Wow! What a beautiful view it is from where I am sitting: ?? breathtaking. Beautiful, cheerful smiles all over. 

Camps Bay in Cape Town is definitely one of the most beautiful places in South Africa. So I am out here on a holiday, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, enjoying a glass of limited, great mature, fine dry red wine and the most delicious pizza I've ever tasted in my life at a restaurant called Col'Cacchio. 

Good music to make this the most beautiful peaceful moment of my lifetime is playing in the background. Round about this time one of my favorite songs of all time,"WHO'S FOOLING WHO?" is playing....

Now with all the above said; at that moment I was supposed to be the happiest man ever... but that song sent me straight into depression mode. It reminded me of the sad reality of life.

I mean, how on earth can I ever have peace of mind when eagles are being fooled into believing that they can't fly because they are chickens and chickens don't fly? My friend, you are an eagle and you are destined for greatness, to soar high above the clouds and not to remain on the ground like the chicken you are being fooled to believe you are. 

Someone, please tell me how I can be at ease when millions of youth are being fooled into believing that they are not looking good enough to be on tv; when they’re being fooled into believing that they don't have "radio voices"? When people are being fooled into believing that they’re too fat to be models? 

Too dumb to achieve anything? Oh God, please open the gates of heaven and send me an angel to help me understand how I am supposed to sleep peacefully every night when so much potential you placed in each and every one of us is going down the drain, simply because someone was fooled into believing that they’re not good enough to make it. 

Oh guardian angel, kindly tell me how I can enjoy a beautiful rest at night when everyday people are giving up on their dreams because they have been fooled into believing that it’s impossible. But how can that ever be true when the WORD says: "For everything is possible through Jesus Christ who strengthens me?"

I just can't help it but let tears of sadness roll down my face right now when I think of how many people have given up on love simply because they were fooled into believing that they’re not worthy to be loved, but rather to be used. 

Here's a butcher’s knife: Someone please come rip open my rib cage and take my heart out and spare me the suffering of waking up every day, seeing people finding it so much easier to believe what others say about them as opposed to believing what they know about themselves and what they tell themselves.

I'm running out of breath. I can't take this anymore, someone kindly please switch off this life support machine that's keeping me alive: I can't bear the pain of seeing people giving up on their dreams and ambitions because they have been fooled into believing that, if something takes long for you to achieve, then clearly it's not meant for you. But God *crying*... 

How can that ever be true when a "delay is not a denial?" How can it be true when a failure or setback is nothing but a step back to set you up for a comeback?

Ladies and gentlemen, each and every single one of us is PURPOSEFULLY and WONDERFULLY made. Discover your potential! Your passion! And stop being fooled!

Today being a CHOOSEDAY; I double dare you to make a CHOICE not to ever be fooled.

Happy CHOOSEDAY

#NoAlarmClockNeededMyChoiceWakesMeUp

Fannie Zim is a practicing and Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.