"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek" ~ Barack Obama
Oh yea! I’m supposed to make this interesting but its a lil hard right now because I'm boring myself already. Don't stop reading please! I need you to loan me some minutes of your time I promise to refund you with interest after this write up( in whatever form you want cash or kind.)
We are the change Nigeria needs! Really? Well, with the little I know about Nigeria and as a student of history. Its no news again, the past generation has failed us. The decadence in our beloved country didn't start today, since they chose to make it this way there is no reason crying over spilt milk, no?
Some say what is my business with Nigeria? You are right I used to think that way but I want you to know that there is no dignity in being a citizen in Diaspora "forever". A home (origin) is always a home.
The problem with our motherland is fundamental, and the present generation has succeeded in laying foundation on that faulty platform. Are we still going to build on the foundation? Do we want to continue in the footstep of our fathers ? Where do we stand today? Do we stand a chance to build a new nation with the rate of moral decadence in our society? Are we going to build a new nation with the products our schools turn out?
I've got so many questions and I need answers. "Do I really have anything to offer this nation?" I continually ask myself. People think so much about what the government will do for them but I think we all know waiting for the government hasn't yielded any result. Instead of having the mentality that our govt/society owes us, let's continually ask oursleves what we can give back to this nation.
The revolution will come someday. But will it be during our generation or the next? Who will rewrite the history? You? or Me? In the words of David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom “The centuries rarely produce a genius. Look at this bad luck of ours, that great genius of our era was granted to the Turkish nation” Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Father of the new Turkey)
Who will be our Ataturk? Our genius? Or shall we just continue like this?
These are some of the many questions I keep asking myself, I still don't have answers but I made up my mind to contribute my own quota-by being a law abiding citizen,by voting wisely when its time to vote, by being a voice of reason in my immediate environment, by avoiding destruction of govt properties, by being a part of a peaceful protest if need be, doing my work diligently and with honesty etc. I need friends like you to do same. I'm sure you will.
Are you willing to contribute your own quota?
Written by: Jedidiah
Runaway blogger on:www.preentertainment.co.cc
Twitter handle: @mctolspell
P.S: Today is Jediah's birthday, Pls join me to wish him a happy birthday
Yeah we are the change our country needs. Its all about being the change in our own small corner of the country.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday jedidiah.
Yea...being the change in our small corner
Deleteit indeed takes each individual to do their own piece
ReplyDeleteTrue, God help us all
DeleteI totally agree.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to yoooou!!!!
Yes o!
DeleteWe all have a part to play!
ReplyDeleteTrue!
DeleteI don't even like thinking about the present state of affairs of Nigeria,the situation is heartbreaking.However,we all have our various roles to play in the rebuilding of the nation.
ReplyDeleteHmm, heartbreaking is an understatement
DeleteThis reminds me of King Sunny Ade's song (translated version) This Nigeria is ours... the same as home, lets join hands and lift it up,carry it and I'll carry it too!
ReplyDeleteI love this quote "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"
ReplyDelete@skykik: I remember the song too: gbe ke mi gbe.
Obrigado! Thanks and God bless u all
ReplyDeleteHuh? What is Obrigado, Mr Jedidiah?
DeleteThank you in Portuguese Ma'am
ReplyDeleteThe little you have decided to can go a long way, and even inspire others to do the same.
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