August Editorial - 2025
"The secret of genius is to carry the child's spirit into old age, which means never losing enthusiasm." (Aldous Huxley)
In this month of August I would like to deepen this concept of "enthusiasm" related to our capacity for humanitarian service.
Unfortunately everything that surrounds us is, Everything that happens on a daily basis does not favor our enthusiasm!
Let's see:
The Government's attitudes that, despite the good will, if we can say so, create palliatives of development programs at the national level, while poverty increases day by day... How many promises without basis for consistency in their fulfillment! The plans lack a complete vision of life in Mozambique. Just to mention one aspect: Population growth in Mozambique is not considered and is higher than all the various socio-economic interventions, not to mention the country's financial situation! And then the war situation in Cabo Delgado. Thousands and thousands of people who are on the run... "Since January 2025, ongoing violence and insecurity have displaced more than 95,000 people, many of whom still live in precarious conditions, with limited access to basic services and protection." How many more years will it take to establish PEACE? And every year the promises of PEACE are renewed, without a sincere reading of the problems that foment this destabilization!
The attitudes of some members of KULIMA who do not manifest deep dedication to our Institution, always considering themselves as workers, with the right to remuneration, lacking true interest and engagement in the life of the same Institution. I do not know if I have expressed myself clearly! Our KULIMA Organization must be made up of a group of people who assume the basic principles, Its Mission, Its Vision, its action plans, all the stages of growth, the moments of defeat and conquest. In short, each of us must consider the Institution as our own, as a belonging, and assume all the risks and commitments that this entails. Instead, every time a problem arises... everything is imputed to the boss, who must absorb everything! And that discourages sometimes!
The situations of political instability that affect many countries of the world, fomenting useless wars in more than fifty countries of the world. Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, North and South Sudan, Yemen, among others, and how many people are displaced and without home and food! Every day, every night, news of struggle, of deaths. The news becomes disgusting and demoralizes a lot. With the great mountain of experts of the United Nations... Not one can find ways to eliminate even 1% of wars. There are so many totalitarianisms in the world and the thirst for power is enormous! When all this is over, we hear news of PEACE, Reconciliation, economic progress, well-being, human rights and so many other news that make us come out of sadness…Added to all this, family situations, health problems, unfulfilled dreams, social unforeseen events, misfortunes that can happen within each of our families... In short, a whole series of problems that demoralize day by day our ability to live with joy and enthusiasm.
We must react to all this!
Having friends, having confidence in them, living with them, fighting with them... and in our case, to be immersed in the life of KULIMA, with its ups and downs, with the monitoring of the ongoing programs, all of which belong to us, and the life of KULIMA is our life.
The greater the dedication to our Institution, the more we will be away from anxiety and we will grow in the enthusiasm of life. The innovations that we are creating within our institution, the achievements of programs, the support we are giving to poor communities, the change in life that we are promoting among them... all this encourages us to pursue the paths of dedication and thinking of others.... We overcome all the sad moments that weaken us.
Carrying out live and impactful programs ennobles us and makes us grow in the enthusiasm of life!
Therefore, in addition to the practical ways to have a good mental balance, as it appears in psychology books, Accept the imperfection of everyday life... Practice gratitude... Defining small wins... Taking care of the support network... Conscious breathing... Daily movement... Regular sleep.... Balanced diet... Meditation or prayer... Therapeutic writing... Acts of kindness...
We must practice engagement in something that interests us a lot, in the life of our Institution, which continues to grow day by day with the collaboration of all of us!
I expect from everyone a growing engagement in the life of Our Institution. This will keep us happy, serene and strong, despite being immersed in so many social, political and economic problems.
Together we grow......... and for the good of all!
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Yours sincerely,
Dominic Liuzzi,
National Director of KULIMA.
