CLASSIC INVASION
By Lengdung Tungchamma
I enjoy playing this game,
called Chicken Invaders. The first level is titled “Classic Invasion”, it
denotes the entrances of chickens gradually from below. They enter one after
the other, soon you realize that the screen is filled with chickens.
I relate this with the Nigerian
Dilemma.
In the years before 1960, the
average Nigerian student is thinking of Nigeria and how to get independence
from the white. He is usually engrossed in the thinking of independence,
reflecting on the joys of having absolute freedom
In the 1960’s, the average
Nigerian student is thinking of Nigeria. He is thinking of how to develop
Nigeria, promote the good of the nation more than his own interest. How to
commit himself to selfless service in his community.
In the 1970’s, the average
Nigerian student is thinking of how to obtain scholarship, leave the shores of
this country, get exposed and return to input his quota into the upbringing of
the nation.
In the 1980’s, the average
Nigerian student is thinking of the advantage of being a graduate. He is
enthused in the joy of having a good job, a sweet car and woman at home whom he
will call his wife. He is so concerned about himself that he thinks of nothing
apart from him.
In the 1990’s, the average
Nigerian student is thinking of marriage. How he will get employed within the
frames of government and join the group of yam eaters who call themselves
“Civil servants” or “Politicians”.
In the 2000’s, the average
Nigerian student is thinking of how to get connected to someone. He is always
looking forward to meeting someone or calling someone who will help him get his
result processed. He is also looking for someone who will connect him to
someone who will connect him to someone who will offer him work.
In the 2010’s, the average
Nigerian student does not think. He is closed to thinking for he cannot think. He
is busy, busy on social media, or busy playing betting, if you don’t find him
in the viewing center or field you are sure to find him preparing for Faculty
of Natural Science dinner or that of Faculty of Education.
My generation does not know the
art of thinking, our minds are closed to thinking in itself.
One basic factor why we do not
think is because we do not read.
You don’t have to travel to
Canada before you get exposed, you can read.
Books allow you to travel for
free. It broadens your mind and gives you the capacity to think.
Until the art of thinking is
restored, nothing will change. Not even APC + PDP will change the situation if
we do not think. Thinking is the first step of progress.
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we
used when we created them.” Albert Einstein
#RestoreTHINKINGamongTHEyouths
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