Xavier

taken from http://www.stolenchildhood.net

Look, we ask ourselves these questions when the answer is staring us in the face. Politicians don’t want any change! They are very much against it. I was thinking about our nationalist icons who at very young ages had that fire not just of patriotism but also the spirit of Nationalism.

I have seen messages where people have called others who question what the nation should be jubilant about, unpatriotic. Should we be blindly patriotic or should we celebrate mediocrity? The resources that we abundantly possess can take us to the next level; it can guarantee the future of generations unborn. But, no! Our leadership has failed us on every front – roads, electricity, security, water, jobs, education, health etc.

I will not spoil the moods of those celebrating, but they should not call others who care, who can reflect unpatriotic. These “unpatriotic” people think not of today but tomorrow; generations who won’t have the little luxuries we have today which makes us sit in our comfort zones and think it is all peachy.

Yes, we are still united as a country and that is so because we as citizens have chosen to be one.

However, the need to do more is of necessity – the need to demand a change.

The very definition of a government by the people, of the people and by the people should reflect in the actions of our government towards its citizens.

We demand basic good socio-economic infrastructures as the barest minimum. We can afford it! We should have it! We demand jobs for our graduates, policies that will ensure non graduates have a source of livelihood, proper utilization of our resources…. It is not too much to ask that we have trained teachers at all levels, schools and universities running all through the academic year, nurses and doctors in hospitals, kids in school.

Is that too much to ask of a nation at 50?

When will I finally get to rest? Through this suppression/

they punish the person that’s asking questions/

And those that possess, steal from the ones without possessions/

The message I stress: to make it stop study your lessons/

Don’t settle for less – even the genius asks questions/

Be grateful for blessings/

Don’t ever change, keep your essence/

The power is in the people and politics we address/

Always do your best, don’t let the pressure make you panic/

And when you get stranded/

And things don’t go the way you planned it/