A L I V E !

Conscience! One word which separates the humane from inhumane. The most probably overlooked aspect of humanity in this fast paced world of recent times where we are oriented to understand that taking the life of a fellow human being is fair enough to induce wealth. It is with this same facet of humanity which allows every being to control the dragon which thrives in us, waiting to be fuelled by rage to act upon the one who “offended” the form in which it is contained. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that”. Words articulated by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Could societal changes be the slow poison to our conscience?

   There has come a moment in almost everyone’s life where we paused for a micro second into thinking things through before unleashing the dragon in us. The impulsive moment where we felt unleashing the dragon would have felt a lot good but just that one tiny cry from within brought all the melodrama to a halt. We have at one point or another heard this credence that, the quiet ones are the most dangerous. Being from home or school, the workplace or church. Could it imply that the quiet ones have “bigger dragons” within them of which by just more than one irritating push, causes an unanticipated flare-up? Conceivably, could it also be that those with anger related issues rather have “small but highly responsive dragons”? Intriguing ain’t it? Whichever way it may seem, undermining the potency of this façade of humanity is catastrophic.

 

The Mind of A Game Changer III

“There comes a time that people will get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression, there comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life’s July and left standing amidst the piercing chills of an alpine November”. These were words once uttered by the African revolutionist, Rev. Martin Luther King Jnr prior to an incident of racism where Africans were made to leave their seats for whites to occupy in the bus. A single word articulated by Rosa Parks which ignites one of the most important civil right protests in the twentieth century. One word that helped America in finding its better self .Characterized by two letters, the word is “No”.                       Credits to; Quiet by Susan Cain.

   

  The scenario given up there can be linked to what may certainly become evident in the life of citizens of Ghana once reconstructive steps are not taken to curb the ever surging prices of fuel and its affiliates. It’s quite intriguing to know how the increment in the prices of fuel tends to in one way or another affect the prices of other commodities on the market. This then marginalizes the average Ghanaian who can barely afford a three square meal and hence has to resort to social vices to make ends meet. Times are getting hard as what we are currently experiencing, can be in a way allied to the sequential events which took place within the epoch of 1982 to 1987 in the history of Ghana. I’m pretty sure most people have not really paid attention to this since we are constantly on the quest towards ascertaining the possibility of making it in a “not-soo-friendy” economy.  Hit the link below to get more insight on the events that occurred between 1982 and 1987.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/history/1982-87.php

 Welcome back from the eighties. I guess things seem more pellucid than ever after connecting those events with that of recent times. Could history be repeating itself?.. *sighs heavily*. Or perhaps a déjà vu?  One thing I know for sure is that we simply can’t wait for things to climb to the extreme heights before putting things together to solve it.  Rehabilitating the economy will mean formulating and implementing extreme policies so as stabilize the cost-cutting measure and see the nation wrapped in one of her finest cloths. Steep cut down on the importation of basic cargo like rice, sugar, tomato and its likes but rather start growing them on very large scale of which can be sold to market women at reasonable prices, some to Processing companies to get them into their finished states. This is where GMOs become a contributing factor to our quest of revamping the economy likewise the patronizing of locally manufactured products. The local producers will now have the ball in their court  and hence have to capitalize on  this golden ticket and make their merchandise more appealing to the populace as the aftermath of the taste for foreign goods will still exist.

  We are still not far from putting to right what has been wrong, Let us appreciate the fact that the Good Lord still sees this country through the lens of His Grace.  Long Live Ghana.   #WhatIf   #BetterDaysAhead