Vote wisely they say,but the reality of life is that no matter how wise we vote,a clean body surrounded by oily elements will eventually be contaminated if not filtered 100%.
Sad but true,it is now glaring that our votes will not determine the winner of the now postponed election but our voices can and will start a chain reaction of revolution that will bring change eventually.
The actions that toppled government in the Northern parts of Africa did not happen in a day, but as a result of determination and mobilisation through the spreading of messages. In war,not everyone will carry a gun,or is expected to ,but even the passing of 'telegrams' and messages can bring out the soldiers that God will use to fight on the forefront of the battle. It is clear that our political parties and electoral bodies are all part of a cancer that have eaten into the country..Voting for any of them is tantamount to choosing which part of the body we prefer to be infected in.
I refuse to choose cancer of the lungs over the cancer of the throat,as at the end of the day i would have still died of cancer. I choose life and will cast my support and vote to anyone or anything that will purge us of this cancer plague. There is nothing like choosing a lesser evil as evil will always mean evil which will only grow if it is nurtured.
The time for fear is over. It is time for mobilisation. The time for 'siddon look' is done with. Degeneration began the moment our fathers and forefathers became too cowardly or greedy to fight for our future hence were we are today. Are we ready to betray our children by doing the same?
Look carefully people,everyone that is making noise and clamouring for certain parties has a stake(personal,relative,friend etc)that might benefit 'them' and them only directly by getting them a slice of the 'national cake'.
All the happenings in our country today bring to mind some notable quotes from some great movies of our time. Whether true or not,the logic behind the thinking is quite interesting and worth putting into thought. In the movie BRAVEHEART,Sir William Wallace,in response to his kins men refusing to go to battle against the english,said,"you are so content with the scraps from Long shanks table that you have missed your God given chance to something better. For the love of God,help me. If we win then we will have what none of us ever had,a country of our own".
Nigerian's let's help ourselves. We are been too content with the scraps of minimal power supply and poor infrastructure that we cannot see the feast ahead if we start having a voice that is feared. From the same movie,William Wallace refused to fight till he eventually got affected directly via the lose of his wife. Will we wait for that to happen?Can I afford for that to happen? it is also of interest to note that the war Wallace eventually 'started' actually began before he was born.
Another amazing recent occurrence in our nation ,which also reminds me of a great movie quote is the news that is making the rounds about youths been offered N200Million entertainment by a presidential candidate. When I heard that,the movie 'GLADIATOR' quickly came to mind,the scene been the one where the new emperor Commodus offers the people of Rome a 100 days of games to honour is father Marcus Aurelio(whom he incidentally murdered).Two senators,Graccus and Falco (I think) have a discussion in which Falco complains about the suffering of the people and instead what they get are games,to which Senator Graccus says,"Commodus knows the mob ,he will give them death and they will love him for it".A master stroke if you ask me because a youth system that is busy celebrating and partying cannot fight or win a war .A nation with a drunk ,partying back bone has already lost the plot. Who,I might ask is the strength of a nation?Enough of distractions
Napoleone Bornaparte,on conquering Elba stated,"able was i,err i saw Elba".How able are we to see and conquer our own Elba?
Finally,on the issue of taking action,one of the greatest quotes comes from a highly underrated movie "V FOR VENDETTA" in explaining what needs to be done to achieve fulfilment. The lead character,simply known as 'V' is been repeatedly shot at point blank by the corrupt government officials in the brilliant finale to the movie.On noticing that he is not falling,the head of police asks,"why don't you die"?,to which 'V' answers by saying,"Underneath this mask there is more than flesh. Underneath this mask,there is an idea,and ideas are bullet proof".Man will die,but if ideas are set in motion and made to manifest,they will never die.
The idea is to spread and instill a vision of fighting ill's that we have started viewing as normal,the idea is to fight selfish bigotted leaders who are only interested in their own future.The idea is to make the terrain clean for genuine leaders to have a chance.
The idea is to fight for a course,a belief,a future,a destiny,our children,our country,our life.
God bless Nigeria!!!
