Lockdown 28

Lockdown Day 28 - 23 April 2020

Dear Mr Prez,

today I would like to talk to you. Actually I’ve wanted to talk to you for a long time. Ever since it became evident you would become Prez. I even have a letter saved in drafts I wrote in those days and had plans to actually email it to you this year. And I also wanted to meet you and have a long talk. But now, things don’t look to good for that. So that is why I decided to talk to you on the eve of a post lockdown SA, because I suspect you are going to be even busier after this. 

I want to talk to you about a person we both knew. A person who is no longer with us, but who left a deep impression on us both. I want to know who Cyril was in those times and what dreams he had. I want to know if those dreams have ever made it onto your life agenda. I want to look into your eyes and see the depth I see on tv when you talk to the people. I want to know who your “go-to-person” is and what you think about when you walk into your office everyday. I would love to talk to you about how you stay true and real. About your first thought when you wake up in the morning and the last before you retire in the evening. 

I hope with my whole heart that one day we will be able to meet, talk and laugh together. Mr Prez, I would like to make you the best cup of coffee I can and talk about your faith that has touched my heart. Because every time you say may God bless our country, I know that you also know that God’s got this.