![]() His father, Jack van Rooyen, was first a clerk in the railways and later a karate instructor, whereas his mother, Marie, was a clerk of the high court in the capital and later a fitness instructor. That was the time before discipline became a human right but was believed to be a human responsibility,” he stated. “To be fair, and like most Namibians of my generation, I was brought up and disciplined by everybody, who insisted they had a bigger interest in me than my parents, apart from my parents, grandparents, teachers and everyone employed in the household, even the neighbours. Here in Namibia, he was brought up in a mainly working-class manner. Quinton possesses a Bjuris, LLB and Doctorate in Business and Leadership (Honoris Causa) from the International University of Management (IUM). The Durban-born businessman is the managing director and CEO of Trustco Holdings, a locally listed company that has branched out, specialising in insurance, finance, education and media, to mention a few. However, the 55-year-old husband and father of two said his biggest profound wish and inspiration in life is the urge to improve the lives of Namibians through business. Though it lacks the comforts of a shepherd’s security, a lion never wishes for the life of a sheep.Ī lion may hunger while a sheep is fed, but the fattest sheep is the lion’s meal.When asked how he takes denigration he constantly receives from people, especially on social media, in his line of work, Quinton van Rooyen, the sometimes dubbed controversial businessman, said: “Lions don’t lose sleep at the opinions of sheep”. The lion enjoys no such promises, wandering upon the mountains in search of a meal: hungry, but free. Will you strive for what is easy and safe? To follow close to the multitude? To remain within the fences that protect you from the outside but imprison you within its boundaries? Or will you travel the path you choose, exploring freely in the dangerous forests of life, leading your own way in a planet filled with followers?Īt sunset, the sheep are herded back into their prison and fed until they drift into sleep. People are not born as sheep or lions but must choose a path for themselves. Is it the lion’s stupidity that keeps it from a life of leisure? How can so many sheep be wrong, as they grow fatter on the shepherd’s food? Why would any creature choose to run free in the dangerous and uncertain wilderness? As human sheep boast of their slothful lives of ease and criticize any who work to better themselves, the shepherds pay no heed. Leaders must have unwavering confidence in their decision to choose effort over leisure. Though they rebel by day, they always wander home to their cages by night. They scream in protest when they are fenced in and herded - angry that they are not free like the lions - but accept the shepherd’s food nonetheless. They desire freedom but rely on others to provide their comforts, striving for riches but investing little effort to attain it. To those who simply wait for them to arrive. A lion must hunt and chase its meals, but feasts on anything it catches. Though the plate of the sheep is filled, it is only with the food of its master’s choosing. ![]() Though the lion must hunt for its own food and search for its own shelter, it is free to roam where it wishes and requires no one to open its gate. Theirs is a lifetime of servitude - one that is comfortable but ends at the shepherd’s whim. The sheep are bred to be weaker of mind and body, to require the shepherd’s protection so greatly that they can be free of physical chains but never stray. They fatten themselves on the shepherd’s food, thriving into a multitude that outnumbers the lions.īut these comforts bind the sheep into slavery. ![]() Sheep are given food and water freely by their shepherd, and are protected from predators by shelters they did not build. The life of a sheep is easier than the life of a lion. Lions don’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep ![]()
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