ABANTU BAZOTHINI SYNDROME

Abantu bazothini?

 First of all abantu will always talk. No matter what you do. So why try to please them? Secondly it's impossible for everyone to like you or agree with you. So why waste your time? Thirdly it's not necessary for everyone to like you or agree with you. Find only a handful of people who matter. Perhaps the question you should be asking is, mina ngizothini? Because you are the one who has to live with you 24/7/365. Break up with everyone else before you can break up with yourself.

We can all agree that we’ve all had our moments, moments of setback all in the name of “ what will people say” in msanzi we call it “abantu bazothini syndrome” and looking back to all the setbacks I’ve had they’ve never seem to get me anywhere. Not going for what I love because of what will people say, not doing what I want and what I think it’s best for me because of what will people say. 

Some of us are the most talented but we’ve never bothered to show the world what we’ve got because of we scared of what will my “makhe” say. Some of us failed to go to colleges because you were scared of what will my peers say, relatives and all that people who barely even care about you but you busy worrying about them, go to that college and get that certificate abantu bazothini syndrome shouldn’t  work for you anymore. 

Starting over and from the bottom 

Most people are scared to start something, to start over or to do better or to put their happiness first all because they are scared uthi abantu bazothini, "Abantu Bazothini" Won't help you in life Mtasekhaya..

Promote YourSelf.

Be that taxi driver.
Open that car wash.
Be a photographer.
Open that salon.
Start that clothing brand.
Write that book.
Sell those Guava Juices, Snacks, Sweets Avon, Herbal Life, Trendy Clothes, Cookies.
Be that Dj you’ve always to be, bring out that artist you’ve got inside.
Be that make up artist you’ve been aiming for just go for whatever you want, in life you can be whatever you wanna be. Never Hold back your your life because of "Abantu Bazothini".. The same people you are afraid of won’t feed you, just do you. It’s even funny how we all listen to what people say not what our gut is telling us, there is no wrong in people talking about you or talking about what you do. When people do the talking that should be a headup for you, you are doing well that’s why they are talking have you even thought of that? I guess not.

If you are afraid of abantu bazothini, remember that this is the generation that laughed and frowned on people renting in suburbs rather than buying houses. The problem with some of you guys is that you fear rejection, you are afraid of what will people say or think about you [Abantu bazothini syndrome], you give in to other people's opinions about you and you seek too much validation and this is why some of you are still stuck on Level Zero.

You need to overcome your fears guys, you need to stop giving a f…, you need to prioritise you and your goals.