ELECTION BEFORE ACTION?
With
all these promises being made each day by our leaders, when will they actually
carry out what they promise? With all that keeps happening, one issue comes to
mind each time I ponder on the various promises made and yet unfulfilled in the
past. For most people I believe, these sentiments are shared. Do our leaders
need to be elected into power before the right thing is done? The question
becomes “Election before Action or Action before Election?”
Obviously,
there are certain needs that can be met without necessarily holding a
particular office. If our leaders could in truth identify a particular need in
our society and work hard to ensure that the need is met, people would have no doubt
in their competency when seeking election. I am tired of the kind of politics
being practiced in this nation, and I believe in saying this, I speak not only
for myself! When would our leaders selflessly satisfy our needs? I wait in hope
for that day because rather sadly these days, most of our leaders seem only
keen on satisfying their personal needs.
Most
of the time, we listen to people boasting about how easily they can initiate
and execute a particular project when elected into office. From their words, it
becomes very clear that they perhaps have the requisite resources for the
smooth execution. I throw this challenge to these people that they perhaps
carry out pilot projects for people to actually appreciate their intents.
Sometimes we need not wait until elections in order to help society. We need
not wait until election before we take action. We need to see leaders who can
act before seeking for election. We are tired of listening to people rattling
out empty words. We need people we can back their words by action. Our
politicians in the past have failed us and keep failing. From their failures,
it is clear that “Talk is cheap!” as the Americans say. Instead of talking,
they should do something. Action speaks louder than words! The best form of
teaching and learning is through practice!
Of
course, society loves to talk and so, people learn how to talk on the political
platforms. Ironically, society treasures the big and long talk and so, our
politicians are making use of this tool to con us. We love the loud and
talkative politicians! The ones who make gargantuan promises and yet fail us in
the end! The ones who cook up tales and yet, manage to brainwash us into
believing in the end! They take up the stage and leave us in awe in the end and
yet fail us. We love to listen to the ones with long speeches and big grammar.
The one who speaks the truth is doubted because his words contain fewer lines.
The liar of course, learns to polish his lies in so many words and in the end,
we believe. This has become the story of our politics. We nurture deceit each
day! Let us learn to be practical as much as possible! If we are to vote people
into power, we need to do so based on their integrity. Even at birth, a person
born to be great can be sighted. A promising leader is branded as such based on
the strides he has taken and the successes chalked at the root stage. We know
of such people in our societies and it is time to give them a chance. All
around us, we know of people who have made great impact in our society and in
our lives based on their achievements. We ought not wait until elections before
action is taken. We need to tell our leaders that we need Action before
Elections!
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