When I was younger, there was a very popular Western song: “You’re the devil in disguise, yes you are...” I was in the car the other day travelling from here to there and this song came on the radio, just after the news. After hearing of politics, more politics, conflict and poverty, the song made me think of parallels between devils which live amongst us and the devils in hell.
Listening to the news on the radio made me realise that the issue is not the name of the country – it can happen in any country. The issue is that everything should revolve around the people, the citizens of the country. They ought to be the real owners of any country, not the person in charge.
In the past century we have found that some governments appointed by the citizens have started dictating to their masters. In my opinion, the master of the country isn’t the president, the prime-minister, the minister or the political party. The master of any country should be the citizen. All the ones mentioned above should serve the citizen.
Presidency and Ministry should be about delivering the service, not about ranking the titles. It should be about finding resources for the people, not abusing the public resources. It should be about empowering citizens, not overpowering the nation. In my opinion, it’s about thinking how to make their dreams come true, not about personal glamour. It shouldn’t be about selfishness and greed, but about sharing the resources fairly amongst the citizens of the country.
It makes me sad to see important politicians behind bars. Locked up, not drinking! It also makes me very sad to see them fleeing their country like thieves, after they have been touring like emperors.
Speaking of the devil... I’m sure the devil said: “I failed to rise to their standard. The human devil has a highly sophisticated brain, full of innovative ideas that we, ordinary devils, can only aspire to“. He added, talking to his boss: “I think we can send some of our fellow devils to learn from our brothers and sisters on earth”. His boss agreed: “Devil, I want you to get me a few of them as consultants. They have new techniques that our satanic encyclopaedia needs”.
See, the devil is not in disguise after all...
Listening to the news on the radio made me realise that the issue is not the name of the country – it can happen in any country. The issue is that everything should revolve around the people, the citizens of the country. They ought to be the real owners of any country, not the person in charge.
In the past century we have found that some governments appointed by the citizens have started dictating to their masters. In my opinion, the master of the country isn’t the president, the prime-minister, the minister or the political party. The master of any country should be the citizen. All the ones mentioned above should serve the citizen.
Presidency and Ministry should be about delivering the service, not about ranking the titles. It should be about finding resources for the people, not abusing the public resources. It should be about empowering citizens, not overpowering the nation. In my opinion, it’s about thinking how to make their dreams come true, not about personal glamour. It shouldn’t be about selfishness and greed, but about sharing the resources fairly amongst the citizens of the country.
It makes me sad to see important politicians behind bars. Locked up, not drinking! It also makes me very sad to see them fleeing their country like thieves, after they have been touring like emperors.
Speaking of the devil... I’m sure the devil said: “I failed to rise to their standard. The human devil has a highly sophisticated brain, full of innovative ideas that we, ordinary devils, can only aspire to“. He added, talking to his boss: “I think we can send some of our fellow devils to learn from our brothers and sisters on earth”. His boss agreed: “Devil, I want you to get me a few of them as consultants. They have new techniques that our satanic encyclopaedia needs”.
See, the devil is not in disguise after all...
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