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Beatrice Tonhodzayi-Ngondo Make A Difference
For the love of money, some people will kill. For the love of money, some people will sleep with little children. We have all heard of those men who sleep with little children at the advice of charlatans who tell them this is one sure way of making money or getting instantly cured of a deadly disease.
For the love of money some will sell their bodies. For the love of money, some people will witch, or shall I say pretend to be witches.
I am sure I speak for many when I say people were shocked when the story first broke out that two witches had been found naked with all the tools of their trade in front of a house in Budiriro.
I first watched the story on television.
I remember settling down comfortably as I always do when it is time for the main news on television so that I can be updated on the goings on in the country.
Being a media person, it is always of interest to me what will be making news across different channels and countries.
I therefore did not expect this particular evening to be any different but it was.
Firstly, the news presenter gave a warning saying those of a nervous disposition should not watch what was coming up on the screen.
This is when the shocker of all shockers was broadcast.
The news was that two witches had been caught butt naked at a household in Budiriro in the early hours of the morning.
The cameras quickly zoomed in on them.
To say we were shocked in my home and in many other homes is an understatement.
While at personal level, I have always had a feeling that there are people who are manipulated by evil to do unnatural and evil acts; it becomes another matter when you actually see faces of those who are supposed to be dabbling in these things.
So like other people must have felt, we watched in disbelief as the two women, one who even wore a hairpiece, were shuttled to the police station with a crowd in pursuit.
Within seconds the news was all over the social networking platforms that two witches had been caught out in Budiriro after visiting the wrong house.
The assumption was that the two witches, who were in possession of an owl and two winnowing baskets, among other paraphernalia associated with witchcraft had bitten off more than they could chew by visiting a ‘fenced house’ (protected house) where the owners were either strong Christians or had their own charms protecting them from evil.
People were sober minded as they thought long and hard about just how real and how close evil could be due to that incident.
The story gripped the hearts and minds of people. It got even more interesting as it emerged that the house were the two ‘supposed’ witches were, belonged to a ‘powerful’ prophet.
I can imagine how popular the prophet must have become overnight, what with women trying to get love potions, men wanting get rich quick charms while others must have been looking for protection to ward off evil spirits and a whole host of other forms of evil. The prophet became a very powerful man as people came from far and wide to consult this wise man whose power captured and felled two witches to the ground.
So imagine the shock when news broke out that the prophet was not legit.
Imagine the disbelief when it was first reported that the whole witches’ debacle was not kosher. Only then did people begin to question whether witches wear human hair (as if witches are a common sight on the streets.)
Only then did I hear some whispering that the two ‘so called witches even had juice in their winnowing baskets. According to reports (the self confessed witches are still in court) the two women were pretending to be witches just so they could boost the prophet’s popularity.
For their troubles, they were promised a big vehicle as a reward. While I also have a weakness for big and powerful cars, I have resolved that if I am meant to own one, it shall come in God’s time. But if the two women truly decided to fake being witches so they could drive or own a Nissan Navarra, then there is a problem somewhere.
Just how far will some of us go for the sake of money or promises of a better life? Just how far will one go for the sake of instant gratification? Unless I am getting it wrong somewhere, hard work is supposed to pay. One is supposed to eat of their sweat.
Being honest and diligent, to the best of one’s ability is supposed to be the way to go. So what is this that drives our women to feel they have to pretend to be witches, of all things, so they can get a better deal? I have said it before that it is sad that we still have women who want to survive through selling their bodies. A country’s development should be seen by a self sustaining people. When our girls and women sink to these levels, shall we not worry about our level of poverty?
Or is it that some of us do not want to use our brains and as such will be taken in by anyone who comes with stories of grandeur? While I would love to drive a big Land Cruiser, I know that it is impossible at this particular point in my life. So how do you get grown up women believing that the best course of action is to become witches for some hours so that a better day can come?
Last week I wrote about the importance of living within one’s means as a good way to live one’s life. I think we need to take that seriously or else some will end up doing the unthinkable as these women did, if it is indeed true that they faked this whole thing. There has to be a limit to this love for money surely? And to get money, why not just go out there and work hard and honestly for it?
The difference will be in eating one’s honest and decent sweat surely?
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