Unless you understand your role in the society, you can never make any meaningful contribution.
According to the Greeks, there are three types of people on earth:
- The idiots
- The tribesmen, and
- Citizens
studies show only 10% of Africans are citizens, the remaining 90% are either tribesmen or idiots.
When the Greek used the word idiot, they didn’t use it as a curse word. Idiots are the people who just don’t care, if they write an exam, they’d cheat, if they’re in government, they’d steal. An idiot just doesn’t care at all. If he eats bananas, he throws the peels anywhere instead of putting it in a trash.
According to the Greek, some some societies have more idiots than tribesmen and citizens.
the next set of people are tribesmen, these are the set of people that look at everything from the point of view of their tribe. These are people who believe in you only if you’re part of their tribe. It can really be terrible to have a tribesman as a leader, he would alienate the rest.
When the Greeks talk about, it’s not just about ethnicity, they also consider religion as a tribe. A great deal of Africans are tribes men because they view everyone from the point of view of their tribes. They trust only their tribesmen.
The last group of people are citizens. These people like to do things the right way, they will respect traffic light rules even if no one is watching them, they drive within speed limit. They respect laws, in an exam, they won’t cheat, if they’re in government, they won’t steal. They are compassionate people, they give to others to promote their wellbeing.
some countries have more citizens then tribesmen and idiots, others have so many.
A tribesman can become a citizen through orientation, and an idiot can become a citizen by training and constant enforcement of the law.
Things will fall apart if you elect an idiot or a tribesman to lead, if he had not been reformed.
Where do you belong? Are you an idiot, a tribesman or a citizen?
Reflect about your life. Reflect about your country and Africa in general.
Food for thought!