Hardly can one attend a gathering of more than 2 Nigerians without the topic of our Nation being broached. One then wonders that with the amount of conversations, the fact that we are all agreed that there is a lot to be done, why is it not being done then?
We have heard it said that ‘your today is a reflection of your yesterday’ hence our today is also a reflection of our tomorrow. Does it then mean that the generations before us inflicted us with this expert ability to theorize but not practicalize? When will the veil separating these be torn? Or shall we ourselves breed a generation that would be afraid to even broach theories?
Most developed nations had citizens who lost their lives along the way for what they believed in. Many lives are already being lost in our Nation to crime and other evil perpetrations. Yet we shy away from noble causes. Playing the ‘we were colonized’ card would no longer wash either. Were we the only ones? How come some of the other colonies have advanced more than us in spite of our Nation being one of the most richly endowed country with natural resources in the World. Besides, whilst still on colonization, it has been 48 years since we became independent and that’s 2 years more than the years we were colonized so there really is no excuse!
I want to believe that change is in the works in Nigeria. But is it? Not unless we get back to being passionate and determined to make good our childhood desires of making Nigeria better. It is all in our hands; every single one of us and there is no escaping from it.
Let us make it our priority to rekindle the flame. If we all put in our best then at least, we will be able to say like Abraham Lincoln ‘ I do the very best I can, the very best I know how, if the end brings me out right then good, if not, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
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