{"id":987,"date":"2015-07-27T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/povojournal\/?p=987"},"modified":"2015-07-27T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T14:34:00","slug":"cognitive-chimurenga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/povo.africa\/journal\/cognitive-chimurenga\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Chimurenga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liberation of the mind, mine is a Cognitive Chimurenga\u2026&nbsp;<br>Armed with a questioning mind, calculated risks, informed opinion,<br>with a dash of brilliance which makes others think ndinopenga!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve learnt that life is too short to remain smacked or hooked on things and people that erode and eat at your soul\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dig deep within yourself, mind, body and soul\u2026 do what you have to, for you to feel celestially whole.<br>Challenge yourself to cross and conquer the barb wired, mediocre, mental border\u2026<br>If need be, barbarically attack through vigorous reading and critical engagements of the enlightened in nature\u2026<br>Work.Play.Sleep. not necessarily in that order\u2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maximize your fullest potential with enlightened cognizance, that\u2019s not a suggestion, that\u2019s an ORDER!&nbsp;<br>If you never try, you\u2019ll never know just what you\u2019re worth\u2026<br>Go forth and liberate your mind, to realize your worth!<br>Like all great battles it will not be easy\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ll manipulate your weakness and insecurities with scriptures that make you ridicule and trivialize the customs of your people\u2026<br>As with all battles, you must question it all, stand tall in your convictions for they prey on the feeble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guard the gates of your mind like the warriors of Torwa na Kami\u2026<br>Leave a trail and legacy like that of Rekai Tangwena<br>With the resilience and influence of Mbuya Nehanda\u2026<br>The wit and precision of Sekuru Kaguvi\u2026<br>The persistence of Chinotimba\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relentlessly inquisitive and critical narratives of the intellectual elite\u2026&nbsp;<br>The charisma of a foresighted and articulate veteran charmer\u2026<br>Let the world not be robbed your warmth and compassion\u2026<br>For your ordinarily abstract mind may make others question kuti uno penga\u2026<br>Go forth dear comrade, VIVA Cognitive Chimurenga!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberation of the mind, mine is a Cognitive Chimurenga\u2026&nbsp;Armed with a questioning mind, calculated risks, informed opinion,with a dash of brilliance which makes others think ndinopenga! 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