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Be The Change You Want To See by tochiofficial(m): 1:55pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
By: Odeme Tochukwu Incessantly, motorcycle horns hooted. The unpleasant sound went into my ears as though it was end time. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I stood up, looked through my window to see what's happening. "Today is election day!" They all clamoured, standing on their bike, becoming a nuisance to the community. Looking at this set of individuals who could hardly provide three-square meals for their family, I felt devastated. I told myself I needed to talk to these people. So I decided to take the bull by its horn. I thought of how to reach out to this set of individuals, and talk some sense into their head. You do not necessarily have to collide with political thugs in order to get your voice heard, neither do you need to go to the pulling units with weapons of any kind in order to strike the change you want to see. After all, the novelist J. M Barne once observed thus: The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and write another; and his humblest hour is when he com- pares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. Be careful of the choices you make—they either make or break you. Still looking through my window, trying to figure out what really triggered their aggressiveness, suddenly, one of the motorcyclists alighted from his bike to address his followers. And he said, "make we go block road, today na today!" I shook my head and wondered: How much were these motorcyclist paid to engage in electoral violence? Do they really care to know what will happen if they die today? Does it truly worth it? All these thoughts and questions exhausted me emotionally. To try to bounce back, I switched on my phone in order to surf the Internet. The news – “ballot boxes have been stolen in Port Harcourt – making the headlines stunned me as though I was struck by a lightening. And I asked, "Is this the way forward?" I dream of a Nigeria where her citizens would not only see democracy in its ordinary sense, but to also conceptualise democracy as a civilised way of thinking. You clamour for a better Nigeria yet you ignite electoral violence to cause your fellow citizens pains. Most Nigerian politicians would always say together we can build a better Nigeria which I do not really agree with. If you truly want a change as a Nigerian, you must first be the change you want to see. You must change your views as regards political practices in Nigeria. It is said "responsibility is the most important ability that a person can posses." Take responsibility for your actions, money can't buy life. Electoral violence is often ignited by greed which in turn leads to hatred. IF YOU WANT A BETTER NIGERIA, BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE. www.thesmartforum..in/2015/03/by- odeme-tochukwu-incessantly.html?m=1 |
Re: Be The Change You Want To See by khassy(m): 2:15pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
nice writeup bro FP pls cc. lalasticlala 1 Like |
Re: Be The Change You Want To See by tochiofficial(m): 10:06am On Apr 12, 2015 |
khassy: Pls.... How can this article get to the FP? |
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