The 10 most unexpected consequences of being online

What could be the unexpected?

Coming to think of it, anything is expected. The internet is free to everyone, though, accessing it depends on how much interest one has. There also many other reasons a person may not be online. But let’s put all this aside.

Death?! This may sound strange but it’s actually not. Who thinks being on the internet can cause death? Yes, it can, but people don’t think about it. I have never head of anyone who feared to be online because he/she thought it would result into death. It is amazing that we become so attached to the internet that we forget that the online can be damaging at times.

We always think of the expected because maybe the unexpected almost doesn’t exist. I can’t think of any, perhaps being online can’t make me sleep. Oh no! The net actually makes me sleep like I would never wakeup. This is because I can only be online for a specific period of time, once I go beyond, I tired and all need is to sleep.

So, instead of listing the unexpected I will list the expected but almost never thought about by many people!!!!!

Sleep Paralysis, Obesity, Depression, Seizures, Bursitis, Jeep Bottom, Glaucome (Eye disease), Erectile Problems, Hearing problems or Pain in Pinna, Osteoporosis

For more information go to http://wacky5.com/15-diseases-seen-in-chronic-internet-users.html

The ELEPHANT in the room

What will an elephant be doing in the room. To me, this sounds like a situation that I have no control over, a situation that brings the feeling of anxiety, fear and hopelessness. As child, for that matter a girl, I feel endangered, squashed and separated from the rest of the world. Oh yes! I feel separated because am the only one who knows about the evil deeds of the ugly elephant in the room. It warns me of killing whoever I will open my mouth to. This could be the thoughts of a child who is a victim of cruelty, including, rape, physical, emotional, mental and verbal abuse.

Home Affairs, a South African TV drama broadcasted on Thursday on SABC 1 explains it all. In this drama, there is a 9 year old girl who is sexually abused by the mother’s boyfriend. Most saddening is the fact that the little girl cannot tell anyone about her horrifying experiences because this elephant has threatened to tear her apart if she ever did.

But the power of a woman within her can hold no more. She tells Vuyo a young lady who is trying to better her life as well as her community through sport. Who then confronts the little girl’s mother but to no avail as she denies the allegations. It is so sad to see that mothers cannot tell if something is wrong in the behaviour of their own children. Instead of giving the claim a second thought, she goes on to verbally and physically abuses her daughter and accuses her of lying. This just makes it two elephants in the room.

Are we paying attention to our children? What are we doing to protect our children from harm? Do they have hope for help in when in danger? Or are blinded to allow elephants in the children’s rooms?

Forgiveness

It is difficult to forgive but people have to if they are to move on with life. To forgive means to forget about the pain that others have caused on you. People forgive so that they don’t hold a grudge on others as being bitter slows your progress and makes you feel miserable. This is because your thinking revolves around what to do to revenge your enemies and not what to do to improve yourself. In my fourth grade, I remember holding a grudge on one of my classmates for refusing to lend me her pencil. I vowed never to give her anything but you know what? For quiet sometime, she never asked for anything from me even though, I new inside my heart that I had forgiven her, as God requires from all who believe in him.

However, it is not only difficult to the person who’s supposed to forgive but it is as well not easy to the person being forgiven and this is because the forgiver is often doubted. People always sing about forgiving others, though, as human beings we forgive but we do not easily forget. No human forgiveness can be compared to God’s forgiveness as the Bible says, “God’s forgiveness is like the east is from the west.

Restaurant Owners Suck!

There are a lot of private owned businesses in Cape Town but not all are constantly successful. Looking at the hospitality industry, with specific interest in the restaurants, I have discovered that most restaurant owners come into business with the hunger for money and with no sign whatsoever of being hospitable. As a guest at one of the upmarket restaurants in Green Point, Cape Town, I was saddened to see how the so called “manager” on duty who also happened to be the owner ill treated the waiters. He did not only abuse his employees but also payed little attention to the guests. Most disturbing, he ordered guests on one of the tables to leave because they had not been seated by him. I do not know if he was being reasonable because he was not there to host them as he was busy with other things. I had spent three hours at this particular restaurant but my stay was messed up as the atmosphere was not good. I could see the anxiety mixed with anger in the faces of the waiters. Though, they tried to pretend that all was well; they could not act for more than a minute.

Going back to good business ethics; if businesses are to succeed, employees who are one of the most vital stakeholders have to be treated well. Happy employees give excellent service to customers who later spread a good message about the business which means more sales and high profits. Most companies are overlooking good business principles and their survival is at stake. Businesses working on the principle of happy employee-high returns will at least see themselves succeeding in the post global recession.

Professionalism

Professionalism is a word that has become a cliché. In the work place, institutions of higher learning and even in schools we hear people especially managers, lecturers and teachers emphasising on professional conduct. What bothers me the most is to realise that the same people who preach about professional behaviour present none of it. It is amazing how certain people don’t act as they say but they expect others to dance to their tunes. As I have worked in quite a number of companies, it has become evident to me that professionalism is the word that most people like to use despite of them being ignorant about its meaning. It is however said that it takes a professional to see professionalism in others.

Every day is a good day

Is it really true that each day that comes in one’s life is a good day?

While, it will be wise to say yes to a certain extent but honestly speaking, to some people, looking forward to the next day is just a nightmare. This topic reminds me of my days in primary school when we (pupils) were obligated to wear the school uniform so that we could perceive each other equal but we were in the actual sense very different. One pupil in the similar uniform and in the same grade would come to school on an empty stomach. I mean, not having eaten anything the previous night and the following morning, not because s/he didn’t want to but because there was no food . While the other kids would come to school well fed and on top of that with a lunch pack or pocket money. For this reason, it will rather be sensible to say that there are good and bad days.

Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses

Come on! We are all afraid of talking about our weaknesses but very proud to speak about our strengths. Actually, the title above says it all. The things that we feel bold and strong to accomplish are the things that scare us the most if we were to fail. The fear demonstrates how weak we are to bear failure. However, the person's strengths should be based on how courageous s/he is in withstanding the worst situations ever.

Talking of myself, as a goal driven person my power lies in doing whatever it takes to get what I want and therefore, failure to do so just leaves me devastated and miserable. For this reason, I always ensure that my greatest strengths are never perceived otherwise.