Monday 11 February 2013

South Africa needs chocolate!

Our country is in crisis. Driving to town, I pass poster after poster reminding me of non-delivery, price hikes and strikes. Last week I heard a report on the radio about a teacher in the United Kingdom who has resorted to chocolate in his classroom. Use of chocolate as a reward improves the obedience and performance levels of the children.
So, to our leaders — how about it? In these troubled times, isn’t chocolate the answer? While sorting out the electricity, fuel and food price hikes, feed the nation chocolate. You will have hordes of premenstrual women behind you (who will rant and rave if you don’t give them chocolate!)
It’s simple. Chocolate contains serotonin, which is a mood enhancer. It results in a feeling of well-being (something of which our nation is in desperate need). Ignore Harry Seftel. Actually, he does speak about moderation in everything and he has never said “No chocolate!” Anyway, chocolate has the dietary fibre lignin, which reduces blood pressure and cholesterol, and it contains antioxidants, which reduce inflammation.
It’s stress that kills us, not chocolate. The benefits of chocolate outweigh the negatives of dairy fats, which supposedly clog our arteries. Perhaps we could throw in fat-free 100% cacao for those who worry after seeing Wally and his heart.
A country must be led from the front. Let’s have Thabo on TV, sharing his favourite brand. Is it Peppermint Crisp? Or an Aero, perhaps? But mostly, I see boxes of chocolate, truckfuls of chocolate, handed out free on every corner. Is this bribery and corruption? No, it’s about motivation. Proof of lower spending on credit, for instance, could earn a Toblerone. Civil servants (housed in chocolate factories) would be rewarded according to certain evidence produced. Citizens will forfeit leave for more Lindt. No more absenteeism. Productivity would increase.
Free chocolate will result in a happy, productive nation. It worked when I was a child. I was rewarded with a slab of chocolate when remembering my memory verse at Sunday school.
The system works well on a small scale. Used on a grand scale, it could turn the country around.
 
by Jenny Goodrick (2008)
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/jennygoodrick/2008/08/06/south-africa-needs-chocolate/
 
 
 

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