The Theory of Nations

Remember the Words of Jesus in (Matthew 28:18) Go ye therefore and teach all nations, by the word nations he referred to these micro-ethno systems. It means going into every man's world with the message of life, it is our responsibility, therefore, to take lights to our world, every man's world.  Where there is darkness we are the light of the world. True nations by their very definition must inter-relate. As this is true of nations, it is also true of their micro-ethno systems. And these systems are inter-related and inter-dependent. It is important to know that each of us functions with one or more of these sub-nations, without which our relevance in the larger society will be grossly impaired. Individuals and indeed nations attain financial and economic independence through these relationships that nurture demand and supply. Your ability to analyze, interpret and apply these simple principles is your opportunity in today’s world. Most African countries are built on ideas and ideals of yesterday’s philosophies. We Need today’s thinkers for tomorrow’s visions.

I call on you to locate yourself within a functional group this may be defined by the school, work, family, profession, sports or trade.  The unemployed mind is the burden of society and remember this, there is a man or woman of substance hidden in each one of you and you must discover that inner person and unveil him. You have ability nature never created a failure there are no naturally born failures, failure is self-made you have an ability for something that no one else has exactly like you, begin today in your journey of self-discovery locate that ability and develop it.  Maybe you love to sing you said I would have like to sing, train your voice and give it commercial value, look inside you and find out what you have inside because within each of us there is an ability, there is a gift, there's something you can do. It's inside you no one else has the responsibility to find it for you, you are the one to locate it. Find it bring it to light and let it shine. The Bible declares that in all labour there is profit, no matter what work you're interested in, no matter what abilities you have, no matter what gift you have if you put yourself into it and discipline yourself with it, it will produce results.  I have just explained to you the importance of micro-ethno systems without these sub-nations you cannot function.

Foundations or autarchy is not acceptable every nation that has attempted such economic conditions of autarchy has failed, if that is true for nations it is true for individuals, you cannot stay alone and function as a human being.  You are a social creature you must belong in a group you must relate with others, relate with those who have the same mind, who have the same purpose of progress,  impact, dignity or responsibility. Choose the right part when you are young you have your whole world before you, you have a whole future in front of you, you have the ability to dream, you can talk about tomorrow the old can only talk about yesterday the aged talk about the past the youth talk about the future, you cannot change yesterday but you can do something today that can change tomorrow. It doesn't matter how you were born, that was yesterday it doesn't matter what happened last 5 years the last 10 years it doesn't matter what happened last week you may not be able to change that but you can reposition yourself today you can make new decisions today that'll change what tomorrow will bring.

Invest in your future refuse to be a mental hobo, refuse to end your life on the sidewalk, every time I tell you something I tell you that I believe in your future there is a reason I believe in your future I believe that if you hear this words you will act on them and they will change your future, none of you was born to be poor you may have been born poor but you were not born to be poor,  you may have been brought up poor but you were not brought up to be poor understand this, the definition of adulthood is responsibility when you become an adult you take responsibility for your future become responsible. 

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The Theory of Nations

A State is ready for prosperity and development when it delivers to its people a robust Bill of Rights, a sense of liberty and freedom of expression. The purpose of a nation is the realization of human aspirations. It is in pursuance of man’s dreams or desire for happiness, prosperity, self-expression, ecological development, self-fulfillment and his insatiable and unending desire for self-discovery and maximization of his intellectual physical and spiritual abilities. All these, man knows, he cannot attain or achieve in isolation but in his relationship with like-minded creatures. The purpose of States, on the other hand, is to form such associations, providing and establishing justice, domestic tranquillity, common defense, promote the general welfare and secure their postulated ethnicity for themselves and their posterity.

It is to enact laws and provide force in ensuring that defined limits are not exceeded. As a people, we have attained statehood but we are yet to achieve nationhood. Why, in spite of government efforts, should the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of African nations continue to drown? Why is their per-capita income so embarrassingly low compared to others? The answer lies in the fact that their Gross Mental Attitude is wrong. The answer lies in the fact that their Gross Mental Output is horrendously low. The answer is aggressive educational policy and programmes. The educational policies and programmes in African nations must be reviewed to foster intellectual and environmental productivity. We have our roles to play as individuals. There is individual social responsibility. In spite of the odds, we must learn to appreciate our gains in Africa. In Nigeria particularly, in spite of cheap propaganda against our country, Nigeria, I tell you, is still among the freest countries in the world.

There are those who may argue with that but many of us have traveled around the world, and we can tell you it’s true. We must be grateful for our opportunities so far: many of us should be grateful for the scholarships we received, the education, the environment, and even the wonderful, peace-loving people of Nigeria with whom we have been associated. Many of us have benefited from the structure of our society, whether you love it or hate it. We must now give back to it. This thinking is the beginning of the birth of nationhood-the idea that we owe our society something; that we owe our nation something. We must not resign ourselves to always call out for help and handouts; reaching out to be given something by the government or government representatives. We must make a solemn decision to play on the field, to become involved and be spectators no more. We must gladly render service and seek to improve our society. We must dream bigger and higher to create for ourselves and posterity a more secure, prosperous, virile and egalitarian society. 

It is sad that at this time of our odyssey of self-realization as a nation, major corporations and business establishments have not committed themselves to the infrastructural development of the country, the country from which they have so graciously benefited. No wonder the outcry in the Nigeria Niger Delta is getting louder, though unheeded. I call on thriving banks to help build our University campuses, all the major banks in the country should become responsible for helping build infrastructures in our University Campuses, provide classrooms for secondary schools, let the money you are making show in the development of our nation.  I call on major business organizations and corporations in Nigeria to help fund education as a testimony of their commitment to our evolution to nationhood and the realization of our dream of transition from third-world to first. It is their responsibility to give back to a nation from which they have received so much.

To Be Continued...