Sizwe and Mpho Maboi share on responsibility and learning
Katlego Sekhu
The Siz The World team recently weighed in on the story of a mother who chose to give her daughter the answers to her homework rather than helping her work them out.
This raised the question: “How far do you let a person go before you give them the solutions to their problems?”
Sizwe Dhlomo shared his perspective.
“When you grow older, you realise that everything in life is a lesson. Even the tough times. They shape you so that you can become better for the future.
“I know that each and every one of us has faced a situation where we could have helped someone or eased their burden.”
As the eldest and only son in his family, Dhlomo understands the weight of responsibility. “I know that if anything happens, the responsibility ultimately falls on me,” he said.
However, he is mindful not to rob his siblings of the opportunity to learn.
“Because how I learned to be good with money was by sitting through business lessons at a young age. I wasn’t that good with people until I had to employ people and then learned how to speak to them and motivate them,” he reflected. “If I had an older brother, I don’t know if I would have learned those lessons.”
He continued, “Sometimes you just have to get burned by yourself. What I do instead of intervening when I see people making a mistake is I let them go all the way until they learn the lesson. But if it’s a matter of life and death, then I step in.”
Mpho Maboi, who is also the first-born in her family, shared her own experiences on the topic.
To hear the full discussion, listen to the podcast.
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