Our homeland has been destroyed during the Great War and the beautiful gate now lies in waste. I discovered I could use WHAT I HAVE (my position as the King’s cup bearer) to get WHAT I WANT (to rebuild our beloved Nation).
This taught me my first lesson; for every VISION there is a ‘PRO+VISION’ (Resources provided in advance waiting to be discovered).
But after speaking to my people so we could join hands to build our nation, I was perplexed by the excuses & complaints they gave as many rants in the air;
*We have many children, their well-being is our concern. “Na you people sabi”, let them do whatever they like after all its easier to carpet your foot than to rug the whole world!
*We have sold our lands & properties because of the dearth in the land and are now too poor to afford the resources to build.
*We have borrowed money for school fees and are still in debt from the afterlife celebration of our in-laws – the king’s cousins. How much will you pay us to help you build our nation? Then I realized that the strength of the wicked, used in oppressing the weak lies in the continuous maintenance of ignorance. How I wish their eyes of understanding could be opened so they could see the other side of the carefully plotted story they have sold to them.
But many of our elders have profited much from the desolation of our homeland, they have made their fortune from the mischief of others and have sold our lands to the oppressors having sworn allegiance for the continuous enslavement of our people in exchange for red pottage & meat.
News of our actions spread quickly that they became troubled when they heard that we have started rebuilding the collapsed structures of our Nation for fear that their secrets will be exposed and their oath with their wicked allies would be broken which may have severe consequences. It is important to say that their allies have publicly written our land off and have declared us “A failed state” in advance.
How could they have done this to us? Isn’t it better to starve than to sell one’s birthright for a plate of red pottage which will be for just an evening and will eventually be emptied out as waste? Is obedience not better than sacrifice? Have we not learned our lessons from the mistakes of our fathers? Shall we continue to condemn our children yet unborn to perpetual life in penury? All our talents and resources are no more, what shall we feed our next generation with? This is a TIME BOMB ticking!
We became grieved even to our soul and hated them with passion for the evil they have done to us. Many of us hence LOST the ZEAL to TRUST again as observed by my brother when he yelled, “The strength of the bearers of the burden is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so we are not able to build the wall”. It is true after all that the Capacity to TRUST, is the Greatest Treasure of Life…
Because Without It Neither LOVE nor PRAYER is Possible…
Then our elders cursed and mocked us saying;
What do these feeble ones know? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they make an end in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
But then I rose up and said to my people, “Within you there is a spirit able to reach the stars. Within you is the ability to achieve your goals and realize your dreams. Do not listen to others or competition issues, do not worry if you mess up. In each experiment wisdom is gained. Have faith in yourself and move forward with confidence, fully believing your ability as the special person that has been designed to be – A Generation that is Empowered, Motivated and Stirred To Operate With Natural Excellence, you are GEMSTONE!
And then it happened that our enemies heard that God had brought their counsel to nought, that we have returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. Great fear fell upon them that they said within themselves, the only way to stop the building is to cause great panic among them And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the people, Be not afraid and remember the LORD your God which is great and terrible, He will fight our battles. Therefore, let everyone with his servant lodge here, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour during the day.
We have made our prayer unto our God.
Nevertheless, set a WATCH against them DAY & NIGHT. Do not lower your guard, build with one hand and watch against evil with the other. The appointed singers helped us to keep going as they joyfully sing the melodious anthem;
We will change the situation
We will make a contribution
Every tribe and every nation
We will shine the light
To a greater height
We must save this generation
We are part of the solution
With peace and love secure our future
Standing hand in hand all across the land
We ARE the CHANGE
VICTORY is Ours!
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Dedicated to felaDUROTOYE and every #NationBuilder giving hope to the hopeless.
Ayodele AWI