@_Elecky@Chetuyachinago Ironically, even if he were correct, it doesn’t prove his main premise: that we’re not viable cos our leaders are corrupt.
IMO corruption in leadership is 90% of our problems(as opposed to the neo-West) nd I have defended it severally. I was miffed not hearing a strong arg here.
@_Elecky@Chetuyachinago This is just basic. It is a wonder he doesn’t recognize the obvious trajectory.
All that time wasted on over-analyzing xyz laws and how the government would be violating intl trade legislation. That’s literally the WTO boss herself advising action; I don’t think she’s stupid.
Power must be in the hands of those who do not want to use it for evil; but still strong enough to stop those who want to use power for evil from doing so.
The battle against the self is a never-ending one. No respite. You find out that the dragons slayed yesterday are actually hydras. Everyday you must make a conscious effort to not rest on your oars and keep pushing, or lose the gains you strived so hard to attain.
Sigh. Tough.
It is past three scores and ten years, which, as he often said, is what we are promised. Now he’s asleep, finally unbothered by the worries of life, and of tomorrow, and of what perpetually lies ahead. That is our lot now.
My eyes rest on his face. I can see the familiar patches of grey hair between the ridges of that wrinkled chin, which I usually struggle, fruitlessly, to shave off completely. The new suit looks very good. I instruct them to place the bibs properly before we move. All good now.
Restraint is what engenders depth. If you cannot hold back, I don’t think you can reach for meaning. If you cannot ruminate on that first thought without spilling it, you cannot create what is compelling, what resonates, and what is really deep.
You can be anything you desire to be.
You could have succeeded in any of the paths you ever felt drawn to.
Yes, you could have have, if you worked hard enough.
But you will not be every single thing you believed you could have become. Two human feet can spread only so far.
I’ll add, as further observed.
It’s the point when you stop thinking and start doing.
The point when you realize you already have enough in your tank and you’re ready.
The point when you decide that your character development is enough.
Adulthood, occurs at the point when you have no other choice but to squarely, and finally, start pushing back at life. When you stop holding back and start to swing aggressively.
I’d say that’s where the margin of it lies.
Do not covet ‘native intelligence’. No matter how brilliant and undervalued it would appear. Never wish you had it instead, even when it beats you.
Your modern flavor outranks it, and is ultimately much more useful than ‘local intelligence’ would ever be to you.
You’ll see.
@ZorayaBlack_ You also haven’t lived long enough to feel whatever it is you’re describing, so I wonder why you think you know what you’re talking about.
Innovation, in any serious organization must have a distinct department. It cannot be left for when a random person in the organization has a new idea. No.
Innovation must be deliberate, it must be well thought out. There must be a group of persons tasked with that key function.
…. of this (Gen Z) generation to Nigerian problems. We should have the answers put together, before our collective time comes.
A certain person said: “If you don’t have the solutions before you get the role, you’re already failing.”
Alright. Good one. 👍🏾
However, this issue goes beyond “Voting for Tinubu”.
How about 1000 things to do in order to fix Nigeria? How about a popularized and definitive socio-political manifesto identifying the problems of this country, and containing the answers….
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