WHITE TEETH?

 MENO MASWEU A BOLAYA A TSHEGA

Meno: Teeth

Masweu: White

A bolaya: Hurts

A tshega: When laughing

Teeth white hurts when laughing… (Huh?). Doesn’t make much sense right? Well that’s the direct translation of this famous Setswana proverb. This maxim has the same meaning in English as, “not all that glitters is gold”. It means that just because something (or someone) appears to be good or valuable does not mean that it (or one) truly is. In other words, something may not be as beneficial or as valuable as it appears or that anything that seems to be good on the surface, might not be when you look at it more closely. People often use the adage when they reflect back on toxic relations or when warning against fake people. These are the phony folks that always wear a big bright smile on their faces, (OK, I have nothing against beautiful smiles!) while in actual fact they really aren’t smiling, but pretending (I’d like to say plastic surgery smiles. you know, those smiles that don’t reflect in the eyes?). In essence, white teeth may just look pretty and precious, but they might be hurting or painful from cavities. I have never really understood why people pretend! Perhaps they want to make a good impression about themselves to you, or maybe just looking to get something from you? But what could that something possibly be? You Only Hear From Them When They Need or Want Something,

“Oh, hey… I haven’t talked to you in forever, how are you doing? Do you have airtime on your phone? See, I have a situation and I urgently need to call my boss, can you please recharge my bill?

Charming, right? And more common than you might realize. You might not have heard from this person for six months or more, but funny how you came to mind as soon as they are in need. Question is; is it really worth it to get something like friendship, help or money from someone you really don’t like? Well, if you’ve proven that you’ll come to this person’s rescue whenever needed, that’s the role they’ve labelled you with: the helper, the fixer, the one they can depend on. Perhaps they’re after your happiness and want to be part of the plan to see your down fall? so Be careful who you trust. some people aren't satisfied until they sabotage someone else's happiness. Or could it be that they want to be in your life just to take the front row seat to watch you go through pain in life? This kind will always come for updates on the latest gossip or current events in your life, they’ll pretend to be happy for you when things are going well with you, funny how they always disappear when you need them the most or going through a rough patch (Yeah, that’s not a real friend at all). Fake is the purest of evil I’m telling you. Rather unmask and show your pure intentions and clearly show that you are an enemy than to disguise. The most poisonous people come disguised as friends or even family with a Colgate smile. Yeash! (Scary right?). One thing to note in life is that, not everyone who laughs with you, loves you. Meno masweu a bolaya a tshega, do not be deceived by looks because a person may look innocent when they are not. I believe we have been given that sixth sense that will always give you a feeling of uneasiness around those people, no matter how nice they pretend to be, or how beautiful and wide their smile may be around you ( lol! at least I know I do). U can fake a smile, but never feelings. Don’t be Meno masweu, the fake folk. Or rather, don’t be deceived. They will kill you with a smile... BEWARE! MENO MASWEU A BOLAYA A TSHEGA.

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