Don’t be fooled by your outward appearances. It’s not hard to tell how truly immature Kuami Eugene is when you read his comment:
“Dating me will be difficult. You should have a tough skin to date me. If you want to have me to yourself, it’s going to take some sacrifices because people will just not allow you to date me. Everybody wants a piece of me. You’ll get a lot of hatred for yourself, they will come at you. People will come to you to say bad things about me to lose me”. (Kuami Eugene)
I thought Kuami Eugene was a person of outstanding character.
Though famous throughout Ghana, he always wore a warm smile but he is very arrogant.
Just imagine me flying from Amsterdam to Ghana.The flight distance from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Accra (Ghana) is 3245 miles. This is equivalent to 5221 kilometres or 2818 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. It takes 6:59 hours to arrive. With the intention that I am going to meet my sweet heart.
That is very impressive. With that beautiful heart to travel all that miles to meet your sweet heart is a sign of peace, love and obviously a sign of tremendous regard you have for that person.
The survey certainly reflects the time we live in, not necessarily negatively. In Ghana, many women have fought with their lives to obtain true love and it seems to them that true love doesn’t exist in men.
Well, it took me many years to get it out of my mind, to automatically think that men who boast of high status in our society are fortunate or those who enjoys fame are admirable, and that one who is a musician with great fame, money and properties are respectable?
TSASI: These perceptions are misguided illusions.
Every time I thought about it, something that has happened to me, so many of the men up there are unreal, and it leaves me with the question: Who, then, is fortunate? Who is responsible? Who is genuinely a man of truth and integrity?
Granted, these are difficult questions, but be assured that the answers have nothing to do with outward appearance as Kuami Eugene described it.
In Ghana, there seems to be an obsession with young girls who want to get into marrying men, and subsequently, a nice good looking man with a good body with a lot of money. Hardly any of these young girls thoughts seems to be given to their development.
Miss Joselyn: Indeed, all over the world, Ghanaian women are described as men snatchers and the men are also described as women snatchers. They tend to view Ghanaians as people preoccupied with money.
It is true because it appears in recent newspapers that Ghana’s own MP’s and ministers are involved in Galamsey which is a great tragedy for a nation like Ghana if its own ministers and MP’s would malfunction.
Each Ghanaian knows him or herself better than I know. The idea of Kuami Eugene valuing himself better than other young girls is based on emotion or ill intention.
That is why it’s important that Kuami Eugene view himself from now on with great respect, pondering from time to time, ” Am I living a respectable life?”
I see Kuami Eugene on social media and thought: “He’s so cool and to become a young Ghanaian celebrity!”
But rather he must be a shallow, superficial person who dazzled with illusions and lost sight of his true self.
The strength of many Ghanaian youths today is demonstrated by how many viewers they have on social media and likes, even if they are to hearing silly contents.
It all comes down to how strong one is as an individual human being, to whether one has the strength and determination to contribute to people’s happiness.
What you are describing are the harmful effects of society’s overemphasis on being a celebrity. In Ghana today, some celebrities are not taught the all-essential whys and wherefores of things and events, nor are they taught the path they should follow as human beings.
This negligence causes them needless suffering and has caused Ghana to become a lamentable country.
So what do you do in such a situation? Hold a grudge against society, your girlfriends, your parents or yourselves? Will you feel happy then? I don’t think so.
Young people are each precious and irreplaceable. Please do not allow yourselves to succumb to negativity and cynicism. Suffering is to be found in any era.
Ghana today is facing challenges and this is the time of problems, pain and confusion.
And becoming a celebrity is probably not the only source of worry or anguish you face. You may have problems at home, with your health, with how you feel about your looks, with members of the opposite sex or with friends.
Feelings of pain, insecurity, frustration and sadness may assail you. Youth means grappling with all kinds of problems. It means resolving them, in spite of all difficulties, pushing aside the dark clouds of despair and advancing toward the sun, toward hope. This strength is the hallmark of youth.
Having problems, making mistakes or feeling regrets is only natural. What’s important is to be undefeated by them. In the midst of worries and struggles, always look forward and advance.
Suppose you are lost in the jungle. You want to find your way out and reach the ocean but don’t know which way to go. What do you do?
The answer is to keep moving ahead, taking a course that leads to a river. If you follow the river downstream, you will eventually reach the ocean. The important thing is to keep pressing forward.
While struggling with various problems it is vital that you look for the old wise men or women in society or in your community and ask for some advice before coming to lament on social media.
This is not the image of the Ghana we want.
Thank you Miss Joselyn.
