We mistakenly think eternity is something waiting for us in the future. Many religions are anchored on that promise. But maybe eternity is not something we gain after death. Every moment of life already participates in it. The issue is not gaining eternity, but recognising our place within it.
@BlocMeYaWeakHo@thatssoyoncee Ayt, I get you. The disagreement is partly semantic.
My reading was that “no one” meant literally no one, which would include you.
@BlocMeYaWeakHo@thatssoyoncee You’re really going to sit there and claim you’d turn down Jay-Z if he showed interest in YOU? Not that it’d ever happen, but let’s be serious.
@PryvateFigure@thatssoyoncee You’re really going to sit there and claim you’d turn down Jay-Z if he showed interest in you? Not that it’d ever happen, but let’s be serious.
@Annie_Modiba Marriage is bigger than chemistry. The “safe” girl is often the one a man believes he can build a strong home with.
In many cultures, parents even arrange marriages because they’re thinking about the long-term picture, not just attraction.
I understand your point about public perception and elections. My point was narrower. Prof. Moya characterised the threat of litigation as a violation of freedom of expression. I disagree. The Constitution protects both freedom of expression and access to the courts. A person who believes they have been defamed is entitled to seek legal remedies. Whether exercising that right is politically wise is a separate question.
You’re arguing against a point no one made. My point was simply that freedom of expression is not the end of the matter. A person may choose to speak, but others have the right to seek legal recourse if they believe that speech has crossed a legal line. Public perception and electoral politics are separate issues entirely.
South Africans, please leave the rage bait and troll accounts alone. 😭 They’re farming your reactions for impressions and you’re giving them exactly what they want.
@koke_nkwe Marriage itself is an old institution designed to solve the problems of an older world.
Advice that sounds irrational today often made perfect sense in the social and economic conditions that produced it.