Day 275 of wisdom
“Freedom cannot be bestowed — it must be achieved.”
Elbert Hubbard
Independence is nothing without freedom, and freedom is not an item wrapped in a gift box and handed over to someone, freedom is tenaciously fought for, and achieved; Independence is not a celebration, it is a way of life; independence is not about one day, or an anniversary in a nations life, it is about everyday of a nations life. A nation cannot regard herself as free or independent when her sons and daughters are always in pursuit of greener pastures on the other side of the Atlantic; a nation can not be called free or independent, when a minority live in extravagant, and excessive wealth accrued dubiously, while the majority of her people live in extreme poverty begging for daily meals.
One cannot switch masters and think in himself that he is free, he is worse than being in bondage. A baby who is not matured enough to break bones but left his mother's suckles untimely, then goes around begging and scavenging for milk from another's suckles is only creating a future of problems for himself. William Faulkner once said, “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” Freedom that is not practiced is not freedom, you are not free because you say you are free, you are free because you live free.
Great men have at different times made their perspective about freedom known, their statements broadens the spectrum on the discuss. Nelson Mandela in his words said, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Kwameh Nkrumah said something that best validate this statement when he said, “The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent.” He realised that without a splurge of independence for other African countries, Ghana is not truly independent, which is the true essence of independence.
An independence that only benefits a few and neglect the major whole is not true independence, it must be renegotiated. As John F. Kennedy said, “The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free.” Freedom is begotten through determination. A nation is not independent until its people are truly free.
These sayings were put together to tickle your thoughts on what an idle nation should be, how her people should act, and what freedom really entails.
“Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else." - Epictetus.
“No person is your friend (or kin) who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” - Alice Walker.
“Nations survive and advance with brains, wise policies, and manpower — not through speeches and cheap populist agitation.” - Anonymous.
“If this country is ever demoralised, it will come from trying to live without work.” - Abraham Lincoln.
“Misery and poverty of a nation is associated with the consciousness of its people not leaders.” - M.F. Moonzajer.
“To keep any great nation up to a high standard of civilization there must be enough superior characters to hold the balance of power, but the very moment the balance of power gets into the hands of second-rate men and women, a decline of that nation is inevitable.” - Christian D. Larson.
“A nation is not defined by its borders or the boundaries of its land mass Rather, a nation is defined by adverse people who have been unified by a cause and a value system and who are committed to a vision for the type of society they wish to live in and give to the future generations to come.” - Fela Durotoye.
“The nation that honors a dancer more than a scholar is no more a nation.” - M.F. Moonzajer.
“What we need now is a nation of great people who live to positively impact others and build enduring legacies.” - Fela Durotoye.
“We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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