Nigeria.....an imperfect bride
looking for a perfect husband.
The challenge to overcome is
the illusion that change will
start from the top. I believe we
all should know by now it aint gonna happen....never. I get
the impression that a good
majority of our people could
easily be compared to the
biblical Jews, waiting for the
messiah. And just like the Jews, we have a preconceived notion
of whom and what our ‘savior’
shouldn’t be. We really haven’t
figured who and what he
should. And just like the Jews,
we have resorted to prayers, fasting and all manner of
supplications in a bid curry
divine intervention. It seems the
similarity with the Jews ends
here unfortunately. For one,
we are told the Jews had ( and still have a special covenant
with God); ours is by faith and
extension. The last time I
checked, no Nigerian (or group
of Nigerians) have been given
the special divination of the coming an all conquering
savior. To put it succinctly, no
one is coming to deliver us.
Have you for once sat down to
imagine what it will take to
lead a nation like Nigeria? I do sincerely believe that we get
the chance to lead everyday in
many ways……even when GEJ
is not our initials. Every time
we refuse to lead in our own
little way(s), we forfeit the right to complain about those
who are constantly on the
headlines for whatever reason.
There is a mini Nigeria in front
of us every waking moment of
our lives. We are a GEJ in our own rights. Lest we forget, the
chances of one of us leading
Nigeria anytime soon (‘cluely’
or ‘cluelessly’) is 1 in 160+
million. That’s a staggering
odd. Can we start from our own houses with our wife(es)/­
husband(s) and children or our
compounds and streets, with
our neighbors and co tenants.
Can we begin to lead In our
churches, mosques or workplaces with our co earthly
travelers? Can we do one good
deed a day for Nigeria? We
basically have to earn the right
to complain. Do we still need to
be reminded of the immense powers that we all posses?
Aren’t we all suppose to walk
on water and float on air?
What part of dead faith without
works do we not comprehend?
Are we hoping to literally move Mt. Everest for real? Do we
have to be and or/waiting to
become a Jonathan before we
help build our nation? Haven't
we turned ourselves into a
nation of whiners? All I am saying is stop the endless
bickering and whining if you
cannot do your bit when the
chance presents itself every
day. Stop elevating 'Monday
Morning Quarterback'.... (Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda) into
a religion……I’m not preaching,
I’m just pissed; my mind is
dithering and I feel dissed. How
could we be so individually
blessed but so collectively diseased? How could we be so
rich and yet so impoverished?
How could we be so free but
feel so besieged? There’s got to
be something we can do as a
people……..I pledge to Nigeria, my country.

[quote author=generalazazi]Nigeria.....an imperfect bride
looking for a perfect husband.
The challenge to overcome is
the illusion that change will
start from the top. I believe we
all should know by now it aint gonna happen....never. I get
the impression that a good
majority of our people could
easily be compared to the
biblical Jews, waiting for the
messiah. And just like the Jews, we have a preconceived notion
of whom and what our ‘savior’
GOOD, LET THE CHANGE START FROM US, AND LET US ALL.