The upcoming youths watch as anyone who discharges a duty for the country, is given every necessary support. If in the course of rendering any service one encounters any problem, the nation would come to the rescue of such person. Why won’t the desire to do something burn in them? You will agree with me that Empires have risen and fallen but this great land has out lived many others and if Christ tarries, would even become greater. The secret is traced to that simple practice laid down by their fathers which, is passed on.
Our people have failed to wake up to realities and we attribute our ills to poverty and powerlessness. There is no one who came to the world with some money. We were all born stark naked. Some become rich while others are poor because of decisions they both make in life. Talking about power, reminds one of the roles taking to exercises or going to Gym plays in the body. You will still agree with me that the body chemistry is there from the word go. Some develop theirs while others chose to remain where they are.
WE ARE BOUNTIFULLY ENDOWED
It is wrong to feel or think that nature and as such God has not been so fair to us. We rather are the ones who have refused to look inside and see that of all the people on earth, God did extra ordinary Job in our lives and our continent. We are sincerely speaking, the envy of others! They desire to be like us except for our lukewarm attitudes. We are so lukewarm that we expect that things work themselves out. Most often even, I believe we would want God to come down and get things done for us especially to prove that He loves us. What a mind set! God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. It is our responsibility to cause that which exists in the spirit to come into the physical. We have however failed to do this.
It is even painful to observe that we are sitting and standing on wealth but are, busy looking elsewhere for what we already have! This I believe is what poverty is about and not a state of not having money as we have made it to look like! Our beautiful continent has become like a beautiful bride who seems to be having many prospectus proposals! We have failed to realize; that different men could not have developed such interests in her but, for the fact that there is something about her. In such scenario, such a beautiful bride could miss her season. When that becomes the state of affairs, the interests of men in her will be like that of passing through her but not having, abode there.
In other words, the men’s interests would be selfish. Different men will come proposing to her just because of what they want to get from her. That thing gotten, they grow wings and fly away! Whenever beauty fades, anything may likely happen to the once beautiful bride. In our case however, though the expression above has become that which the world may have had about us all along, but the thought of man hasn’t been the thought of God and will never be. Greater days are ahead of us and another season is here!
The more the plot and plan to abandon us after; having sucked us bare, thinking the well will go dry, the more other avenues are opened up unto us. We owe the Almighty thanks for His benevolences! It is however time to wake up and do something. Sincerely speaking, all we need do is to press the right knob and everything will kick start again. The campaigns against corruption which haven’t yielded any dividend so far will not be necessary because everyone
would become patriotic as soon as the right things are done, in the right way. One of the things I love my people for is our fighting spirit. The governments of most of our lands are not giving their citizens the necessary amenities due them. Individuals have struggled to make those things happen. Many are even ready to do more! What appears to be lacking is setting the ball rolling.
So then if those in leaderships can overturn those verdicts that have kept us at standstill situations and give the go ahead, many are just ready to fly. I heard of how a certain leader of the self acclaimed Giant of Africa in the time past used his office to kill the spirit of sports. What else would one say to a statement from the first citizen of a country who made, known the fact that there would be no appreciation to anyone who made the country proud in sports events! Ought that, be heard of?
Nevertheless it was upheld! Men and women had sleepless nights preparing for the various activities and when they brought honour to their countries, all they received in return was a presidential hand shake. While their counterparts elsewhere were given heroic welcomes as well as cash splashes. Such attitude was simply aimed at killing the desire to live and die for one’s country. Of a truth, there could be times that the government would decide to starve everyone to achieve a certain goal.
That is a different thing altogether but not, that while the politicians who do nothing smile to the banks, and even launder money overseas, those who chose to do us proud are discouraged. That is the highest level of evil. It is interesting, to note that the same president spent billions while trying to change the constitution of the land to enable him, have a third chance at the presidency. Though he never made it! This to a large extent, helped in killing the morale of the young men and women and their interests in sports. A good number of them even gave up their own citizenships and took that of other nations where they excelled globally. This was a result of pressing a wrong knob!
For years, that country suffered in the area of sports which, made it great in the time past due to this action from the then first citizen. This one is even known because it was made public. What about other aspects where those in leaderships have just decided to remain silent! That fire has however been rekindled! Soon after the successful outing at the 2012 Paralympics, the then incumbent President, gave national honours to those who brought home gold medals as well as splashed cash on all members of the Team that did the nation proud. That is the spirit!
If a child must go beyond the scope of others, there must be the conviction, that his father would surely acknowledge his efforts and inspire him further. Without motivation, the greatness in that child will lie dormant and he might eventually return to His Creator without releasing those potentials. Many of our great people ended up in having this status because there was no one to help fuel the fire that burned in them. It does not mean that we had not the power to make sure they attained their heights nor was it, because there was; no money to foot their bills. It is rather, a combination of two major factors namely ignorance and the most destructive that have continued, to thrive called: selfishness. There are other possible factors but these two I, believe are seriously behind the stagnant state of affairs.
ALLEVIATING THE POVERTY MENTALITY
Poverty as I said earlier has been made to appear as a state of being money-less! But of a truth, it is not what we presume it to be. It is very wrong to allege that a people who are so blessed by our Awesome Creator with every form of natural deposits are poor. If we are poor, why are the Whites competing with who will be in charge of affairs in Africa?
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