Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A Firm Resolve...
...make a resolve today to do the right thing...if you don't have a conviction today, you won't suddenly get it by magic tomorrow when the temptation comes...
...we were discussing about the corruption in the National Assembly a few weeks ago...very sad...it seemed like everyone was corrupt in the country's leadership...executive, legislature and judiciary (the judges have let some top politicians and bankers of the hook in recent times even though there is overwhelming evidence that they stole billions)...
...but at that discussion, I begged to differ...I insisted that I am not corrupt...and I don't need a soothsayer to predict that I WILL NOT be corrupt in the future...this is not a boastful/proud declaration...this is simply a statement of fact from someone who has made a personal decision, who has defined his VALUES in life...I am not perfect, I actually have many flaws...and I'm working on them...but on this issue of being swayed by money, to do the wrong thing, I have made up my mind...
...I was shouted on during the discussion...and some of my friends looked at me in disbelief...but I truly meant every word I said...my friends had a point...they insisted that I haven't seen "big money" yet...they insisted that I haven't been in tough situations...I may agree that I have sort of had a sheltered life, but I have had my small challenges...and taking the right decisions in those circumstances didn't faze me one bit...I definitely know that in the future, I will succeed in doing the RIGHT THING...it may mean taking the harder way, or making difficult choices...but at least, it allows me to sleep well at night...
...I wish we all could make up our minds...I assure you that if we did, our country will change overnight...I wish we would become "the land of upright men"...just like Thomas Sankara dreamed for his own country...
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I look forward to seeing you in a position where you can really make a difference. And please, do not blame your friends; they are not opposing you simply because they want to. You have to understand that a lot of us have been left with mouths agape like jilted lovers by this country. So many princes have come, but alas! there armours shone only for a little while because they were only polished, not made of the real stuff. That sort of cynicism is not inborn, it is acquired. If you understand that then you will be able to not only hold yourself when the time comes but also carry along those who must be carried in this match towards national rebirth. Cheers mate! Remember the poem, "IF" by the great R. Kipling?
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