ON CHANGE: NIGERIA TO NIGERIANS
If vision is so vital to growth and development of any people or organization, there must be reasons why many do not dream. The real reason, I think, lies in the very heart of any vision – CHANGE.
Welcome to #AwakeningYou – a Tuesday weekly script of #StevenSpeaks.
No vision is worth its name unless it promises a change. Intrinsic in a dream is the promise of a better tomorrow. It represents a hope in trouble; faith in perplexity; promise of abundance in the midst of abject lack; the hope of a rebirth where death is reigning; the sound of rain after many months of draught… A vision shows the way in the thick wilderness. It seeks to provide water in the desert. It assures that the current dark cloud will not long possess the sky. Visions are refreshingly different from the current experience.
Complacency is one great enemy of a dreamer. This is the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself or your circumstance and you do not see the need to move ahead.
Human beings have a way of adapting fast to situations. A situation, once thought to be despicable, is soon endured. You wonder why the children of Israel should, for any reasons, contemplate returning to Egypt – the land where they were treated with less than indignity. Yet, they wished for the status quo – the bondage and all – for the garlic and onions of Egypt. Or consider why some Africans would prefer to be colonized all over again because of the challenges of nation building. As the wind of democracy swept through Africa towards the end of last century, the expectations were high; the joy was boundless. The exit of the military was celebrated with fanfare. A few years into self-government, some would wish the military back into power. You think that was a disaster? Then you have underestimated the resistance of man to change.
We have endured many things – from poverty to tyranny; from pain to ignorance… Endurance here is a passive activity called complacency. We become so settled in that we no longer want to get out. Especially after so many failed attempts to change the situation. The fear of trying again is crippling. And so is our desire to change the situation, which has now become a status quo. With this mindset, we expect everyone else to see things from the same window. We are in a box and we think within that box. And so should everyone else.
Would you dareto examine your life and circumstances?Are you in a box? Dare to challenge some of your fundamental beliefs about yourself and the world around you today and you will be amazed how a new thinking or just a little change in your lifestyle or action can make a great difference on your life and that of the society. Ask yourself: what am I here for? Why do I do what I do? How can I improve on my life, family and career? What greater contribution can I make to the larger society?
Ponder Through… Be Resolute and Say… I am Acting different this New Year of My Country!
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Haastrup Steven is the CEO of Wingsword Group; He is freelance writer, speaker, startup trainer and a lover of God. He is a fan of technology and its influence over our lives and the society.
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