As our nation Nigeria clocks 50, so much have been running through my mind. Perhaps the greatest discovery ever is the fact that all human beings can alter their lives by altering or changing their mindsets.
I sense that a new season has come for all to change their attitudes in order to get the best out of this life. It is the season for the next generation (the youths) in Africa to chart a new course for their future. The fact that the previous years have not been very productive does not mean the future is bleak. As a matter of fact, it is normal for people to go through the ‘workshop’ experience before they can be exhibited in the ‘showroom’. When you visit the furniture maker, you will discover that the workshop experience is not a pleasurable one for the wood but it is required for it to get to the showroom. As a nation, we have been going through all the ‘hammering’ and ‘chiselling’ stages and many have lost faith in the system because of their painful experiences. It is also certain that if we do not learn from all our mistakes in this ‘workshop’ we may never see the ‘showroom’ which is the pride of every furniture maker. Until we put our minds to work in Nigeria, we can never get to the showroom.
We must enter into an era of creative thinking and mental sophistication. Africa needs a mental revolution! The minds of our youths have been put to sleep for so long.
There is an updated memo from the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of heaven, challenging every mind in Africa, Nigeria in Particular, to ARISE from SLUMBER! Many young people in Africa today are suffering from a syndrome I refer to as ‘Mental Conditioning’. Their minds have been programmed to think unilaterally, thereby preventing them from thinking outside the box and because of this, many of them have lost their sense of value. They pursue the ‘immediate’ and forgo the ‘ultimate’. You must decide what your immediate (Present gain) and your ultimate (Future gain or Purpose) should be because many have duped their future due to their inability to differentiate between their immediate and their ultimate.
Furthermore, learn to pursue your goals and aspirations with utmost zeal. Become an incurable optimist! This is how you can get the best out of life. Dare to start afresh and challenge the old unproductive ways of doing things because your best lies ahead.
The phase of corruption, waste and violence should not be accepted by this generation because it has not helped in the last 50 years and so if we look forward to having a greater future, there must be a PHASE SHIFT!
Let’s meet at the top!
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