Thus I have formulated my
own:
I…………, ID Number …….., presently residing ……… in the……… District of the
…… Region, do hereby declare on oath that I will be faithful to the Republic of
Namibia, observe its laws, promote all that which will advance it and oppose
all that may harm it.
So Help Me God.
The singing of the
National Anthem and the above oath has given me a lot of strength each morning
as I prepared this second edition, and I hope I will continue to sing the
anthem in the morning and re-affirm my oath as often as is necessary.
I noted that in this
process I sing to my motherland, but have no mention of fatherland. As a matter
of biology, this is my fathers-land and South Africa is my mothers-land.
This got me thinking: I
should sing to my motherland and work for a better fatherland. It has always
been part of our human culture that a father has been out to work, while the
mother works at home. Perhaps in Namibia, we have become a motherland and our
people have forgotten we have a fatherland and that father expects you to work.
Namibia our Fatherland, we
must have the right to work. Our fathers must be able to provide for their
children. Our children must know that there is an aim for their efforts at
school: It is to get a meaningful work that will contribute to the well-being
of Namibia and all who reside in it.
I want this in our Constitution, and while we are at it, there are a couple more things….
I want this in our Constitution, and while we are at it, there are a couple more things….
