AFRICA:CHANGE THE MINDSET, CHANGE AFRICA

From Mogadishu in Somalia to Conakry in Guinea, from Libya to Abuja in Nigeria, from Johannesburg in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt, the story of the African continent remains the same. The story depicts a continent still trying to grapple with her identity. Every known self inflicted human vice can be associated with the continent. Corruption, slavery, sickness, wars, underdevelopment, terrible leadership, HIV etc. The list is endless. To what can we attribute all these? It appears Africa has defied every known human solution. Daily we read on the pages of newspaper the enormous amount of money being pumped into one project after another. Committees are set by successive governments. Ideas are borrowed from the western world by the few well meaning ones but all of these seem not to work. We are at war with our collective existence and until we understand the root cause, we remain chained in the valley of hopelessness.

The one question any well meaning patriot would ask is- what is the one thing that differentiates the African continent from others that have made some measure of progress? Is it the color of the skin? Is it the geographical location? The answer is definitely NO. Neither of these factors HAVE EVER BEEN THE REASON FOR CHANGE. It is important to note that when two people approach a project, the results that are seen are purely determined by the level of information at the individuals’ disposal. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT IS ROOTED IN ONE FACTOR and that is THE MINDSET. To effect change, the continent must engage in the active education of the thought process of the entire peoples of the continent. A person is defined not by location, race, tribe or religion but by the intellectual base of the MIND. You are called “LOCAL” only because your thought process is inferior which affects your actions. Your dressing, speech, attitude and everything that you do is directly linked to the PROWESS OF the MIND. It is therefore safe to establish that every problem associated with the African continent has a direct link to THE POWER BASE OF THE MIND. A corrupt leader steals because he still has a poverty mentality, HIV is prevalent because the mental instincts that helps with self worth is very low hence the devaluation and lack of protection in acts that lead to such diseases. To conclude, IF WE MUST CHANGE AFRICA AND MAKE HER A BETTER PLACE, WE MUST ACTIVELY CHANGE THE WAY THE AFRICAN MAN THINKS.