BILL AND THE PILL

With his retirement, Bill Gates announced his intention to expend 95% of his wealth within the subsistence of his lifetime. (Certainly, he must have deduced his life expectancy from a statistical time machine).

With his estate valued in excess of $50 billion that certainly is quite some fortune to spend in so short a time. (Not that I wish him less than the layman estimate of God-given life contract average). At any rate, figures like that could change the face of Africa: that is if he had chosen to feed us pretty. Well, the man with the money chose to pay pharmaceutical bills.

Concerned as Bill may be for the plight of Africans and Indians especially, the question is: did medical science affirm these drugs to be curative? If not, Bill shouldn’t spend money on what isn’t bread. Till the science is fully developed into a cure, he will do well to invest in research rather than maintenance of the syndrome.

One should maintain health, not sickness.

Research should be made into the efforts of alternative therapy as well. The Nigerian President recently made request for a quest into efficacious local remedies; yet, his words were paraphrased to evince a poor appreciation of alternative therapy as a distinct practice.

The omissions overlooked by pharmacists should inform directive objectives for a cure.

The AIDS virus is subatomic matter, not microscopic.
The status of the syndrome must be distinguished clearly from the manifestations of a HIV victim.
Its appearance must be traced and established to be from internal or external factors.
What conditions of the inner terrain foster its breeding?
What cells do they incubate and why?
What can be gentle on the cell and tough on the virus?
What imbalances exist in the body electromagnetism of a victim?
What remedies exist for flushing acids to achieve the pH balance?

The biochemist, microbiologist and physiologist cannot be kept at a distance.

It is ironic that a man who took the world of technology by storm, always on the frontline should expend money acquired through ingenuity on a less than perfect scientific discovery.

Sympathy for mankind is one thing an insistence on standards is another.

A silver jubilee is too long a period to procrastinate. An attempt to pick up lose ends should be advocated while steps should be retraced to point of derailment.

An unseemly number of symptoms with the only common factor being their mysterious nature cannot be satisfactory manifestation of the syndrome. Scientific fact must be separated from speculation.

To the African AIDS is not so incurable. Wasting diseases have always existed with society. To the contrary, there are limits to which the body can tolerate chemical interferences of pharmaceutical brew. The smaller the virus or bacteria in the body the friendlier the cure needs to be.

Direct extraction from nature allows plants to give enzymes, nutrients, minerals and vitamins to the body.

The politics of wealth distribution transcends the lowest rung of science and society.

True concern for the plight of the sick and dying will hastily expunge allegiance to a certain field of science despite the assertion by this civilized branch of treatment that its cure isn’t available for such application.

Why not try the other less savory practice for a last resort alternative.

It is common knowledge among native Africans and Indians that local remedies, though despised by the elite class hold near miraculous solutions to some pressing adamant problems in bone and tissue treatment.

The invisible virus which incubates the white blood cells, undetected by the body devices, cannot be influenced by chemicals unless readily identifiable as body friendly food nutrients and enzymes. Extraction processes and application must have minimal adulteration with laboratory chemicals.

The virus must be seen as reversible when the root cause is understood to stem from an evolution of body microforms due to shortfalls in supply of essential health properties for the upkeep of the body.

AN EYE FOR A SORE (ISRAEL/LEBANON)

War lingers at every turn in contemporary affairs. Endangered species strive for meager sustenance. Businesses stretch competition into the vagaries of espionage. Government force their way into a meaningful stand that makes their impression felt. Even a casual glance to the left encounters soul-shaking pornography as female clothing increasingly limit male freedom of sight: this is a violent attack on balanced male psyche.

Intuition naturally motivates commensurate response in violence to perceived attack. What in earnest owes to situation ethics winds up as a feud with a wider resolve that drags in other parties. Understanding requires one to get to know the perceived enemy; an exercise which will reveal the perceived threat to be no cause for alarm after all.

The need for coexistence is increasingly seen to be of collateral significance. The hurt of enduring a score-down in a scuffle can be more unbearable when the contender escapes scot-free. It seems that settling the score is of greater significance than winning a trophy in a chase that is never characterized by equals: only one can win.

Contending forces in the wider perspective sets everyone on edge, by reason of conviction. Sides are taken in a tense battle of interests in which factions stop at nothing to materialize their every will.

No one stops to think who stands to gain: temporal gains between parties ignore wider future ramifications. A win today invites a challenge another day until the score evens at all cost.

Unhealthy motivation like this, to win no matter what, was the bedrock of the ninja art. Its philosophy is riveted on winning and that alone. Contenders fall but others come in a never ending struggle of diminishing significance.

There’s a time to kill and a time to refrain.

One such endless struggle is that of Israel and Lebanon. They probably remember poorly the root cause of their perennial strife.

Laban played host to Israel when his father Isaac sent him off empty-handed to seek a bride in the house of the brother to his mother. Laban’s subtle dealings with Israel caused him to make a pact with Israel upon his departure: he was not to cross that spot to bring war upon him, just as he neither was to do that.

Today, that spot is in shaky agreement.

..and the struggle wins new adherents, hardening young Lebanese against young Israelis.

The Israeli who donated an eye to the Lebanese took on his sore by an act of human kindness. This milk of natural emotion supervenes the sentiment of resolute conviction.

AN EYE FOR A SORE (ISRAEL/LEBANON)

War lingers at every turn in contemporary affairs. Endangered species strive for meager sustenance. Businesses stretch competition into the vagaries of espionage. Government force their way into a meaningful stand that makes their impression felt. Even a casual glance to the left encounters soul-shaking pornography as female clothing increasingly limit male freedom of sight: this is a violent attack on balanced male psyche.

Intuition naturally motivates commensurate response in violence to perceived attack. What in earnest owes to situation ethics winds up as a feud with a wider resolve that drags in other parties. Understanding requires one to get to know the perceived enemy; an exercise which will reveal the perceived threat to be no cause for alarm after all.

The need for coexistence is increasingly seen to be of collateral significance. The hurt of enduring a score-down in a scuffle can be more unbearable when the contender escapes scot-free. It seems that settling the score is of greater significance than winning a trophy in a chase that is never characterized by equals: only one can win.

Contending forces in the wider perspective sets everyone on edge, by reason of conviction. Sides are taken in a tense battle of interests in which factions stop at nothing to materialize their every will.

No one stops to think who stands to gain: temporal gains between parties ignore wider future ramifications. A win today invites a challenge another day until the score evens at all cost.

Unhealthy motivation like this, to win no matter what, was the bedrock of the ninja art. Its philosophy is riveted on winning and that alone. Contenders fall but others come in a never ending struggle of diminishing significance.

There’s a time to kill and a time to refrain.

One such endless struggle is that of Israel and Lebanon. They probably remember poorly the root cause of their perennial strife.

Laban played host to Israel when his father Isaac sent him off empty-handed to seek a bride in the house of the brother to his mother. Laban’s subtle dealings with Israel caused him to make a pact with Israel upon his departure: he was not to cross that spot to bring war upon him, just as he neither was to do that.

Today, that spot is in shaky agreement.

..and the struggle wins new adherents, hardening young Lebanese against young Israelis.

The Israeli who donated an eye to the Lebanese took on his sore by an act of human kindness. This milk of natural emotion supervenes the sentiment of resolute conviction.

EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP

Nigeria is a multinational society of bewildering complexity the subsistence of which an erstwhile leader* had described as nothing short of a phenomenon; a befitting leader should bear qualities of a firm personality with an air of easy grace.

A big and diverse country deserves a strong leader. The force of a multiple criss-cross of contending interests between nations, tribes, classes, groups and religions is volatile enough to overwhelm a ‘pleaser.’ Decisions stand to be made, often on the spur of the moment and between two equally unappealing choices the combined sum of which add up to no option at all. Even when none believe in a certain course of action or ideal, conviction should give strength to a leader. The unpopular stand of a leader that relays new foundations may appear inefficacious; this inspires built-in self-inspiring devices.

A society saddled with a ‘babel’ of tongues needs a selfless leader that all can trust would take no sides on frivolous grounds based on sentiments and affiliations. Matrimonial affinity of cross-carpet inter-tribal knot indicates of such a trait. Prolific command of multilingual skills gives good testimony of unreserved cultural versatility. A record of active involvement in multiple communal development schemes or the vesting of awards and titles from a good spread of tribes rings true to call.

Nigeria needs a leader with honest motives: genuine interest for the good of society takes into cognizance facts not ordinarily available to the streetwise. Short-term policies seem attractive with quick benefits, but a good leader chooses to leave the glory of hard endeavors to future regimes while enduring the opportunity cost of painful-suffering for corrective measures to past errors: content with doing that right thing.

A leader should be accessible. Consultative efforts encourage popular participation. Grassroot initiatives exceed the most ingenious conceptions of what the people need. Adequate compilation of information eases the stress of decision-making processes on issues to mere commonsense application. Responsibility for errors made can be more readily acknowledged and derogated from in the future.

A leader should be encouraging. The reward of a smile or handshake with personality is fulfilling. It motivates people beyond their best skills. Personal presence at a function, mere mention of an achievement, gifts offered in acknowledgement of deeds, promotions, welfare packages, or even a show of concern evinced for a person’s interest all help to bestow a fuller sense of belonging. Credible persons are identified and associated with.

A leader should be just. Equitable standards should be meted out equally to all. All citizens, irrespective of allegation should be afforded access to court and fair-hearing. Appointments and promotions should be based on merit. Actions of a leader should foster peaceful coexistence rather than sectarian interest. A mediating influence preempts provocation and violence.

A leader should be compassionate. A visionary holds up an objective as a primary goal and all follow. Zeal should be adorned with reasonable knowledge of surrounding circumstances. A heart invested in a task shall not relent against all odds. Intuitive skills combine with experience to sharpen discernment of preemptive or corrective measures to be applied. Generosity adds to appeal.

A leader should have temperance. Balanced judgment as an image will keep many temptations at bay. Actions that evince reflection and in-depth appraisal elicit confidence. Abstinence from indulgence fosters good reputation and easy relations. A friendly mien communicates favorable disposition, which improves opportunities. Diplomacy, even under impossible circumstances gives hope.

A leader should be modest. An avant-garde sets the pace for others. Right habits stem from an attitude. A culture cultivated will survive that tenure. Personal and official expenditure should be austere to eschew waste and inculcate work ethics. Encouragement should emphasize local patronage.

A leader should have personality and presence that sets exacting standards. A firm personality exudes strength. Fear of sin and eagerness to please are the virtues so attracted. Common pride of the citizenry in its leadership would help to forge nation-building. Good personality profile of a leader extends the influence of the country and attracts goodwill amongst the comity of nations.

A leader should have experience in representative leadership skills. Performance in past leadership roles inevitably ensure better future performances. Experience acquired in positions at one’s place of residence, at school, at work and in sub-cultures makes good requisites for further engagement in the hold of the mantle of leadership. Of particular advantage are past exposure to control of funds and persons.

A leader should be a family person. Relationship is experienced at various levels of understanding and are best nurtured and acquired first in the home, before the society at large. The family is the smallest unit of a community of persons: capacity-building and the bane or demise of values all begin there. The value of sanctity of ‘God’, ‘life’ and ‘marriage’ are early imbibed from family tutelage on home etiquette and societal ethics.

Above all, a leader must be humble in orientation. A good leader should be a good follower. In careful instructions to guide the way, a leader must allow necessity dictate to him through a subordinate authority. Also the practice of tracing the right paths of predecessors helps for continuity in Government, which paves healthy pathways for future regimes to emulate.

My ideal ‘personality of virtue’ to emulate is Prof. Dora Akunyili, the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control. I find her to be a woman of substance worthy of the highest calling. She strikes the on-looker with apparent deceptive appearance as nice, simple, tender, charming, good-looking and attractive. Close contact with her person superimposes other impressions.

Indeed, she is charismatic, yet, with superior allurement.

She stands out with the new-age image of Nigeria as a firm, unflinching unbendable character that appraises the impossible as ‘do-able!’ She cleaned our street of not-so-pure ‘pure water.’ Instituted standards of hygiene and quality in the jungle of fake and adulterated drugs, drinks and foods—health standards climbed. No sacred cows were spared in production and sale of bread, turkey, toothpaste, intravenous etc.

She is honest: in returning extra grant of Medicare fees in excess of a thousand pounds sterling! She is impartial, declining to assist an in-law to procure (NAFDAC) approval, even at the instance of dignitaries from that family.

She is detribalized, betrothed in holy matrimony to a groom of odd descent to her nativity. She is modest, with a dress-code that smacks of clean-pin model specimen and splendor, surpassing coveted designer labels with easy simplicity.

She is intelligent and rational: balancing exalted national responsibilities with humble family-life chores, without excuses for compromise on either. She is humble and selfless, expecting no more from life in return for her endeavors. She is bold and sacrificing, enduring threats and bravely daring full-metal jackets that swoosh by hardly, in service to the nation.

She is knowledgeable: with a culture of research she balances skill with zeal. Her passionate interest in the area of health encapsulates concern as well as a desire to expand knowledge. Authoritative are the facts she divulges.

She has temperance: with the pressure of workload she bears, she still manages a smile. Her affable disposition constitutes a genuine tool for firm diplomacy: it can unnerve and catch the unwary assailant off guard. She is never caught out of character by a seizure of fit: only laughter can change her facial expression.

She has a sense of purpose. With the disposition of a man-on-a-mission she pursues her cause in a pathway riddled with ‘the connected’ and desperados. An idea conceived is a course to be accomplished. She never quits: she ‘gree-die’ till she delivers.


She is devoted. With singleness of purpose she pursues her goals neither keeping in mind the price of reward or the reason to go on. A mind made up is a decision taken with her.

Most of all, I think she is easy to approach and large-hearted for her chosen role as a mother (of the nation), beyond the home.

* Former Head of State – General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida

CUBA without CASTRO

For well over two score years, Cuba has known no other source of power but Castro. Fidel Castro was the law, the Government and the engine room of Cuba’s economic prowess. There is no conceivable Cuba without Castro – Castro is Cuba and Cuba is Castro. What happens with the supposed exit of Castro from power?

A monkey that breaks free of its chains only lingers on the walls never daring to venture a step further: it knows nowhere to go being set in chains from its earliest memories.

A dramatic twist in any direction will not augur well for continuity in Government. To continue in the same path of communism would require a different strand of communism as there exists no alternative personality nearly as powerful as Castro to wield the influence he controlled which made the fascist form of communism with a single powerful head successful.

The most likely form of Government would be of a collegiate nature whereby a group of aristocrats shall rule with their claim to power being their knowledge and experience.

The most agreeable system of government for now would be continued communism at least for a while not to upset the tempo of government.

A sudden jump of a moving bus would require a run for a while to maintain balance.

A tunnel of darkness is inevitable for the void in Government and the absolute want of an alternative personality of power.

I guess Castro foresaw this situation and desired it that he may be missed. To look to the brighter side whatever comes will definitely be better than where Cuba was not because Cuba didn’t fare well under Castro but because he forcefully negatived entirely the reality of human greed.

Yet, the challenge of adulthood is better than the mock security of childlike innocence.

Cuba’s major foreign exchange earner was its human resource. What with its battery of doctors with the efficiency of German doctors under Hitler. Motivation unto innovative skills was not born of material gain as all income went into state coffers. In Cuba the income of a world acclaimed sports icon accrued to the state for the training of other great talents for the future. The individual had to suffice with the fame of being a national hero within the state and a global personality without!

FOOLS RUSH (GSMania)

It is truly amazing the way technology holds an attraction for people. Its grip is almost mystical; females are especially susceptible. Little notice is taken of the fact that this technology is but an evolving science yet to be fully developed. Though they come at a small price, their effect on human health might be more than some would have bargained for, had they been given a choice in the matter in the first place.

It is no gainsaying what benefits this innovative gadget has brought to everyday life: coupling has been made easier, tall tales have been made smoother, flash-access was made for freedom to badger others for free.

For these small benefits that bring life’s delights closer to the heart mankind would give anything to keep the ring-tones beeping, though they come with corrupting influences. This of course does no harm to the cell phone company earnings. Indeed, these conglomerates encourage the more dogged addiction to such a lucrative indulgence.

What about the health hazards?

Ironically, many of the expensive brands prove to pas on higher levels of exposure to radioactive waves. No label is sacrosanct.

In style is forgotten the sublime ramifications of radioactive signals received from satellites in space. For a call between two persons in Calabar to connect, radio signals must get to and fro the US via cosmic commercial communication satellites.

For every funky ‘I love you’ is three second exposure of your brain cells and bone marrow to radioactive influences that leaves your life never the same again (but not as your pastor said it would be).

Leukemia lurks nearer with every call. I read in someplace where it was said that with each incoming call is the equivalent an X-ray shot. (Humans are not expected to take more than ten X-ray shots in a lifetime!)

MARGINALIZATION OF THE SOUTH—SOUTH: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

The entity Nigeria is often construed to be an error of judgment or at best a conception of the colonial master to promote their pecuniary interest. To look to the brighter side, opportunity made the best of a bad situation. Common experience has bestowed shared destiny to its odd peoples. To seek separate ways after a journey this far together would seem as though to desire to be born afresh into a new beginning with old obstacles.

Resource control, power sharing, marginal representation at all levels of participation as well as equitable distribution of wealth between the states of the country in North/South dichotomy, are the pivotal issues that press for recognition and forum within the polity.

Unfortunate as it may seem, it is noteworthy to mention that the proper forum has been afforded Nigerians by an apparent unintentional means, while the timing of the event may well be said to be both haphazard and typical of the ‘fire-brigade approach’ the Nigeria Government is wont to bulldoze its way through obstacles.

Enter 1999, talks were rife about the necessity of the imminence of a ‘Sovereign National Conference’. Debate stuck on the nominal character of the event: the decision of the Presidency prevailed over all exigencies: it was intolerable to conceive of shared dual sovereignty by two separate entities, with the first which is the State Government being legal and the other the demanded National Conference extra-legal. The source of sovereignty of the former was of the Constitution, while that of the latter was of popular sovereignty of the people, or at least so His Excellency thought.

The sovereignty of the state, which derives from the people abides with the state, from which the Constitution derives its supremacy. Persons in Government under a democracy merely exercise state powers on behalf of the state, but do not to wear its sovereign character. The Constitution itself which vests state powers on office-holders is not itself sovereign in character, thus cannot bestow the quality it lacks.

In a hierarchy of power, the character of each legal entity is thus:
State ---------------------- Sovereign
Constitution-------------- Supreme
Executive----------------- Limited Agency(by checks)

The provisions which vest power to office-holders also restrain the exercise within discretionary and mandatory limits.

Sovereignty of the State is only usurped by dictators who ascend into power by totalitarian means.

At any rate, it was sad that history failed to record an address of fundamental issues of the Nigerian character which would have given precise definition to opportunistic phenomena such as the practice of the Sharia in many states of Northern Nigeria.

Such a practice, irrespective of its benefits, exists in express inconsistency with the supreme law of the land. This embarrassing situation dents the legal efficacy of constitutionalism and the rule of law in Nigeria: say nothing of the many acts of Government that emphasize the notion.

It is unheard of that a country’s constitution runs inconsistent to its Grundnorm.

In the light of such inconsistency, the constitution falls short of its efficacy for failure to represent properly the will of the entire people. The psyche it proffers is bound to be warped.

This unfortunate situation still does not justify the more unseemly prospect of a hastily adopted constitution. That would be jumping out into another hole.

Fundamental first steps demand the setting up props for new foundations. Popular forum must be provided to give voice to the aspirations of the people. Next in issue comes the appropriateness of the time of National Conference.

Regrettably, the eight-year span of the incumbent civilian regime would have given ample opportunity for trials and errors to experiment on the art of forging a Nigerian psyche which would be acceptable to all. The present stability was, however, not predictable at the beginning of the first tenure.

As to the means of deliberation, it was probably wisdom in then eyes of the Executive which saw the consequence of one more straw to a heated polity, and opted for an open approach to a peoples’ parliament at the appointed time. The conscience of the people, moved by popular facts commonly shared with respect to the need to rectify power imbalances in access to wealth, power and representation is now the efficacious means by which common notions that lack forum in the polity find vent to evolve speedy changes that would implement social justice.

It will be gainsaying though to presume this will all come to pass on a smooth bed of Roses. The political terrain is not as level as it was seven years ago: societal inequalities are accentuated by more rigid class separation and aggravated poverty.

The rich talk tough so more force will be required to give the poor a voice.

Contemporary Nigerian polity is riddled with anomalies and misnomers of such questionable origin the hearer is left with an airy feeling. What makes it more bewildering is the fact that these misconceptions emanate from supposedly right-thinking minds. The repercussion on lesser minds is better imagined.

Where persons from a certain sector of the country feel that power is a natural vesture to be worn by them with their innate claim being the region of the state they hail from.

Where other persons speak of rotational presidency, an apparently equitable concept, which upon closer scrutiny raises questions of efficacy and practicability; given that Nigerians were never given the forum to deliberate on such issues, what structures are on ground to implement this system? Who are the persons to represent the sovereign will of the people and what authenticates their appointment?

No matter how lofty the notion any act extralegal can only further anarchical practices.

The people of the South-South, disenfranchised as they may be are at best left at the mercy of the state to exercise their prerogative of pardon and sympathize with their cause. The deepest sympathies they should seek by humble non-violent means rather than strive as of right to righten wrongs of half a century. Past silence for so long suffices for acquiescence on their part, a sudden violent outburst in quest of a stale claim will seem a drunken pursuit of a strongman awakened from sleep.

Justification of rational thought and action is absent in this awakened state of derelict!

The fate of the people of the South-South was neither circumstantial or borne of ill-fortune. Short memory seems to fail many militants who forget the ancient landmarks of the colonial masters remain an engrained legacy. As a parting gift, they bestowed power to the nations with more compatible customs to the practice of indirect rule. From this knowledge the braggards speak of claim to power as a birth rite.

The South-South was not in the good books of the colonial masters: yet, I wonder why this should matter half a decade into so-called sovereign rule. The real issue to be decided now is:are we truly independent and self-sufficient to rule over our affairs?

To be or not to be, that is the question. Neo-colonialism or self-subservience is no option whatsoever for the new day.

There exists a steady trend in world affairs to the observing eye. In the contest for global domination between Capitalism and Islam, much of the fighting is done in subterfuge and under-the-sheets. Hardly does tranquility run skin deep between bouts of breach of peace.

Though it remains unfathomably amazing to decipher how religion and politics cross swords in contemporary times as this. Upon closer scrutiny interlocking spheres of interest render theocracy and democracy strictly incompatible just as much as free market forces and the laissez faire attitude cannot confirm well with the less tolerant restrictions of liberty in Islamic law and customs.

Unfortunate for posterity, issues such as this are not subject to round-table deliberations as conviction borne of orientation runs deeper than logic. Reason must bow to belief any day.

This double-right syndrome, ironically subsists even with persons of no religious background. In the absence of belief patterns logic takes the place of ideals. The holder of a view believes his perspective to be the right stance.

The human error exists in the supposed assumption that one’s custom and practice is the correct thing to do. Room is not made in child orientation to accommodate a different perspective of a neighbor next door. The fear probably exists in the threat that the foreign culture may present to posterity and the possibility of a future rejection of self and culture in much the same way hybrid species wipe out completely local strands.

Take away the espionage and politicking through lobbyists, what really gets irksome is the breach of established international conventions for smooth noninterference of civil life in the eventuality of the outbreak of war between countries.

The latest in this trend is the hiding behind battle-line as well as the use of human shield in the pursuit of serious ideals. How could persons bold enough to sign off self on suicide exploits turn around and use women and children to awaken international sentiments to further their cause. Ninja tactics such as these eschew honor which is a supposedly high factor on their religious agenda.

The Taliban nurtured itself like a fat worm under the Afghanistan Government which took a toll on civilian life to expunge and now it’s Hezbollah that costs Lebanon this much to undo.

Israel speaks on a table with the Lebanese authorities and exchanges rockets in the field with Hezbollah: it all makes little sense at law.

Maybe international law should be rewritten to incorporate possible engagement between forces of a given country and militia bands from another coming under ‘armed attack’ in international warfare.

SHOULD THEY STAY…..SHOULD THEY GO? (U.S AND CAPITALISM)

It happened in the past that the US desired that all the world should be capitalist economies: indeed, democracy was the recommended system Governments were to practice in the absence of a more appealing option. Communism, she thought, was an evil empire to be demolished at all cost.

What with the pavement of ‘white roads’ with human bones due to the excessive abundance of that resource as a result of the human carnage that accompanied daily administration of social justice within that system, America in her somewhat balanced outlook of legal administration could dimly perceive of any good arising from the quagmire.

The USSR believed in and practiced communism as an antidote to the Western indulgence of materialism. The failing in her eyes was the bane of ancient empires, which when imported into private lives interprets for vanity. Vanity is simple parlance spells as wasteful abundance which was in the first place unnecessary, for which others others re held to ransom for.

Russia by building this empire of brotherhood thought to overcome man’s single root source of every vice: greed. Little had she taken into cognizance the reality of man’s non-mechanical disposition: man in all his inclinations is governed more by emotions than by reason. Feelings bear greater significance than any higher appeal of perception.

Though the man may be your convict yet he is my savior.

So also people walk about swinging their prejudices along with them. What strikes one at first instance sticks and stays.

Jack was known to ride just bikes, so him in a jeep seems quite a waste of machinery.

So those who make the best of life invest more in appearances rather than form.

Communism felt in its citadel, Russia, but was substituted in China for capitalism without any attendant demise to the smooth running of Government. Indeed, the switch over of systems was so smooth that it all appears as a win-win for China. This does not seem to have gone down well with the US. This climb from communism to capitalism would seem to align both systems as stages within a development plan that span unfathomable periods of time.

This unexpected smooth transition came as a poorly concealed bad surprise to the US who had expected a falling and rising to which they could relate.

Some events are indeed phenomenal and must be appreciated as such. Were China better off communist in a conservative market approach or is she to adjust her polity to suit Western style Governments to qualify as a capitalist. Could it then be true to adduce that capitalism cannot be approached without a resort to democracy?

What does the fall of the Berlin Wall go to prove about this truth?

It would seem a clear instance of the end justifying the means when the toll on costs is considered vis-à-vis the benefits to be derived. Feasible cost with a bent towards humane solution would favor a strand of capitalism with minimal interferences.

US… to be or not to be…that is the question.

Instead of such much ado about China’s innovative reforms and the attendant need for the world to bend backwards to accommodate her leviathan-burden, China should be applauded and the stress left to another chapter.

….lest this becomes a clear case of lamenting the dirge and not eliciting tears and singing sweet songs and not eliciting laughter…