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Materialism in Zambia worries Charlotte

Materialism in Zambia worries Charlotte
By Mukosha Funga
Wed 21 Nov. 2012, 14:40 CAT

CHARLOTTE Scott says she is worried that Zambians have become too materialistic. Charlotte, who is Vice-President Dr Guy Scott's wife, said in an interview recently that there was a problem of materialism in Zambia.

"I think there is a problem of materialism in Zambia. Materialism is a culture that is not only in Zambia but in Africa as a whole," she said.

Charlotte added that materialism led to dissatisfaction as people desire to identify themselves with what they own.

"The problem with it is that ultimately it is not satisfactory because materialism is the desire to show yourself through what you own as compared to what others own and therefore what happens is you will always be dissatisfied," she said.

Charlotte said there was need to derive pleasure from human relations and not material possessions.

"Human relations are very important and they are expressed through people and not through objects. It is not always about fancy things and fancy places," she said.

And Charlotte said Vice-President Scott is overwhelmingly dedicated to Zambia.
"He is overwhelmingly committed to Zambia. He is un-materialistic and very clever," she said.
Charlotte said the past one year of the PF in government had been very busy for both of them.

"The last one year has been busy and it keeps getting busier all the time. It is unusual that either of us gets a whole day off from events but it is a huge privilege and honour to be able to participate in so many different things. You get to see wonderful things happening and so much positive progress in different dimensions," Charlotte said.

She said having no small children came in handy to facilitate her busy schedule.
"We don't have small kids at home. The youngest child is now off doing her thing in college so it is very much free and we are focused on keeping our programme together.

And you just keep it all together by having a watch and a diary," she said, adding; "You have to keep your health good, energy levels good and you have to go to bed early, it can be a bit exhausting but the teams that are around to give support are very professional and supportive so we keep things going."

Charlotte said she especially enjoyed events where her husband (Vice-President Scott) was present.

"We usually catch up after work if he gets home before 20:00 hours from Parliament. It is always fun when we attend functions and we are together.

But again when you have been married for a long time you know each other too well, so you do not have to spend all your moments together," said Charlotte.

Labels: CHARLOTTE SCOTT, GUY SCOTT, PF

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