A reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to himself, but the most reasonable man creates his own world. When your external world drives you more than the dreams that are within you, you cease to be in charge. Circumstances become our compelling counselors, and our potential to become a world changer is changed by the world (Nation).
My concern now is not whether Nigeria is 51; my concern is what if a nation like Nigeria cannot change you, would you change the nation? Tell me, what is your contribution to the growth of our nation? It is a true statement that any nation that will grow must first grow within, because what happens within reflects without. This unarguably fact is a proof that Nigeria will never experience NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION without PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION.
It is so pathetic that many of us have lost personal identity in our quest for the retrieval of national identity. My question is, can doing ever take the place of being? We have become driven individuals rather than called individuals. Doing is simply the reflection of our inner core. Who I am should dictate what I do, not the other way round. In other words, we are human beings not human doings.
Like I once said in a conference, ‘that I am not an advocate for the orthodox national transformation.’ not because I don’t believe in anything national, but I strongly believe that personal transformation is the key to national calibration. The problem of our Nation is not about National influence but Personal influence. I hope we can focus more on the seed and not the fruit; when we pray for the seeds, the fruits can get better.
A great nation possesses more of human beings than human doings. It is “I am, therefore I do.” not “I do, therefore I am.” I have said all of that to say that personal development is the way, emphatically the only way to national development. The wealth of every nation is a function of the quality and not the quantity of people living therein.
This is my message to Nigerians on Nigeria’s 51stbirthday!!!
I actually wrote this for Nigeria on her 51st birthday!!!
Happy Birthday Nigeria!!!
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