tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23216342.post4735855040099127930..comments2023-10-28T11:41:07.472+01:00Comments on Pause to Ponder: High Expectations - When and For how long?twinstaiyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13586738919682959943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23216342.post-37191111153799148082007-04-25T14:22:00.000+01:002007-04-25T14:22:00.000+01:00I can't see the relevance for the use of the word ...I can't see the relevance for the use of the word "elite" concerning this discourse. The fact that I, Akin and several others blog from abroad doesn't make us the "elites". Besides, some of the advantages of being abroad is the opportunity to see how things work and where things are made to happen. These are societies that have decided to hold themselves and their leaders accountable to higher moral and ethical standards among others, and everyone is better for it. And that is the point raised in the comments you have blogged about.<BR/><BR/>The only way forward is to always aim higher and work harder to attain goals; otherwise, regression sets in. Several similar countries that gained independence at about the same time as Nigeria have move far ahead. <BR/><BR/>It is unproductive to always rationalize our failures and misfortunes, the energy expended doing this can be put to finding ways of doing things better, but first we must have the courage to accept our failures and short comings. And that is what you need to do, and what the leaders and players in the Nigerian democracy need to start addressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com