{"id":251956,"date":"2020-04-28T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251956\/look-at-all-the-good-that-is-being-done-3\/"},"modified":"2020-04-28T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T08:12:16","slug":"look-at-all-the-good-that-is-being-done-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2020\/04\/28\/look-at-all-the-good-that-is-being-done-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at all the good that is being done"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gaby writes via email:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today I have never felt more proud to be South African.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>We all know what a difficult time it has been not only for us here but for others around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>We have all had to take a step back from our normal daily lives and many have been impacted in such devastating ways.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, and very sadly, you get those few selfish individuals who try to take advantage of others at a time like this.<\/p>\n<p>You even get those who only seem to feel the need to spread negative news.<\/p>\n<p>This is very heartbreaking on top of an already sad situation.<\/p>\n<p>However, my reason for typing this is not to focus on the negative but rather to point out how the majority of South Africans have come together at a time like this and shown such compassion and generosity.<\/p>\n<p>My hope is that we can all try and be a bit more positive.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, times are tough but it certainly doesn\u2019t help when those few individuals go on about only the negative.<\/p>\n<p>Look at all the good that is being done.<\/p>\n<p>Change your perspective and just maybe you will start to feel motivated and inspired by the humanity of so many people around us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:busiv@caxton.co.za\"><strong>busiv@caxton.co.za.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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