“Young people are
known for their beauty, intelligence, creativity, exuberance, vigor,
innovation, energy etc”.
Benedict XVI. One major trait of this amazing generation is the penchant for
nakedness! Hmmmm, I got your minds moving towards a direction right?
Yes, I mean not
the nakedness of nudity, but the nakedness of honesty, of transparency, of
ingenuity, of knowledge and I dare say of integrity! In my short stay on earth
I have encountered young adults who continue to be naked in all they do.
They say the
youths are the future Leaders, but I say, some have started leading because of
their nakedness! If we must get things right, many more young people need to
joy the growing throng of naked youths.
Some people
believe that being sexy is the new intelligence, hence they construe nakedness
[nudity] as the new art. Little wonder we find our young people always wanting
to be without clothes or even with the least clothes possible [they blame it on
climate change, after all, the weather is too hot these days].
In Nigeria, there
is a bill currently before the National Assembly, seeking to reduce the age of
contesting for political office. The #NotTooYoungToRun Bill is gathering
momentum among the youthful population said to be quite high in Nigeria. But ask
yourself, why would this even be considered in the first place?
The answer is not
far fetched. It is because of the efforts of the few who continue to dare to be
naked as young people. They are the game changers, change agents; they demand
accountability from their governments and leaders, they are entrepreneurs,
social innovators and solution providers, the never say never team; team possibility,
team integrity.
Oh yes! There are
many young people whose sole aim is to see Nigeria great again by their
actions. I dare say I am one of such people. That is the NAKED TRUTH!!
We must stand up
for what is right, just and true. We must ensure we push beyond our limit,
because we never know how strong we are until we reach within to seek for inner
strength! The future isn’t tomorrow, the future starts NOW!
I challenge you,
dare to be Naked!!!
OjisiEmezie!
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