adminGOOD people still exist!
This aptly sums up businessman and gospel rapper Mudiwa Hood’s heart of gold.
The youth icon, philanthropist and academic, is a man of action.
On Sunday afternoon, he silenced all the doubting Thomas when he clothed, bailed and spoiled fellow musicianship, Paradzai Mesi.
He took the Njerama Boys leader for a shopping spree, which sent social media into overdrive.
Mudiwa had promised to assist Mesi, who had fallen on hard times, and he simply delivered on his promise.
Mudiwa did everything for Mesi with his own savings and vowed to assist him further.
Mesi got himself into trouble last week after he was arrested for allegedly breaking into a tuckshop and stealing some groceries.
Although versions and theories of his alleged act continue to unfold, the good thing is that many people are pledging to assist him.
His biggest challenge is alcohol and drugs, which requires him to be rehabilitated.
Before he could be taken into rehabilitation, Mudiwa made sure that Mesi had some basics to fend for his family.
Mudiwa, who has proved to be a man of action, has been praised on social media for his stance.
He has done something which the arts regulatory organisations are yet to do to assist one of their own.
Mudiwa also vowed to compensate the tuckshop owner who lost valuables last week.
This shows that good people still exist.
Unlike other influential figures, who make empty promises, Mudiwa has proved that we need each other in both happier and trying times.
However, the major problem now is how Mesi will be rehabilitated.
He must accept his condition and volunteer to be rehabilitated and to start afresh.
Mesi’s problems with the bottle are well documented and there are genuine fears he is exposed to the wrong company.
This should be the third or so time that Mesi has been caught offside after abusing drugs and alcohol.
People like Mesi calibre simply need rehabilitation before we can even start empowering them with life-changing projects.
The seasoned sungura artist, who once gave Alick Macheso and the late Tongai Moyo some competition, needs help in terms of his rehabilitation.
Failure to take him to rehabilitation will see a relapse of the same problem.
As a grown-up man, he now needs to avoid bad company and associate himself with progressive people.
If possible, he needs to have a change of environment to avoid bad company.
This can only be achieved once he accepts his condition that he needs rehabilitation.
Action is now needed to address mental health issues, which are wreaking havoc in many communities.
In the case of Mesi, the only positive that we draw is that artists or celebrities need each other in good and bad times.
We are tired of influential figures and organisations who tend to glorify celebrities when they die by giving touching eulogies.
Online Reporter