serene

It is that time again when we renew our resolutions and promise ourselves that this time we will be true to them.

This new years, I pray for the gift to be thankful for all that i have been given and the ability to look beyond what i think is not satisfactory to all that which has been amazing, i pray for such humility.

So my new year resolution is to hold on to these words that make a simple prayer whose origin i do not know but its destination will hopefully be my heart:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

courage to change the things I can;

and wisdom to know the difference.

May this be the year when not only do we get peace and love but a year when we understand and will be willing to fight for the same.

power and corruption

You know about 24 years ago a military lead a coup d'etat in guinea. He did so, according to him, to safeguard the integrity of the nation of guinea and the prosperity of his people. he went as far as as to make a solemn promise that he will relinquish his newly acquired power in two months to allow for the democratic due process. This man was president Conte, he ruled guinea until his recent death.

24 years later we have another military man who has lead a coup for the same reasons and promises to hold a general election in two years.

I think this could rightly be reffered to a dejavu. A Re-take but with the main actor changed does not make the script different and it can rightly be assumed that the climax will be the same.

Captain Musa, the man in charge in guinea, has sought to assure the international community of his good intentions and is courting their support. If his intention was to only hold on to power until corruption in his country is booted out and crisis averted then he would'nt be taking steps that are clearly meant to legalize his regime and at the same time he wouldn't be giving himself a two period in power.

The danger that i think we are all likely to face if this regime is recognized is that we will be having some crazy man in uniform with a desire for power thinking he could wrestle the same from the people without any backlash from any quarters.

I am more than sure that after Captain Musa has tasted the advantages of being the boss, he will never want to go back to being just another man in the country.

The reasons why politics should not be mixed in with military service is the same reason the same should not be mixed with religion absolute power corrupts absolutely. These were not just words spoken but a truth that has been a reality.

So i hope that i am wrong and this man who is the cause of guinea men and women jubilation will turn out to be a man of change, good change. I laugh but i hope not for long!