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...Just under deep meditation today...
and i write to say that ALL possible different types of people in this world are in Nigeria. We have it all both very good to pseudo-good to pseuso-bad and very baaad! people. And we have ALL types in different proportions.
The issue now is that we need to groom the next generation into some better types. And also if possible convert some from one type to the other.

I think we can always find any type of person in Nija. We have them all!

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Fowe.
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SO? You can all types of people in any country with over 100K where free speech or thought is accepted.

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

It's true. What came to my mind as I read ur post is how generally stupid many americans are, yet this bad ones are rarely ever placed in positions of influence where they'll ruin lives. Nigeria on the other hand has issues. I think one of our issues is that we, being "owners of our land" (not immigrants) and under kingdoms until very recently, believe in "certain rights" and will never do anything below our "status". In the end, dummies whose right it is to rule us keep ruling us and smart people, who never had those "rights" or the "status", are denied an opportunity for contribution. In the end, they leave the country for a place where they can be judged solely on what they can do and not necessarily their roots which they had no hand in determining

Think the most important population in d nija case is the neutral ones cos they are easily swayed to the bad side. They consist the most of the community. If you examine many closely, they really dnt av opinions but are opinion carriers. Tell you what so and so said... worst part is they dont even many times remember who said what!!!

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VEry true. Maybe they don't feel they can have an opinion of theirs. They don't want to "participate" in anything and probably have suppressed emotions. Maybe africa has the highest percentage these kinds of people-opinion carriers or maybe it's just part of our culture of selfishness..

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

Can we think up strategies to help good pple to do their things?

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From all I can think of I feel we need boldness (to opportunities), determination and a commitment to excellence. First, boldness: Are we aware that meeting people of influence is always easier than we think. BOLDNESS My friend who went to a conference cornered the president of an oil servicing company on his way out of the toilet because he was bold and he planned it all along. He didn't go to bug the guy for a job. He just to him to ask him to talk about himself (something everyone likes - just ask Dale Carnegie in How to make friends...). A better way is what we talk about: Meet someone to offer solutions to their problems. How hard can it be? Our first problem is always fear which is why the few bold ones always bully the fearful. 2. Determination: Any important person has a lot on his mind (which is why he's important in d 1st place). He/she will brush u off 1st. Then what? Give up? Nope. We need our die-hard determination guys!. Most Nigerians are only determined when they've exhausted all their options. Why can't we be determined why we still have our options? (easier said than done right? just like asking "why can't we apply for better jobs while we still have good ones?"). I trust someone I know here is good at this 3. COmmitment to excellence: Our we all talk or would we give it all it takes? FOr example in the database issue, will we go to a person of influence with a brilliant idea or will we go having checked all possible scenarios (and other brilliant ideas, different perspectives; all t's crossed, i's dotted? etc). Anyone who does a good job will always be recommended (fellas that is our resume, not the stupid paper we carry). If u're good be bold and if u're bold be good. (introverts excel in one, extroverts in d other)

Brilliant ! More !

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

I actually [slightly] beg to differ on that. Which member of the human race isn't selfish? Even the nations that have done well are in deed selfish. Even if I took an idea to Bill Gates-as rich as he is-he'll still say "what's in it for me?" The main difference between 1st world and 3rd world is the fact that they-in the first world-think long term while we blacks just love short term (& short cuts). If we all decided to be more long term instead of looking for an easy buck (or easy way out), Nigeria would be better. All my life, I learnt about "smartness" (or sharpness) and doing things easy (never doing them well). And when the recipient complains I'll try to make him/her accept my less than perfect work. Short term thought is so ingrained in me that I have been fighting it ever since. If you look around, u'll really see that it is short term thought not selfishness per say. (In politics, education, police, infrastructure, work etc). I could give many many case studies to support my point of short term thought but I know that you coming up with examples that u urself are familiar with will be much better.
I may guess that we're very short term thinkers just because we think "nothing will ever last anyway" or maybe we just like to "aim low" -since "low" may just be what we feel is possible. Or that we've suffered too much and any short term relief is better than nothing. One way or the other, we'd always been the "now" people.

anyway, being selfish and short term are well related and are in fact brothers. I wonder who the older brother is.. They're both problems anyway. I suppose good people who are not selfish will not achieve much if they don't think high enough. Oh well, I don't know!

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

I fear o!! I actually remember X-2-X's post but I feel that was a different ball game. In essence, he's saying selfishness can be put to good use, while you're saying "we should solve selfishness which is our own problem". For both issues to correlate I guess you mean that "selfishness is our problem but it can be put to good use"; shey? Else, they'll actually sound contradictory since X-2-x is saying it is good and u seem to saying it is bad.
Now, (one way or the other) that's a little different from my observation. I do accept well directed selfishness as evident in everyday american life (X-2-X) and I also do accept that Nigerians are selfish (Fowe), how be it (or howbeit) a different kind of selfishness (i.e. I think both "selfishness-es" are different), but I don't feel that is our problem. Alexander the great was one selfish @@** (censored) and microsoft's strategy is primarily selfish. "My own" is "..be selfish if u want, but do a good job that will last. A governor who donates bags of garri and another who spends the same amount on investment to create a firm of joint partnership will both claim they've helped the masses, but which one do we do more in Nigeria? You go to the market to buy honey (note: honey is natural and not many made), yet even between natural honey you'll see a difference between the nigerian one (honey itself not packaging) and the foreign one. Why? Is it not because the bees abroad are better? I didn't want to give examples cos I know we're all aware, so let me stop here.

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

Even God himself recognizes and knows that NIJAs are different...ever heard of the joke btw him and d devil and NIJA folks...making waves and making the devil uncomfortable in HELL?
Methink we nid to harness our resources vis-a-vis the talents we have...
Gat more to say...but let me feel u folks first

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In Life's Pursuits, Never Outrun God [Prov. 19:21]
1luv...

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.

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In Life's Pursuits, Never Outrun God [Prov. 19:21]
1luv...

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Fowe.
Choices make or mar Chances ... add extra care to your choices today.