Before I kind of hack into the Future, it’ll be nice we look back into 2021 and previous years.
Two things I can remember vividly about 2021, were the new ways of doing things such as Virtual meetings, online classes, web series, Digital marketing, etc and the Preventive measures against the virus Covid 19 i.e. Wearing of mask, Physical/Social Distancing, Sanitizing of hands, etc.
Some of the complaint and pains endured in 2020 were somehow corrected or ignored in 2021 for the purpose of progress. Some People learned to survive hard times and to synergize with others to fight certain ills like theft, Corruption, poverty, hunger, etc while others remained in the quagmire, complaining and did nothing to enable change.
Like Albert Einstein said “Insanity is when you want to solve a problem while you are still at the same state you were before the problem was created.” Change is eminent. First is change of mindset, Change of self, Change of practice and consequently Change of system.
Africans need to stop being Reactive but become Proactive. Now that things are as bad as they are, let us turn a new page and look into the future. Predict possible problems the next generation might face and start proposing solutions now. Let’s be brutally honest with each other and tolerate questions from the younger generation about Politics, Economy, Pharmaceuticals, Entrepreneurship and Religion. For the simple reason that, they understand the now and future better than the older generation.
Talking about Religion, Africa needs to rediscover itself by studying the lifestyle of its Ancestors and their relationship with God. I think our current understanding of God or the Creator is Vague and futile. They various unnecessary social conflicts are very damaging to our tradition.
The greatest problems we have in Africa are that we don’t like where we come from, we don’t keep records of our transactions or happenings and we don’t plan for the future. If we want the next generation of Africans to strive, we must start writing down our stories, thoughts and achievements. Which will serve as archives for our tomorrow’s people?
Talking too much has never helped or taken anybody anywhere. Let’s be humble, read, do(highly recommended) and write.
Our future wealth will depend on how play the games of mindset, manage information and how we communicate the information to the world. Technology would be a defining factor and everything will depend on how we use it.
It is not how hard you work that matter, its how smart, persistent, consistent and open minded you are. Things henceforth will happen and change hands so fast. We must adapt and make changes as quickly as possible.
In this Era, remember nobody owns anything, you must work for it and get it. The world is for the Go-Getters.
Happy new year 2022
UBUNTU
Well said Lenjo👍🏽
ReplyDeleteWoow bro so true
ReplyDeleteThanks bro
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