\u2019n Groep dapper stappers het die afgelope naweek saam met die Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) in die historiese spore van die Voortrekkerleier Piet Retief op sy geboorteplaas gestap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Piet Retief het die eerste 27 jaar van sy lewe op Welvanpas, Wellington, deurgebring \u2013 een van die feite oor hierdie Groot Trek-leier wat die stappers so langs die roete kon ontdek, saam met vele ander wat teen die bome langs die roete is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rinie Hansen, een van die stappers, s\u00ea hierdie ervaring was nie net pret nie, maar ook ongelooflik verrykend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie prettige manier van blootstelling en bewusmaking van ons ryk erfenis help oud en jonk om die feite te onthou. Ek het opnuut weer geleer dat \u2019n sterk leier nodig is saam met orde en struktuur. Ons het dit broodnodig in die tydsgees waarin ons leef. Ons eer \u2019n leier wat op \u2019n tragiese wyse die hoogste prys betaal het. Sy eerlikheid, integriteit en opregte bedoelings word gesalueer,\u201d s\u00ea Hansen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Juanine Kok, kultuurko\u00f6rdineerder van die FAK in die suidelike streke, s\u00ea dit voel of \u2019n mens Piet Retief op die staproete amper persoonlik leer ken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy was \u2019n man met \u2019n ingebore talent om te kon regeer en wat soveel respek by trekkers tydens die Groot Trek gewen het dat hy met sy aankoms in Winburg as eerste goewerneur verkies is,\u201d s\u00ea Kok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die groep het op die roete \u2013 al langs \u2019n bergstroompie, deur varings, om wingerde, deur \u2019n dennebos, deur fynbos tot by \u2019n waterval \u2013 gesels en die lewe van die Groot Trek-leier bedink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alwyn Beetge se voorouers het saam met die Potgieter-trek die binneland ingevaar. Vir Beetge was hierdie ervaring opnuut \u2019n besef van die opoffering wat ons voorouers gemaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was \u2019n voorreg om in die voetspore van die 27-jarige Piet Retief te loop. As \u2019n nasaat van die Voortrekkers het die stap my opnuut laat besef watter opoffering hulle gemaak het vir hul drome van vryheid en reg. Hierdie geskiedenis-staptogte bring nuwe insigte en is verrykend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeanette Riley het ook haar stewels aangetrek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSoos altyd was dit \u2019n fantastiese brokkie geskiedenis oor Piet Retief en die feit dat dit op so \u2019n pragtige, geskiedenisryke plaas van die Retief-familie gedeel is, het dit soveel beter gemaak,\u201d s\u00ea Riley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Piet Retief was ook die outeur van die manifes waarin die redes vir die Groot Trek vervat is. Sy ideaal was om \u2019n vrye republiek vir sy mense tot stand te bring in Natal sonder vreemde inmenging en met \u2019n hawe sodat daar vrye toegang na die buitew\u00eareld was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit het hom in kontak gebring met die Zoeloekoning Dingaan, met wie hy vir grond onderhandel het. Dit het egter tragies ge\u00ebindig toe hy en ongeveer 70 man saam met hom, insluitend sy jong seun Pieter, verraderlik deur Dingaan se impi\u2019s op 6 Februarie 1838 vermoor is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Danie Langner, besturende direkteur van die FAK, s\u00ea Piet Retief kan vir ons almal \u2019n inspirasie as leier wees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie wysheid van Retief en die ongelooflike leiersvaardighede wat hy getoon het, het \u2019n impak gemaak op enigiemand wat met hom in kontak gekom het,\u201d s\u00ea Langner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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