ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY. John F. Kennedy, one of the most popular US democrat and president once said these magnificent words. It was at a time when every one in the veto power country needed the government of the day terribly to second them aid. It was at a time when every American saw their government as pillar of everything ranging from protection, provision of health care, food, education, infrastructure and equal opportunity as endorsed in their powerful constitution. Indeed the American youth para-sited the government for every basic need before the vibrant Kennedy challenged them with his philosophy. Kennedy not only made the youth at those days to realize their potentials, talents and gifts and exploited them to the maximum but he also provoked and prompted the government of the day to seek better modalities on how to assist the youth realize their ambitions. One of the realm of prosperity was of course the strengthening of the property rights which we see up to date in America and its association with the advancement in technology and telecommunications infrastructure among others, hitherto expanding the economy and stabilizing it for decades. Today, I ask myself the same question which I have asked myself year in year out, month in month out, a week in a week out, a day in a day out, an hour in an hour, a minute in a minute out, a second in a second out. In short I ask myself this question every time I am breathing and alive. Surely, If I do not, who will? and now thereof we can paraphrase it and ask ourselves together, If we do not, who will? If we do not aspire to change Sudan and South Sudan then who will do it for us? We have all the power and ability to transform the two Sudans into the countries that we want to live in and more so that we want our children and our descendants to enjoy all the privileges in them. So we have got a task to perform. We definitely have to work to set our country free. Now I turn to fellow Sudanese and South Sudanese and say that our countries need more than just peace, we need to aspire to see that justice prevails, freedom is mandatory, and we have got sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We must seek for the ideals of peace, joy and unity. We must ensure equality for all. This is not a mammoth task, every one can do it. I now narrow down to my fellow Nubas, If we do not do it, who will? I know for a longevity now, we are so shy to always start, we question ourselves and answer ourselves that we are not the right ones to transform our people and our region but believe me you, we are. We should fear nothing but we should always move with a lot of shrewd diplomacy and decorum. We will no longer entertain the thought of sycophancy and mediocrity but we will embrace vigilance, prudence and industriousness. We must begin to work now and set our people and our country free. I wish to highlight clearly the following; that we in Nuba Mountains and other marginalized regions in Sudan are now fighting more than one enemy. Our first enemy is the tyranny government of Bashir that is full of injustices and oppression, our second enemy is illiteracy and Ignorance, our third enemy is diseases and our fourth and last enemy is poverty and hunger. We must join hands in whatever way to eliminate these enemies in Sudan but with a lot of vigor and diligence. My interest is particularly the second enemy, illiteracy and ignorance and how do we get rid of it? Like Kennedy, I do not want to ask the government and our leaders to find a solution to it because I am not asking what they ( our leaders ) can do for me but what I can do for the sake of my Nuba people and together we can ask ourselves on the same note. I have therefore proposed a Revolving Fund to be created so that it can ease and bridge the gap between the literate and the illiterate. I will not discuss any criteria of the fund or how I suggest to be established and operational but I know if it goes through we can have so many Nubas from disadvantaged backgrounds to benefit from this fund and explore their talents to the fullest. We can not watch many bright and talented students stranded because of luck of funds. We must use our brains to bring up many brains. We will do anything and everything to support them I tell you. I regret I could not bring up with me a young talented Nuba who had a passion for music yet could not see his talent come true because of such obstacles. I know many of us will think that it is impossible but it is possible with a determined heart, Kennedy in 1950s once said that before the end of that decade, we would have the first man to set his foot on the moon. And Indeed in 1969, Apollos became the first human being and American to land on the moon. I am also saying that it will not surpass a decade before we see that, what we aspire as Nubas and Indeed as Sudanese and South Sudanese to see, we will definitely see it. We need to work together for an idealistic society that recognize diversity and a sense of love.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 11:08:52 +0000