We were born out of a ruthless war, say youths

Lawrence Chitumba Correspondent
YOUTHS from tertiary institutions have shot down the notion that they are born frees arguing that they were born out of a ruthless war when their fore-parents sacrificed their lives to fight for the country’s independence.

Speaking during the Independence Dialogue held in Bindura last week, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University students, Blessing Tembo and Tinashe Nyamugafata, said youths should honour their forefathers’ efforts and cherish the sweat and blood they lost for them.

“Some say we are born-frees and we will die free, but that is not true for Zimbabwe. We were born out of ruthless wars. We fought our way out of the oppression, gross human violations and grave suffering into a life we live freely and peacefully today,” they said.

“Our foreparents took the load upon themselves to fight for our independence. We should therefore honour their efforts and cherish the sweat and blood they lost for us. They brought us to an understanding that freedom is born out of sacrifice, it does not come on a silver platter, and we fight for it.

“Independence does have a price and we are honoured to say that the price has already been paid. The value of independence and its sacredness should continue to be passed on from one generation to another.”

They said the youths should stand proud and be the Zimbabweans they want to be and shape the country the way they want it to be since they were freed from oppression by their forefathers adding that there was need to extend the freedom to all facets of life including economics, industry, and academia among others.