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Fadzayi Maposah-Correspondent
One downside of adolescence is that once in a while, the adolescent can throw tantrums.
Door slamming.
Whoever designed doors must have during the testing process asked some adolescents to get “moody” and start door slamming!
Once in a while some parents have thought they may have to sleep looking at the garden after a door will have fallen off after being slammed. We should devise sayings that express the strength related to adolescents, hormones and door slamming. It can be: I have weathered many door slams from my adolescent relatives yet I am still alive.
Or it could be: Slammed and still able to open and close, what more strength could I ask for?
I remember once listening to a song that I am sure was sung by someone who still had some adolescence left in them or chose to be an adolescent even in the adult years.
Part of the song goes; “It is my party; I can cry if I want to! What is more appropriate regarding this statement is that this could be a toddler!
The tantrums that toddlers throw are really epic! The determination that they have once they set their minds to something, qualifies for the Guinness Book of Records.
If people carried the determination from their toddler years into adulthood, how much would have been achieved?
That is a story for another day . . .
I am not throwing a tantrum or slamming doors, I am just borrowing some curiosity from my childhood years . . .
Today, I choose to salute the security team that is in place where I work.
I salute each and every member of the security team. They are the first people that everyone coming into the organisation sees. They are also the last people that clients, partners and different stakeholders see as they leave the organisation.
The security teams are attentive to detail. They need to get up and greet the visitors and ask courteously how they can assist the visitor.
Remember we are living in a time where some people are “too informed” about their rights that some questioning can be taken as abuse!
So, they have to juggle their words carefully and at the same time maintaining a “welcoming face”. Dealing with people has never and will never be easy.
Besides respecting these security colleagues, I have adopted them into my “family system” where they are different relatives.
There are some who are my sons in laws “Vakuwasha”. There are some who are my brothers. I also have uncles, “Vana Sekuru” and one who is my aunt’s husband.
I have sisters from the security teams. I even have the “father of my children”. Those who hear me talking to them may think of reporting me for nepotism.
If I was in the human resources department, I am sure an investigation would have been conducted.
How does one get to work with a fully-fledged family? Well, I do. I will throw a tantrum at this point and say that I can create a family as big as I want!
I salute the security teams because they are always alert and I guess that is one of the requirements of the job.
They conduct patrols, checking what is on the ground. To be able to identify that something has gone amiss one must really be aware of what it should be like.
There is also good communication during handover and without being an intruder from some distance observing that I should not violate space, I have realised that team work is a critical component for not the security colleagues but for everyone.
Drawing from my childhood curiosity I have realised that they have an OB book also known as an occurrence book.
In modern usage, an occurrence book is a notebook used by police, security guards and watchmen to document anything that happened during the hours they are on active duty or on patrol.
The security teams also have books where they log in and out human and vehicular traffic.
If I ever hear anyone say that security teams are not hard working, I may just throw a tantrum or look for a weak door to slam so that when it falls, it catches everyone’s attention. These teams need so much support from other colleagues. Talk about the night shifts and the risks that come with the shifts, even the day shifts have their own challenges.
I have seen them keep hope alive and work as best as they can, keeping a positive attitude. The reason why I have decided to salute my security family and the security teams everywhere is that we have so much to learn and implement from just the way they work.
I have been in situations where women or girls who can read and right and are not disadvantaged in anyway, cannot remember something they ate or when they last had their menstrual period.
Goodness, for me that is basic information for every female.
If they are caregivers, then they should monitor the menstrual period on behalf of their ward. Then observations are key, have an OB book if you must!
Was the flow heavier than usual, any clots? Take a patrol around your body, it is one yard that you must keep secure.
Why should you wait for someone to ask if you have always had what looks like a pimple and you strain yourself to try to take a look? Who do you want to know your body more than yourself?
All your body parts are critical family relatives that you need. Each one of them is important! What you do or do not do will come to haunt you.
If you have lax security teams, you will be surprised one day when you are invaded.
If something is to happen know that you did your best to always be alert.
Our bodies are the most valuable properties that we need to guard. Let us learn from security teams!
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