this forum. He is making fun of us who are proud of being Malawians.

Censorship huh? Well stiffling decent is the first step to a dictatorship don't you think. Just because I don't agree with your opinion in Malawi means I should be banned. Well, I got news for you dude or girl; whatever you are. I've been here for a while and will be long after you're gone...

YTP · Guru

I believe Abre is passionate about Mw alright otherwise he wouldnt be so strong and he cares enaf to show his grief. I dont see why has anger or remorse towards Mw if he didnt feel for it. The same goes for anything we care about.....we dont get hurt by stuff we dont give a damn about but chimabaya chomwe timachikonda. Pliz let's see other postings here and learn from them....although this is also teaching me something about..... the hearts of 'men'......

MBAMBADI · Member

YTP wrote:

I believe Abre is passionate about Mw alright otherwise he wouldnt be so strong and he cares enaf to show his grief. I dont see why has anger or remorse towards Mw if he didnt feel for it. The same goes for anything we care about.....we dont get hurt by stuff we dont give a damn about but chimabaya chomwe timachikonda. Pliz let's see other postings here and learn from them....although this is also teaching me something about..... the hearts of 'men'......

NANUNSO MUKUTI CHANI APA? KUBAYA KUBAYA CHANI? MINGA ZAKE ZILI KUTI? MUKUDZIWA CHANI APA NDIPO MWAKULA LITI? TAKHALANI CHETE!!!