Hello There,
I have always been taught that the opposite of COURAGE is COWARDICE, but i think that is not true..............!!!!!!!!
The dictionary defines courage as ‘’the ability to control fear when faced with danger or pain’’. Lovely we would say right? While cowardice is simply someone who lacks courage.
I think it’s just OK to define cowardice as that, but i want to add another category of people: ‘’the Indifferent or No Decision people’’...people who are just nonchalant about the situation or who keep waiting for someone to do something about a situation!!!!
I think the opposite of courage is CONFORMITY: this is defined as someone who complies with rules, conventions, traditions, not trying to see things from another view and challenging the norm. A very pathetic situation.
Nigeria, as beautiful as we all want it to be, will not change until we all change the way we think. I know you must be thinking am not a leader and u can’t do anything about it. Please know today that for as long as you remain silent (seeing injustice), you are as guilty as the person that commits an offence.
Now, before we start judging other people, i would like to confront us with some questions????????????????????????
Are we still littering the streets with dirts? Are we still peeing in the gutter by the corner? Are we still jumping the queue? Are we still disobeying the traffic light? What about our office place, at home, in the market, on the street?
What is it we are doing that we feel is the norm or convention? Please stop today, change your thinking, you change your life. Change the way you treat your country, you change your country.
Let’s start today! Nigeria Is Already Changing. Who will you be? Someone who will watch it happen, think it happen or really make it happen? Make your choice and it will come back to make you.
Ciao Ciao! Start a new week renewed!
the second book im reading right now, iv been with it for like 3 months now is THE AFRICAN PREDICAMENT by stanislav Andreski.conformity like u said is the order of the day here in Nigeria, But im begining to see the upshoot of a new Nation, because something 1daful have started with me. Note, it begins with each and every 1 of us. was invited to a life interview 0n weds 9-02-2011 at 105.1 city fm, wasnt too surprise wen the GM told me he is so surprise to see a young guy like me in Nigeria at this time and age contructively talking about plans to Rebiuld the Broken Walls of our Nation. Yes it look as if people dont care about our Nation, they are so conformed with the state, but how many among u and i will really sacrifise, facing the adversities, pressures, struggle, am not interested in the masses, but 1 person who is ready to establish "God's kingdom"(stable system,neat environment) here in Nigeria, my dear like i will always agree with you, it takes someone who will not conform, to the Norms, but i can tell u boldly that talk is cheap, the level of peoples conformity in Nigeria is big, very big. pls keep it up, always happy to be part of ur idea.
ReplyDeletewow, congratulations...please do keep it up and keep staying strong. it will definately speak one day and by God's Grace it will be sooner than you imagine.
ReplyDeletetanx for ur comment.