Value of restlessness in creating intentional economy: Case study of Egypt.

 Today, as we witness the value of restlessness in the stepping down of the Egyptian oppressor of three decades. Something valuable came to mind. The importance of intelligent resistance cannot be displaced on the match to democracy. Lets recall how valuable it will be for all and sundry to pick a lesson from hereon. 

For Hosni Mubarack, he may learn that honor is the peak of all achievements! A man that cannot live and die for honor is not worth living. And Great leaders learn to leave the stage when the ovation is loudest! For us, the moral lie in: the power of protest!

For instance, Canada is a peaceful country. We don’t want any unrest. So we allow everything? It is okay to be just quietly nice? It is cultural to go with the flow? You don’t offend anybody? Don’t disturb your neighbor? Always sit patiently on board for the Bus driver to have his lunch while you run late for your appointment? Activism is evil? It is impolite to protest? Be agreeable in everything? And never ever raise any dust? These are all implied and imbedded in the Canadian culture?

On the other hand, Nigeria (a West African country) is where you are free to protest at your own risk! It’s perilous to speak against the Government of the day. It’s like cutting your own throat! Most African countries face intimidation, oppression and corruption with fear of the consequence of protest. We are scared of being killed. We worry about being jailed. Nobody wants to lose his head. “They” will arrest us and imprison us”; we say. I am the last born in my family, how dare you expect me to protest? I am the only survivor of the civil war in my lineage, how can you push me to War again? Why should I end up in jail or on stake for the masses? As a result of such fear, evil continue at its bliss in Africa?

 The opposite is true of Egyptians. Despite their piety and religious culture, resist oppression and prevailed. Theirs, was one of the rare protests that ever succeeded in Africa? Usually the Military and the Police would have disbanded such protest? Again, it points out the fact that the Military have crucial role to play in any democracy anywhere?

 If the glory that passes away could be this glorious in Egypt today, how much more is the eternal weights of glory going to be like? If the Egyptians fought for honor and won, how much more should we? It is imperative we stand against evil in all ramifications?

The case study of Hosni Mubarack of Egypt is a lesson for all African leaders. Don't overstay your visit by seeking a third term in power like one of our politicians. Leave political office honorably when you're no longer wanted. Nobody is indispensable. How so true was the statement of the Patriarch who said: “…But when you grow restless, you will throw his yoke from off your neck." (Genesis 27:40). The yoke we see today are more than oppression. Until we become restless, dominion will remain an illusion.  Until we learn to see evil and resist it, we won’t break the hold of evil! 

Just because oppression does not appear in guise of “Hosni Mubarack”, it is easier to merely cast a glance and walk away. We can casually let the sleeping dog lie? But the sleeping dog may continue lying forever, even making more mess on the threshold? The principles  we break will boomerang to haunt us.There is value in intelligent resistance.

THE FATE OF EGYPTIANS' MARCH OF A MILLION?

Did I just heard this President Hosni Murbarack has ruled the Egyptians for thirty years? The people are now resisting his reign? Leadership is all about people. The change should now come! The people now clamor for empowerment. They are taking responsibility for their childrens' future.
On watching the ongoing March of a Million on CBC, (The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) it got me thinking. This historical Egyptian march greatly inspired me. The people wanted a change in their government. I believe it all started from one connector calling out to another connector. Saying: let us rise up for change concerning the oppression in Egypt? This ongoing protest is an epitome of unity. The energy gathering one can call momentum. Such a momentum or ability to build a crtitcal mass is one crucial puzzle , missing in the third world. The voice of unity always prevails. The cries of the people always win. If it is sustained, the Egyptians will be heard. When all other third world nations can get to this point when the people can cry against their oppressors; there will be a break of new dawn. Our voices always count in the spirit of coherence.

The momentum may gradually die down in Egypt if the western worlds remain the silent onlookers of old. This is the time for international community to do something! There is need for response that is beyond mere evacuation of people. The most impressive to us all should be how the Egyptians despites their religious standards, piety culture, had stood against oppression. Resistance always become mandatory in the face of oppression. This is no time for delay. Let the world join them in their struggle. This is a stride towards freedom! Their protest has impact and meaning! You will assume that piety should stop the people's cry but no! The spirit of man was not shaped for oppression but for significance.


Again, this Egyptian march shows us all what the power of connectivity means. Everything is connected. The case study of March of a million once again has proven the interconnectedness of everyone. We cannot truly dissociate politics from business. Nestle, BP, Vodaphone and all other multinationals had to shut down business operations as a result of this historic protest. The protest has influenced the Airline’s industry. There are now factors influencing the decisions surrounding the flights going in and out of Egypt? The travel insurance had to be enforced for people to get out of Egypt. The insurance sector has become so powerful once again?

This protest will shape destinies. It will decide the fate of millions. Not just the people of Egypt but the entire world. How do I mean? Canadians who were working in Egypt has been affected and they are trying to return home. Some Egyptians refugees may join the Canadians in the ongoing evacuation. Some foreigners who went on vacation may become stranded forever, especially if travel documents got lost? Some Tourists may not return for a while. The agitations in Egypt will soon affect some other families outside of Egypt. The reaction of families of stranded foreigners may create a chain reaction outside Egypt. This may translate into something bigger. If this protest and evacuation continue, before long, more immigrants will end up in the western world. The policy surrounding Refugees may be revisited in these host countries. The western culture will shape the life of these Egyptian refugees. There will be cultural adulteration whereby the destiny of more people will be influenced and redefined. Eastern culture will mix up with the Western culture. Over time, something will happen. It is called: cultural revolution.

It doesn't get greener than this! The Egyptians have to stand. And after they have done everything they can. They must just stand against the status quo. The effect of their critical mass will work in the end. Justice will prevail. Now is the time. At the end of this march of a million, there will be gains and loses. Both will be relative. If the protest ends up in violence, there will be some casualties. That is a loss. If there was devastation of structures, then there will be employment opportunities for construction companies. Gains are also evident. Project management experts will get hired. Some medical practitioners may get busier. Above all, the greatest of all gains will be in the stepping down of President Hosni Murbarack.The grand beauty will be in the fact that change has been brought to fore. That is, the people have finally been empowered! Once one of us in Africa is empowered, the spirit of empowerment will flow across to the rest. All across Africa, there will be freedom. There will be empowerment. This is a cry of freedom. This is a noble cause. It is for empowerment!