TwoCents | "In dire need of compassion and character".

A story was told about a man who was walking near the park and heard a sound from a nearby bush. Having decided to find out where the sound was coming from, he observed that a cat was stuck in a hole inside the bush and it needed help. As the man tried to help the cat get out of the hole, it became apprehensive and aggressive as it scratched the man's hand. As painful as the scratch was, the main refused to back out as it krpt trying to save the cat. While this was going on, a passerby who saw what was happening advised the man leave the cat because it will definitely find its way out sooner or later. This advise did not hold water as the man continued to look out for ways to save the cat. Fortunately, he got drew the cat out of the hole and immediately he released it into the bush, he faced toward the other man and said, "The Cat is an animal whose instinct is to scratch and attack but I am a human being and my instinct is to be kind and compassionate". True leadership is all about carrying everyone along not minding their nature, traits and flaws. It is about understanding people from their own perspective, letting them have a say and not judging them by their reactions to life's conditions. In this story, the cat that was stuck inside the hole represents the average Nigerians whose averageness is simply a 'tush' way of describing poverty while the man who saved the cat represents the hope for good leadership in Nigeria; a leadership that would produce leaders with compassion and love for not only Nigerians but also for the greater good of Nigeria. However, just as the cat kept scratching the man's hands and inflicting pains on him, a lot of Nigerians today have gotten used to sheer wickedness and aggressiveness such that they have become anti-growth and progress. Most of them have lost fate in the country while many others have given up on life, living each day in anguish and pains. But what is more baffling is the fact that these same prople have for several unjustifiable reasons refused to acknowledge compassion and love but instead choose to wail and complain against bad leadership Dear Nigerians, as we head for the polls tomorrow, it is my submission that we should put aside our bitterness, aggressiveness, and bias and vote for the greater good of our country, children and their future. Let us keep our hope alive by holding on to this compassionate gesture we have been shown. Of a truth, nobody is perfect and no leadership is completely right but nonetheless, let us choose benevolent evil rather than a malevolent good. Choose Wisely Choose You

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