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My Dream Land - The Land of True Liberation is a “breath of fresh air”

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“This book acknowledges that true liberation has not yet been attained in six human agencies, namely the family, learning institution, workplace, church, community and political organisation”.

This striking statement forms part of the blurb on first-time author Bridget Mugivhi-Ramaite’s recently published book, My Dream Land – The Land of True Liberation.

On reading the text, a reader will deduce that the writer holds an entrenched view that there are people who are still being held in bondage by the popular belief of following the masses, even if it means getting into dirty situations or entrapments. She dreams of a land “where people are spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and economically liberated”.

The book has two parts: Part 1 is divided into six, well-crafted chapters on the family unit, learning institutions, the workplace, the church, and community and political organisations. The author starts by inviting the reader to find out the true meaning of the family, and points the reader to a number of questions regarding dysfunctional family units.

“Why do we have family members living under the same roof who can’t even talk to one another?” she asks in her book.

Mugivhi-Ramaite points out that there are both family behavioural factors and outside behavioural factors which contribute to acts of violence - a subject that has become very topical in the country.
“Whenever there are oppressive forces such as rape, child abuse, domestic violence, divorce, theft, murder, corruption and others, we need to check if families are playing their God-given role in shaping humanity,” she writes.

She believes that people don’t have to wear masks to conform to social, cultural and religious constructs.

“They have got to be true to themselves and freely transform those constructs which don’t serve their God-given purpose in life,” she said.

I have to say that this book is by no means a religious manual or pamphlet. People from across all religious and cultural backgrounds will find this book readable and accessible, as it tackles the issues which affect us all in everyday life, irrespective of our religious affliation. The text is poetic, concise and straightforward.

The author started her career in the nursing field. She is currently a social worker and spiritual development practitioner who provides holistic human development services through consulting and training facilitation. She runs her private office in Thohoyandou. So far, her practical experience in the health, psycho-social and spiritual development fields spans 33 years.

A reader, Thakhani Mudau, said: “This book brings a breath of fresh air into our time where young men forget about their responsibility as (young) fathers.”

Reviewing a book like My Dream Land – The Land of True Liberation is not an easy task because of the limited space available. The best thing is for the reader to go out and buy this book and read it
Mugivhi-Ramaite can be phoned at 079 382 8749 or 083 562 2300.

 
 

The writer, Bridget Mugivhi-Ramaite.
 

By: Tshifhiwa Mukwevho

Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.

 

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