"When you connect to the silence
within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around
you”... Stephen Richards British Author.
Our
Minds are definitely boxed
Vision is an incredibly powerful
phenomenon; it helps you see what your natural eyes cannot comprehend. Vision
comes to your mind, and is indulged by the capacity of your imagination.
Our minds however are too occupied with
noise and worry so much that we have not been able to realize that our nose is
underneath our very nose.
A majority of the Nigerian population are
plagued with illiteracy, poverty, injustice, exploitation, slavery and
oppression from all sides, so mush it seems the people are looking for the sun
while facing downwards.
This has depleted the tendency of optimum creativity, which is of course bourne of a mind in a state of harmony.
This has depleted the tendency of optimum creativity, which is of course bourne of a mind in a state of harmony.
However, all the
listed negatives are not an excuse for not living the good life, even the Holy
Bible advices us in Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind…” meaning that we shouldn’t allow
negative circumstances deter us from sticking to our vision for our desired
future, and that we should have an open mind to acquiring new knowledge.
“They are not
human resources. They are resourceful humans”…Venkat Kumaresan. An Author, Public Speaker and Poet.
Human
Resource
Isn’t it expeditiously obvious that a
nation is great only to the degree of the exposure, enlightenment, goodness,
open-mindedness, initiative, virtue and intelligence of her people?
No nation is perfect, but their survival,
dignity and integrity depends on them sharing a common truth and mission, with justice,
equity and untainted goodwill towards all.
Just as they say that the mind is a
terrible thing to waste, the worst thing any nation can do is to under-estimate
the potentials of her people.
The populace of any nation is as useful and productive to their nation to the degree to which the nation provides support through welfare and infrastructure to help amplify their talents and actions.
The populace of any nation is as useful and productive to their nation to the degree to which the nation provides support through welfare and infrastructure to help amplify their talents and actions.
“In my experience,
the most staunchly held views are based on ignorance or accepted dogma, not
carefully considered accumulations of facts. The more you expose the
intricacies and realities of the situation, the less clear-cut things
become”…Mary Roach (1959 - ) American Author specializing in popular science and humour.
Dogma
Africa has been considered the poorest
continent for many years, despite the fact that She boasts of a strong populace
and vast mineral resources such as Oil, Diamonds, Gold, Bitumen, Tin and so
much more. The attributed poverty exists because the enlightened Africans in
power chose to betray their people into modern slavery for their selfish gains.
They have oppressed and suppressed their people with hunger, lack and
illiteracy so that they can control them like dictators, a move which is far
from sustainable.
My point here is that, this cheap move of
tyrants in high places is a way of altering the eco system.
The wrong and
unqualified people when in power allow the people suffer and diminish the
tendency of prosperity. The status quo becomes infectious, and forces the
oppressed people to trod on the weaker of them, causing untold chaos and a
bleak future.
“The outer world
is a reflection of the inner world. Other people’s perception of you is a
reflection of them; your response to them is an awareness of you”…Roy T.
Bernnett. Author of The Light in the Heart.
The
Ultimate Awareness
Discovery
of self and helping others also find their voices have been attributed to being
the climax of the possible achievements of mankind because of the hard work,
demonstration of love and the sacrifice it entails.
No
human can ever be truly happy unless he or she does something for at least one
person. Even bad guys are nice to some people one way or another.
For
Nigeria and Africa to be great indeed, her citizens and residents alike must
strive to help her become a better place by them not just doing good, but also
by practically living a virtuous life deliberately. Initiatives that will
guaranty education for all should be implemented. Justice must prevail upon the
top shots that divert resources meant to build the people and their infrastructure.
Every citizen and resident alike must be treated like a human being regardless
of his or her status, otherwise we are all in a child’s play kingdom.
Every citizen and resident alike must be treated like a human being regardless
of his or her status, otherwise we are all in a child’s play kingdom.
Our
minds are very powerful, and so are we, and if we do not speak out as an
intelligent and self-aware population with one loud voice we will not be heard,
talk more being listened to, and posterity will judge us aright.
God
bless Nigeria, Africa, and the world!
Thank
you, and be awesome because you
truly are.
Akin
Abimbola.
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Sources: Brainy Quote, Google, Good reads, Science tackles the
afterlife, The Light in the Heart, Wikipedia, You tube
This article is an original piece, which was
reasonably researched, contains considerable opinion and is composed in a
unique style of the author.
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