Be the change you seek.

I saw a tweet about military presence being the change needed in Northern Nigeria.
Is that really the solution we need? We need change that much is true. How the change comes is the issue now. After reading that tweet, I retweeted asking what happens when the military leaves the north.
The saying we are the change we need comes to mind anytime i tink of Nigeria. For nigeria to get better we have to be the change we want and work towards it.The fact that our leaders have failed us doesnt mean we have to remain stuck in the rot we find ourselves.I mean you work hard to make money, you dont sit at home and wait for the government to come give you some. Why then does it have to be different for the change we are seeking for Nigeria, you dont have to wait for the government to bring about the needed change, why not work towards it.
Making Nigeria a better place doesnt require a lot of work, its actually quite simple. If everyone just does his or her part, change would come to Nigeria, we would get the Nigeria we want.You dont go about taking bribes and expect Mr B to reject bribes, come on hes no fool, he would take it just like you. Besides you wouldnt have any moral justification to ask him to stop taking bribe.If we all just do our parts Nigeria would be great. If i do my job without taking bribes, is that not part of the change i seek, if i get to the front of the line without cutting the line is that not the change i seek. i f i do the right things at the right time, is that not the change i seek, if pastors and imams remind their congregation that violence is not the way out, is that not the change we seek.
The truth is change would not come to Nigeria in a big way, it would not just be dropped on Nigerians, it would not happen overnight. Change would slowly creep up on us when we start practicing the change we want to see, it would be a gradual process. At first we wouldnt even notice the change, until one day we wake up, and wow, we live in a different Nigeria.
Say this to yourself everyday, 'I am the change I seek, I am the change Nigeria needs'. Do your part and leave the rest to your fellow country men.
'Be the change you seek'