HOW NOT TO LOVE IMO STATE
The
last time I checked, hundreds of thousands of Imolites claimed to be in love
with Imo State, the Eastern Heartland. But when critically and closely
examined, you would observe that they actually meant something contrary. Sure,
anyone can put up a claim as it pleases him/her, but sticking to the true
meaning of the claim is a totally different ballgame.
In
life, there are two major phenomenon you must not take for granted; when you
are truly in love, and when someone really loves you. You are bound to
understand when your heart is wholly and sincerely attracted to a colleague,
relative, associate, friend, or what have you. On the other hand, you are
required, at all times, to be aware of when someone cares about your happiness.
If you take any of these factors for granted, you may live to regret it.
The
truth is, life is controlled or governed by a four-letter word known as ‘Love’.
This is why the Holy writ stipulates that it (love) is the rudiment of every
commandment provided by the Creator; because if you really love someone or
vice-versa, any rule binding the relationship can easily be adhered to with
ease. If you love someone with your whole heart, you can sacrifice anything
whatsoever towards ensuring that he/she does not lack happiness regardless of
the circumstance.
Same is applicable to a pet in your
household. If you love your pet passionately, you can do anything to keep it
alive. A society isn’t left out when discussing love; if you care about the
wellbeing of a society you belong to, you would never attempt to indulge in any
act that would be to the detriment of the happiness of the society in question.
Let’s get it straight; if you are a citizen of any state or country, and you
are of the view that you love the state, you would always do things that would
contribute to the state’s uplift or welfare.
At the moment in Imo state –
particularly in the socio-political domain – many Imolites tend to showcase a
façade that they truly care about the state, unknowingly to their followers or
the onlookers that they are only interested in personal aggrandizement. For
instance, if the state’s governor erred or erroneously implements a policy,
rather than criticizing constructively, they would prefer to display an action
that would end up causing more harm to the state. If you candidly love a state,
you would always think of the effect of your proposed criticism to the state
before tendering it.
First, we need to acknowledge that
there are some basic recipes that are expected to accompany any criticism. When
you criticize, courtesy demands that you proffer a remedy to what is being
criticized. The primary aim of every genuine criticism ought to be to correct
an error or address any presumed anomaly.
So, if your interest truly lies on the
wellbeing of the affected state, you would invariably focus on how to make
amends, or the way forward, instead of constituting more troubles. When you
criticize, endeavour to concentrate on the lapse, and not on the personality of
the initiator of the policy/process being criticized.
A
true lover of any state should be concerned on the uplift of the state, and not
the other way round. In politics, the reverse is often the case; people claim
to love their state but mean otherwise. If you are a leader of a state and the
development of the jurisdiction matters much to your person, you would never be
propelled to initiate actions that would yield nothing but good governance; in
other words, you wouldwillingly wish to carryout projects as well as initiate
policies that would see to the betterment of the state, and so does a good
follower.
A
good and genuine follower or stakeholder, as might be the case, is always
interested in way forward at all cost; he is tirelessly involved in issues of
general interest rather than personal; he is invariably ready to sacrifice
something toward ensuring that the concerned society becomes a better place to
live; he’s prepared at all times to compromise some attitudes for the sole
interest of the society; above all, he always think of other members of the
society in all his actions as well as concerned about what their reactions
would be as regards any criticism he intends to come up with.
The
bone of contention is that, Imo is not interested in those who claim to love
her; but those who genuinely strive relentlessly to ensure that her wellbeing
is not tampered, or relegated to the background. The state is only pleased with
Imolites who encounter sleepless nights while thinking of how to help the
government usher in sound governance, which remains the sole dream of the
electorate. The ancient state is interested in seeing people who wish to ‘die’
for the good of the state.
To this end, it’s needless to reiterate
that anyone who keenly loves his/her state of origin/residence must be involved
in activities that would assist the government to succeed. Chief Rochas
Okorocha is probably yet to please the majority of Imolites as the Governor of
the Eastern Heartland, but it’s more imperative to note that anyone who means
well for the state cannot participate in anything that would witch-hunt the
Rescue Mission Administration; rather, would only be focused on how to make the
said government succeed.
Involving
yourself in actions or causes that are aimed at generating upheaval or malice
among the people is obviously how not to love a state, and Imo isn’t an
exception. Think about it!
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