None so shifty in opinion (especially on social media) as he who wishes to belong to the circle of those who he believes hold some social (media) prominence, swear down. Such a person could be seen and heard parroting all over, granting authority to every word of those whose approval he lusts after, though conflicting.
Hold on. I think I should give an example. I think my narrative English is failing me:
Mr. X pessimistically posts on his wall: "The way I see it, this 'New Gambia' is incapable of success." Dude comments: "Spot on! I've been saying this like, forever."
On Mr. Y's wall is a rejoinder saying: "This 'New Gambia' will succeed, because the administration's proceeding as planned." The same dude comments: "I couldn't agree more. I think people are just being too adversarial, but really, we are on track."
Wait, me that's a mutual follower and sees both comments is now confused like: grr, what tha hell! Dude, yowe fo farr (where do you stand?) Do you even have a mind of your own? So, you see, one reason why the verbal (political) onslaught on here cyaan done?
Friday, 9 June 2017
Change is not always accepted just like that...
Managing change, especially in a politically changing environment will always be a challenge, because not everyone's gonna be thrilled that things are changing.
So in dealing with those who are being caused to accept change, the approach of those who caused the change should be agreeable to empathy and overstanding, knowing that they're dealing with feelings, with a people who are victims of their own beliefs, a people who feel that they're being asked to abandon their emotional attachments, and to quit on all what they depended on, and believed in for so long that they feel they should defend.
It's like trying to rehab someone undergoing withdrawal or enduring a heartbreak, like walking the grief-stricken through the "cycle of grief" - the denial, the anger... then acceptance, and like enabling disabled hopes, or seeking to include a people who already feel that they're being excluded.
So in dealing with those who are being caused to accept change, the approach of those who caused the change should be agreeable to empathy and overstanding, knowing that they're dealing with feelings, with a people who are victims of their own beliefs, a people who feel that they're being asked to abandon their emotional attachments, and to quit on all what they depended on, and believed in for so long that they feel they should defend.
It's like trying to rehab someone undergoing withdrawal or enduring a heartbreak, like walking the grief-stricken through the "cycle of grief" - the denial, the anger... then acceptance, and like enabling disabled hopes, or seeking to include a people who already feel that they're being excluded.
You cannot call it friendship when....
You cannot call it friendship when it comes with the condition that one must be submissive to all of the other's wishes, or should uncritically agree with the other all the time, you know, like a yes-man. Candour in friendship is not "hypocrisy," deception is.
You can be confidently affirmative of each other's ideas, but when the other's in the wrong, makes a mistake or bad call, say it like it's natural to be fallible. If you choose to betray this principle for what's expedient, you must also not forget that God is witness to everything.
You can be confidently affirmative of each other's ideas, but when the other's in the wrong, makes a mistake or bad call, say it like it's natural to be fallible. If you choose to betray this principle for what's expedient, you must also not forget that God is witness to everything.
Kanilai riot, my take....
Matters of belief and ethnicity are often sensitive, with support structures so delicate that I'd rather avoid though not devoid of opinion. However, when a part of our own is about to fall victim of their own beliefs, and they perhaps don't know it yet, it behooves the rest of us to help save them from themselves, and from the harms that they can do to themselves.
Along that line, I think the many respected and informed residents of Kanilai and environs should take the lead in dialoging with the community, in promoting responsible behaviour, in nipping chaos in the bud, and in helping those who are still emotionally attached to what was to let go of their emotions and let God manifest His will, knowing that ours is too close-knit a country to allow issues like this to grow.
Along that line, I think the many respected and informed residents of Kanilai and environs should take the lead in dialoging with the community, in promoting responsible behaviour, in nipping chaos in the bud, and in helping those who are still emotionally attached to what was to let go of their emotions and let God manifest His will, knowing that ours is too close-knit a country to allow issues like this to grow.
20-Fuss Century World News Headlines:
Terror attacks, suicide vests, drones, sadness, fear, stress, China-made hearts, disabled emotions, intelligent lunatics, foolish fanatics, imposed ignorance, denial and avoidance of truth, decline of civility, target-specific laws, porous policies, criminal aiding justice systems, bilateral and multinational crookeries, broken economies, editorial bias in mass media, selective sympathy and support, demonised religions, sanctified political systems... yeah, that too; it's that bad. God help this Dunia.
Gambia - I thought I should say this:
I believe there's a difference between 'truth to power' and 'attack on power.' I think the latter's an attempt to detract power from its worth and credibility, while the former's about standing firm against unjust acts, disservices, monocracy or like they call it in Nigeria: "bigmanism." I believe truth to power is about reminding power of it's responsibilities even if unnerving, but with courtesy, reason, and tact.
Yes, it's not unnatural to cross some lines here and there, but one shouldn't allow oneself to be pushed over. Truth to power is not about trampling on the constitutional rights, perks, and every privilege of power, because that'll be plain rude. And to be honest, half of the supposed "truth" being hurled against power on here lately are just attacks. Finally, if getting this out of my chest means I'm being a "hypocrite," then glory hallelujah I'm a "hypocrite."
Yes, it's not unnatural to cross some lines here and there, but one shouldn't allow oneself to be pushed over. Truth to power is not about trampling on the constitutional rights, perks, and every privilege of power, because that'll be plain rude. And to be honest, half of the supposed "truth" being hurled against power on here lately are just attacks. Finally, if getting this out of my chest means I'm being a "hypocrite," then glory hallelujah I'm a "hypocrite."
Friday, 2 June 2017
The #NewGambia commentaries...
John Milton is credited with the saying that: "the mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." I Agree! And so I think it's important to know what to focus one's thoughts on/to.
Making one's sincere thoughts known is a noble thing. However, the extent of alarms being sounded on social media, and some of the positions on non-issues being pointed out as deserving reprehension about this "#NewGambia" can cause one to want to bail out of the implied apocalypse that's about to happen.
But when you look around real life, and do your own appraisal, unbiassing your mind as much as possible, you wonder whether the forecasted dysfunction in some of the criticisms is in fact a stance on principle or just a fit of pique. I just hope we're not inveighing against things to annoy one another, because that'll be so nasty and so inconducive.
Making one's sincere thoughts known is a noble thing. However, the extent of alarms being sounded on social media, and some of the positions on non-issues being pointed out as deserving reprehension about this "#NewGambia" can cause one to want to bail out of the implied apocalypse that's about to happen.
But when you look around real life, and do your own appraisal, unbiassing your mind as much as possible, you wonder whether the forecasted dysfunction in some of the criticisms is in fact a stance on principle or just a fit of pique. I just hope we're not inveighing against things to annoy one another, because that'll be so nasty and so inconducive.
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