By Malek Arol Dhieu
I almost laugh when I see informed people waiting for the solutions when they themselves are the solutions. South Sudanese are waiting for what is waiting for them.
They are the change that South Sudan longs for, and I find no reason why South Sudanese go uphill in search of change when they are the change themselves.
Change does not erupt like a volcano and so, South Sudanese should check the writings on their bodies as a reminder that, among these writings, one of them is in capital letters and that thing is “YOU ARE THE CHANGE YOU ARE YEARNING FOR”.
Why are South Sudanese yearning for change so much? They are yearning for change to enliven the government and all the institutions of South Sudan that are engulfed by bad governance. The change that South Sudan needs is not just a change, but a change plus, because it must begin with the change of the attitudes towards public funds, followed by the change of the strategies and decision making by those that claim South Sudan is comfortable with their decisions now.
South Sudanese can’t change much when leaders leading them have not accepted to change the wrong direction they are taking. If change is expected to come alone, then a change that comes alone is blind and destructive and so, it does not work as wanted. So, an invited change is always preferable, especially when it comes to changes to do with the government.
I’m in great anxiety about an insult by our unborn generations and why we fail to bring change, not just a change, but a change that is struggled for and experienced in all areas in need of change. If people who have undergone all forms of suffering, such as tribalism, unemployment, underdevelopment, corruption, killings, hunger, and natural disasters, fail to bring change, who else is expected to bring it? Or have I forgotten that changes in South Sudan are brought by angels?
Unless otherwise South Sudan is also known as Jerusalem (the country of God) so that her changes are sped up by God. The unborn generations will read the history of all the ups and downs the South Sudanese greedy regimes have gone through because authoring the history is the only best thing the South Sudanese of the current regime can afford. But the upcoming generations will still blame us for failing to decide now before the situation deteriorates.
It was suggested last year to change the name of the country, but the change that will invite other possible changes is the change of political quests for power. How long does it take united people to bring change? It takes united people less than a day to bring change, and conversely, it takes disunited people many years to bring change.
Now that the footprints of change are not spotted. I mean, South Sudanese fail to bring change, are they disunited? The answer may be yes or no. If yes, then why are some changes, such as switching from one version of corruption to another, happening? If not, then why does it take them long to bring change?
The change South Sudanese long for is a change in all the systems of the country, but the main change that can automatically create other changes is the change in governance. No matter how long change may take to happen, there is always that day, that very day when it will happen, just like a blink of an eye.
Thank you for reading “Sowing The Seed Of Truth”.