Remarkable

Fellow South Africans, this is a call to all the sour, negative, insecure people across the country who have today expressed their discontent at the treatment Vuyo Mbulo has received today [Friday]. For you who felt that it was unnecessary for the SABC to broadcast the funeral service of Vuyo Mbuli, who felt that He was just an ordinary citizen and did not deserve for the national flag to fly at half mast, who felt that the attention He received was reserved for dignitaries because you felt that He was just a news reader, just a radio presenter and just an ordinary citizen.
He was more than just that to most of us, He was more than just that to some, He was more than just that to His family and friends, Vuyo Mbuli was a remarkable person. He was a Hero to many South Africans, in a time when we have almost none.
We as South Africans are so used to switching on our televisions, listening to the radio, reading the newspaper and all we hear and see is crime, corruption and sickness, our daily lives are flooded with bad news but every single morning one man reminded us that there is still some good in South Africa, one man who gave us a reason to smile. Vuyo was one of the few great South Africans who strived to make this country better and therefore we celebrate him.
Feel free to pack your bags because we need less people like you and more people like Vuyo who spread hope, who can unite and inspire people across all color lines, backgrounds, believes and class.
To you who feel that it would have been a waste for SABC to have broadcasted his funeral service, just know that to many South Africans that was the only way to see their Icon, their Hero, their Mr.hey tada and their only way to bid him farewell in the same manner in which they came to know him. Just take five seconds and ask yourself if you can deem another not worthy, what makes you worthy?
So maybe you guys are right, maybe Vuyo Mbuli didn’t deserve the tribute but we gave him that recognition because despite our differences for one hour every morning we all had one thing in common…
To his family, thank you for sharing him with us,
to the SABC, thank for presenting him to us,
and to God, thank you for lending him to us.
So to the man who lit up our homes every morning with his bright smile and his awesome personality and his fun sense of humor, I say thank you for being brave, passionate, extraordinary and most of all for being You.
Your voice has fallen silent but the legacy you left lives on in each one of us…
VUYO MBULI…SHARP, SHARP.
By: Eric Kok