Happy democracy day Nigeria
LESSONS FOR DEMOCRACY DAY
Democracy day in Nigeria is a day set aside in Nigeria every year to celebrate the coming back to Democratic system of governance in Nigeria.
Despite the way it has been practiced in Nigeria, it is still for me better than military rule as one is guaranteed protection of their fundamental human rights under a democratic dispensation.
Aside the guarantee of protection of one's human rights, it also gives one the privilege of aspiring to be anything you want to be, provided it is legal.
Democracy depicts freedom meaning that it is a system where freedom is guaranteed.
Thinking about democracy, what comes to my mind is that God is the Author of democracy.
How? You may want to ask
For the singular fact that he made man as a free moral agent, makes me believe that democracy originates from God.
However, despite our freedom to choose or do what we want to do, how come we are still living below ideal standards? Why aren't we up there yet either as individuals or as a society? Why are we still struggling to live the life the Almighty has designed for us to live?
Pondering on the above questions, what I realised is that, though we have freedom guaranteed us by the system we practiced, we are still not free in our minds.
A lot of us still have our minds under some sought of bondage either to what the society would say/accept or to the military rule that we were once under and that is why some times it takes force to make us do what we are suppose to do.
Like Bob Marley said in his song "only we ourselves can free our minds" it is only you and I that can truly free our minds from all that has caged our minds.
True freedom is not gotten outwardly but inwardly. If you are not free on the inside, you can't truly enjoy freedom on the outside and all the benefits of being free.
Freeing your mind entail getting rid of things that limits your mind like doubts, what people say that is negative and the host of other things.
Above all, connect to the Author of democracy to experience true freedom.
Thanks for your time.
Happy independence Nigeria.
Simon O Matthew.
Democracy day in Nigeria is a day set aside in Nigeria every year to celebrate the coming back to Democratic system of governance in Nigeria.
Despite the way it has been practiced in Nigeria, it is still for me better than military rule as one is guaranteed protection of their fundamental human rights under a democratic dispensation.
Aside the guarantee of protection of one's human rights, it also gives one the privilege of aspiring to be anything you want to be, provided it is legal.
Democracy depicts freedom meaning that it is a system where freedom is guaranteed.
Thinking about democracy, what comes to my mind is that God is the Author of democracy.
How? You may want to ask
For the singular fact that he made man as a free moral agent, makes me believe that democracy originates from God.
However, despite our freedom to choose or do what we want to do, how come we are still living below ideal standards? Why aren't we up there yet either as individuals or as a society? Why are we still struggling to live the life the Almighty has designed for us to live?
Pondering on the above questions, what I realised is that, though we have freedom guaranteed us by the system we practiced, we are still not free in our minds.
A lot of us still have our minds under some sought of bondage either to what the society would say/accept or to the military rule that we were once under and that is why some times it takes force to make us do what we are suppose to do.
Like Bob Marley said in his song "only we ourselves can free our minds" it is only you and I that can truly free our minds from all that has caged our minds.
True freedom is not gotten outwardly but inwardly. If you are not free on the inside, you can't truly enjoy freedom on the outside and all the benefits of being free.
Freeing your mind entail getting rid of things that limits your mind like doubts, what people say that is negative and the host of other things.
Above all, connect to the Author of democracy to experience true freedom.
Thanks for your time.
Happy independence Nigeria.
Simon O Matthew.
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