Congratulations Nigerians home and abroad on the remarkable event of our independence from colonial masters since 1st October, 1960.
Thanks be to God for His manifold blessings upon our nation and the rare privilege to still witness this year's celebration through all the thick and thin. Without doubt, there is hope for Nigeria and that hope will not be cut short if we don't give up on ourselves.
You would agree with me that no great nation is/was made in one day. As it takes time to build a successful enterprise so it is with nation building.
However, before any business, organisation and community will be great, everyone concerned must decide to make it great in the first place.
For the long walk to a prosperous Nigeria not to be longer or impossible, all of us should first decide and agree to birth a new Nigeria that is completely free from herself (where every Nigerian counts and no citizen suffers in the hand of the other).
Terrible things Nigeria and Nigerians suffer in the hand of Nigerians far exceeds the evils of our colonial masters against us. This calls for us to timely stop our excesses and embrace right attitude towards collective success. By so doing, our real independence (i.e. freedom from 'self colonising and slavery') is guaranteed.
A criminal found guilty may be freely pardoned in the court of law but if he continues in his wicked ways, he is still in bondage though he is not in chain or jail. Whoever refuses to conquer himself (by failing to stop doing wrong) is a self defeated joker.
It is the right changes we continually make on ourselves to improve our society that set us free. Until we are free from ourselves, by ourselves, for ourselves; we are yet to win the greatest form of independence and freedom as a nation. Freedom from anything/anyone profits little without freedom from oneself.
On this note, I encourage all of us to steadfastly walk and work in one accord to make it all come together for Nigeria by achieving 'national self conquest'. It is only Nigeria that can deliver Nigeria from herself. Self conquest is the key to unlock real independence and true freedom individually and collectively as a people.
_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best
For more life giving, personal and national/global advancement resources, always visit: http://stephenoj.blogspot.com.ng/?m=0
Thanks be to God for His manifold blessings upon our nation and the rare privilege to still witness this year's celebration through all the thick and thin. Without doubt, there is hope for Nigeria and that hope will not be cut short if we don't give up on ourselves.
You would agree with me that no great nation is/was made in one day. As it takes time to build a successful enterprise so it is with nation building.
However, before any business, organisation and community will be great, everyone concerned must decide to make it great in the first place.
For the long walk to a prosperous Nigeria not to be longer or impossible, all of us should first decide and agree to birth a new Nigeria that is completely free from herself (where every Nigerian counts and no citizen suffers in the hand of the other).
Terrible things Nigeria and Nigerians suffer in the hand of Nigerians far exceeds the evils of our colonial masters against us. This calls for us to timely stop our excesses and embrace right attitude towards collective success. By so doing, our real independence (i.e. freedom from 'self colonising and slavery') is guaranteed.
A criminal found guilty may be freely pardoned in the court of law but if he continues in his wicked ways, he is still in bondage though he is not in chain or jail. Whoever refuses to conquer himself (by failing to stop doing wrong) is a self defeated joker.
It is the right changes we continually make on ourselves to improve our society that set us free. Until we are free from ourselves, by ourselves, for ourselves; we are yet to win the greatest form of independence and freedom as a nation. Freedom from anything/anyone profits little without freedom from oneself.
On this note, I encourage all of us to steadfastly walk and work in one accord to make it all come together for Nigeria by achieving 'national self conquest'. It is only Nigeria that can deliver Nigeria from herself. Self conquest is the key to unlock real independence and true freedom individually and collectively as a people.
_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best
For more life giving, personal and national/global advancement resources, always visit: http://stephenoj.blogspot.com.ng/?m=0
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