Chris van der Westhuizen

Die waarheid, liefde en geluk...

Ek is ’n ou van vele,
Óf is ons nou die minderheid,
Wat opsoek is na die waarheid,
Na liefde en geluk.

Die waarheid is die liefde,
In die vorm van respek,
Want sonder naasteliefde
Lý 'n volk aan groot gebrek.

Liefde het so veel betekenis,
En soms kan jy jou wis,
Van TV-liefde, met hul twis,
En ware liefde, wat baie mense mis.

Om te jol, te rook en drink,
Begin 'n mens van binne stink.
Om "in" te wees, is soos 'n drang,
Veroorsaak deur die listige slang.

Wie hul geluk in God kan vind,
Is met die sterkste krag verbind.
Want God is waarheid, liefde, geluk,
Wat my lewe lei op die regte druk.

                              Chris M. v/d Westhuizen '1992 (graad 11)

The Truth, Love, and Joy

I’m just a guy among the crowd,
or maybe now a smaller kind,
still searching through the noise and doubt
for truth, for love, for peace of mind.

The truth is love in purest form -
a deep respect, sincere and kind.
Without such love for those around,
a nation falters, lost and blind.

Love holds so many shades and names,
and sometimes we are fooled by this -
TV love, with fights and games,
and true love, so many miss.

To party, smoke, and drink with pride
rots a person from inside.
That craving just to "fit right in"
is stirred by the old serpent’s grin.

But those who find their joy in God
are held by strength no force can shake.
For God is truth, and love, and joy -
the One who sets my path awake.

                              Chris M. v/d Westhuizen '1992 (Grade 11 - Translated from Afrikaans)