Skip to main content

Africa (My chimera)

It is a conspicuous fact that the world has normalized the insufficiency of Africans or, rather, the system was set up in a way that proves poverty to be intrinsic to the chief population of Africa. Looking back at the uncongenial events that took place centuries ago, one would conclude that not only we were oppressed physically, but the subconscious minds of Africans were tardily overpopulated with the mindset of settling for less than less.

This mentality has bereaved us our true identity; it has bred a generation of rootless Africans who indulge in frivolous Western trends that bereave them financially, emotionally and spiritually. However, the most painful part is that most are in utter oblivion of this uncongenial tradition that we have blindly embraced. I implore you not to confuse this piece of enlightenment with one of those monologues which are often offered by typical ornery African men who indulge in the culture of adorning their heads with the victim helmet. 

I intend not to emphasize nor elucidate the cons of colonization, slavery nor apartheid. However, I’m speaking directly to the Africans who have made peace with being at the bottom. Who do we blame? The government? Democracy? Racist whites? White privilege? Who, exactly, should we blame for all our misfortunes besides ourselves? 

In all honesty, it is utter imbecility to dwell on our adversities and obstacles; however, we need to shift our sole focus to acquiring solutions. No blame game, just accountability and taking full responsibility for one’s actions, mostly, learning from our flaws and eschew ersatz perfection. It is utterly conspicuous that racism nor the so called “white privilege” are not our biggest obstacle to total freedom; segregation is still rife within African dominated communities. 

Africans are still divided. Gangsterism, tribalism, taxi wars, beef in the music industry, afrophobia within African communities and a whole lot of other forms of internal discrimination. 

As Africans, we should start reprogramming our subconscious minds to make it a norm to love one another and communicating more. 

Our country comprise 11 official languages which Africans dominate by possessing 9 but still are divided and which is the easiest way to bring any nation to the bottom or to even be able to feasibly enslave it – to be divided. 

Hence, the famous unity aphorism “united we stand. Divided we fall”. We still need to learn a lot of things and emanate global knowledge within our communities before we can be able to attain dominion in our land. 

We need to annihilate the mentality of feeling strongly entitled to hand outs. Nobody owes you shit, African child! Yes! Colonization, slavery and apartheid happened but there’s no way we’ll develop as a nation while attempting to subjugate our land with the aid of violence. We need to understand the fact that we’ve been severely oblivious to, which is that it’s no longer a physical war but a mental and spiritual war. 

We should no longer run away from the inextricable fact that this modern world requires every individual to solely depend on continual development of self in order to eschew extinction. We must vehemently eradicate this mentality of celebrating minor achievements. Some things are considered a coin of the realm in the eyes of the general population. Social media has perpetuated to the mentality of subtle contemptuousness. 

Back then, Africans went to varsities to gain new skills to make a difference within their communities; nowadays, Africans go to universities to obtain accolades, celebrate, overpopulate their friends and followers’ timelines with their recent achievement, brag to their fellow Africans and also to be able to earn a spot in the VIP section in family gatherings. We’re tardily losing our true identity. 

My chimerical African world is whereby African dominated communities being deemed self-sustaining communities, seeing more Africans uplifting and empowering one another. Mostly, I see more SMEs metamorphosing into global organizations. 
I am nothing but an African with a vision.

My chimerical African world will eventually be altered to an actuality. All is contingent upon time.

Comments

Post a Comment

Eye See

The objects of fear

The great Bantu Biko , once said that fear is an important determinant in South African politics. In fact, that’s what all governments use to contain the civilians. Fear, is not the power that one attains, but the power that he is given by the ones who fear him.  Allow me, to quote the legendary Biko: “It is a fear so basic in the considered actions of black people as to make it impossible for them to behave like people---let alone free people.” “One must not underestimate the deeply imbedded fear of the black man so prevalent in white society. Whites know only too well what exactly they have been doing to blacks and logically find reason for the black man to be angry. Their state of insecurity however does not outweigh their greed for power and wealth, hence they brace themselves to react against this rage rather than to dispel it with open-mindedness and fair play.” “It sometimes looks obvious here that the great plan is to keep the black people thoroughly intimidated...
Post a Comment
Read more

Resurrection

Christians would think of Jesus, first, when this word is being mentioned. According to Merriam Webster dictionary, it is the rising again of all the human dead before the final judgment; or the state of one risen from the dead. It is, simply, about revival nor the process of renewal. In Christianity, Jesus Christ was crucified and resurrected on the third day. In the African culture, resurrection comprises a nexus with ancestors nor the ones who are considered deceased or late, on earth, like Christ. We may find resurrection being elucidated in a variety of ways from disparate perspectives and, mostly from religious perspectives. In the ancient Greek religion, there are many instances where the concept of resurrection gains enormous relevance. Memnon, who was killed by Achilles, was resurrected.  Achilles, after being killed, was resurrected by his mother, Thetis. Asclepius, was resurrected and altered into a more colossal deity, subsequent to being killed by Zeus....
Post a Comment
Read more

Not free as a bird.

Perception of reality is, often deemed realer than reality itself. "I want to be as free as a bird." a cliché that feels new, everytime it's being uttered or when our auditory tools cross paths with this ancient, yet immortal utterance. "The other side of the grass looks greener" another famous aphorism, but I prefer Marc and Angel's quote "If the grass looks greener on the other side, it might be life reminding you to water the grass you're standing on." Who came up with this idea that birds are free? Or, maybe an idealist looked at how birds look stress-free and he thought to himself that they're even able to effortlessly flee from their problems, without realizing that the bird has their own adversities. Imagine being a bird and you haven't been finding any worms to feed your offspring, and if you do you have to battle other birds you cross paths with on your way back to the nest, and you still have to stress about eagles who ...
2 comments
Read more