Childhood comes with a belief that simply qualifies to be the strongest
faith ever known. And the beauty about this faith is that it comes with stolid
optimism which of course may be blind, but you and I agree it is stolid. And
that is why most of us promised our mums red cars or red shoes, or red tables
to be delivered when we grow up. However life has taught us otherwise, that
indeed all that you believe in could be shadows and as we grow we have been
ardent students of Nature to the point of sacrificing belief, faith and even
hope itself at the altar of contentment with the way things are. You give me a
hundred adults who believe things will improve to be marvelous and I will show
you a nation that will feed every citizen in its borders. That faith, that belief
and that hope simply went in our twenties after data overwhelmed our minds and
inductive process repeatedly corroborated facts
They say facts never lie, however, most times before facts speak we have
always acted, which is to say, facts come after action or behavior and not the
other way round. To this end, the death of belief and faith in the state of
things ever improving has led to a certain form of indifference and apathy. With
that death has gone that initiative of trying to improve ourselves, our
families, our society, our nation, our continent.
The struggle to make things better should not be premised on the facts but
belief and hope. If i could believe in myself and my small capacity and meet
another who does the same in his/her small capacity, then we would build great
society.
Saying politics is a dirty game and leaving leadership to only those who can
play in the muck in itself is loss of faith. Saying to yourself that its okay to
drop that dirt on the road because you are just one person is in itself a loss
of faith, Passing a beggar and looking away because they will always be there
is loss of faith. I could go on and on. Induced laxity and indifference to the
state of affairs is killing the opportunity for a better tomorrow
You and I are the greatest organization that ever existed. Not the UN, Not
the World Bank, Forget About IMF. There is nothing that can surpass the power
of a united Humanity. United in habit, culture, character, purpose. This unity
comes with belief in greater possibilities. Africans look at Europe and USA
with aspirations because of the way they believe in their Nations, we admire
their language because of the way they believe and pride in it, their food, and
their attire. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody will, you don't believe
in your country, no Nation will, you don't believe in your continent, nobody
will
I am on a journey of belief and I believe me and my crew will get there.
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