LIFE MUST GO ON

 

Adeladius Makwega – MBAGALA

 

“Did you hear that Shemelekwa has been removed from his position? That man was a very good person. I spoke to him, and he told me he would help me. Now, I guess that is the end of that.”

 

This was part of a conversation on September 30, 2026, when Mwanakwetu spoke with a relative whom he had known for several years. The conversation began with those words.

 

Mwanakwetu replied:

 

“Isn’t he a teacher? Perhaps his livelihood from that position has come to an end. You never know what God has prepared for him, or what God may have protected him from.”

 

The relative then asked:

 

“What happens to someone after they are removed from their position?”

 

Mwanakwetu replied:

 

“It is a normal thing. Besides, Shemelekwa was removed while he was at home. In this country, people have been removed from their positions while the media broadcast the events live.

There are people who have been removed from their positions at State House, in meetings attended by more than a thousand people. Life must go on.

The most important thing is to be strong, accept the situation, and move forward.”

 

The relative asked again:

 

“So, will Shemelekwa return to his previous job?”

Mwanakwetu replied:

“That is precisely what matters. If he is a teacher, then he should return to teaching and give it his whole heart.

 

“You know, you can do certain jobs and earn a good income, but fail to grow spiritually. In the end, you may become a proud, hateful and bitter person. If you are doing a job and, in the process, you are becoming a worse person, that is dangerous.

It is better for a person to grow in faith. It is better to have the fear of God because we are only passing through this world.”

The relative agreed with those words:

“That is true.”

He then continued:

“Today, there are people you could ask: ‘My brother, on October 29, 2025, Tanzania went through a difficult situation. Where were you, who were you with, and what were you doing?’

Then you could ask them to name the people they were with so that those people could come and confirm the truth. There are some people who would not be able to answer that question.”

 

Mwanakwetu added:

“You know, after being removed from a position, when you return to your previous profession and do it wholeheartedly, that can earn you respect even from the people in your profession who remained there.

They will respect you because you will have become an example of someone who went through a difficult experience but did not give up. You may have been removed from one position, but you can return to your original profession and perform it with integrity and dedication.

It is not good for someone to fear losing a position to the extent that they become a different person. A person should not become a rogue or a savage simply because they want to protect their position. That is not right.”

After that conversation, Mwanakwetu said goodbye to his relative and continued on his way to have lunch. It was only a short journey.

 

As he walked, he suddenly remembered Mwita Waitara Mwikabwe, a Member of Parliament for the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) from the Mara Region.

 

Mwanakwetu said to himself:

“Waitara is a very good Basic Mathematics teacher. When he teaches the subject, students understand him very well.

If he were a Professor of Mathematics, he could do a great deal to educate society about the subject. With his teaching talent, he could also write Mathematics textbooks and make a significant contribution to society.

But now he has invested his energy in politics, where, in my view, CCM politics does not require much use of mathematical logic.”

 

These thoughts led Mwanakwetu to reflect more deeply on life, work and the different positions that human beings occupy throughout their lives.

 

Sometimes a person may be removed from a particular position and believe that their life has come to an end. Yet that moment may actually mark the beginning of another chapter in their life.

 

A job can change. A position can be lost. A title can disappear. But a person's talent, profession, character and faith can remain important parts of their life.

 

That is why, when a person encounters challenges in life, they should remain strong, accept the situation and keep moving forward.

 

These are some of the thoughts Mwanakwetu drew from that conversation, together with his own reflections and memories, and decided to share in this article.

 

And in the end, one question remains:

Mwanakwetu, are you there?

Remember.

“Life Must Go On.”

Wishing you a good day.

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