A case of the blind leading those who can see

Congratulations and very well done to our heroes Ananias Shikongo and Johannes Nambala and their guides.
Their story is the ultimate expression of grit, determination, persistence and the overcoming of great odds in order to achieve their vision and goals.
It just shows that with very little in terms of material and financial support, but with a lot of dedication, hard work and willpower, anything is possible and can be achieved even on the biggest international stages of them all.
They are certainly giving all Namibians a master class in what it is, what it takes and what is important in order to succeed in any given calling in life.
There cannot be a bigger contrast between them and some of the other segments in our society. On the front page of one of our leading daily newspapers last Friday, there is a big picture of our heroes being paraded through the streets of the Capital and right underneath there is an article about the disease that is so endemic in our country and is bleeding it dry.
This, far from being an isolated case, is unfortunately just another example of the cancer that is the corruption and misappropriation of public funds, eating away at the money that is meant to be spent on all the faceless Shikongos and Nambalas in our country, both present and future.
The most worrying thing of all however, is the culture of tolerance that is being exerted towards these misdemeanours and the seemingly total lack of will and ability to tackle and confront these head on - directly opposed to the story of our Paralympic heroes.
Will it take the action taken, deeds done and accomplishments achieved by two visually impaired men, to open our eyes and lead the way for us to see?