Talk is everything...cheap or otherwise....

They say talk is cheap if you do not walk the talk and live the talk……

Promises are nothing more but cheap talk if they are not fulfilled right? What do you make of them or call them should they get fulfilled, cheap talk? Expensive talk? Is there such a thing?

Blah blah bla this and yadi yadi yadi that…I am great at doing this, I am greater than my whole family combined, my brains sustains my family, the money I make can feed you and your family for a year….etc…!! All that is cheap talk right….?

I applaud those who can speak their minds out freely and carelessly. As bad a thing as it is, I get it that it liberates their thoughts and their actions are backed by their words.

I applaud those who are selfish with themselves, as much as they take from others, have expectations from others, and horde everything else to themselves, they sure know how to save themselves pain, chances of being taken advantage of, possibilities of losing possessions or emotions they hold dear to heart.

I applaud those who do not care about anything else expect today. They seem to live in a world full not only on satisfactions but accomplishments. They live for today with no worries about tomorrow or what might go wrong or right should that tomorrow come. Their worries are limited and end once the sun goes down and sleep takes over.

I applaud those living in a fantasy driven by arrogance and ignorance, deep down inside, we sometimes wish we could harness their ability to think that the world revolves around them or that their fathers built the universe and the whole galaxy……they think you and I owe them a favor for crossing paths with them…they think pride is everything that matters, screw everyone and everything else….!

I applaud those with no ambition, what more can they want? They got people to provide for them, they have inheritances waiting to fall onto their laps, they have everything them deem worth having without the experience of breaking a sweat……

I applaud all these people and many other more with similar mentalities, objectives and approach to life, for without them, my views and objectives in life would have been limited to a small portion of possibilities and no encouragement to do better would have been gained in any ways….

 I applaud the most, those, who against all odds, made it past the milestone their parents and parent’s parents left off.

Those raising a string of cousins, aunts and relatives with a salary other’s call “an installment for my German Beauty minus the fuel she consumes”.

Those playing father and mother roles to families of 5 all younger than 20 years in age.

Those selfless enough to adopt that child from the corner who’s parents gave up on him/her and her ambitions to have a matric certificate under his/her name.

Those selfless enough to give back to the community without fishing for applause and rewards from politicians, community leaders or prominent beings with high social ranks/standings.

Those who pass on the knowledge they have, the cultural teachings, character molding and instilling values and morals to the next generation.

I applaud those who live in the suburbs but they have never forgotten their roots….and still have a strong respect for their tradition and culture.

I give thanks to you, for being who you are, for sharing your thoughts, for sharing your knowledge, for sharing your views and for helping me become who I am today by reflecting on your doings, the path you’ve taken, your failures, successes and determination to making a change.

Talk is cheap after all, question is, who can put monetary value on your life and what you choose to listen to or emulate? Be the change you want to see in the world and never be scared to speak your mind out, follow your heart, be foolish or admit you’ve made the wrong choices or took a wrong turn somewhere down the line……Life is all about that and more. The known, the mysterious, the ups and downs, bad and good choices, lighting a fire and getting burnt to knowing how to control the flame.

Life is you and you are what you make of it…..

Learn to let it all go…talk is cheap but a few can put value to many a word said and unsaid!