“When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated and the winner writes the history books. Books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe” Dr. Paul Maier.
Although the woes of my continent is extensively sponsored by foreign misrepresentation, its people equally have the penchant of acting as victims in order to solicit the sympathy of the visiting master. A man may have enough but will present himself/herself as poor in order to be enlisted as broke. Ministers and government officials in my country pose as needy students just to deny the true beneficiaries their due.
My continent is flooded with men and women who themselves loved to be seen as victims. It will interest you to know that, CEOs, Managing Directors, Head of Departments and the so called big men shamelessly pose as labourers just to attend training programs abroad in addition to their fat packages. Training programs that are legally constituted by the company and funded by international entities to improve the actual labourer.
The impoverishment of this continent is unending because the support rendered never gets to solve the problem it is meant to repair. This accounts for the reason why they allow other cultures tell their stories for them. How then can we write our own stories when the players dread being exposed?
Nevertheless, we will surmount all the hurdles and become the owners of our stories, telling it the way it is, discovering more of ourselves, building resilience and staying truly dependent because nothing can stop a determined mind.
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