Opinions of Monday, 2 August 2010
Columnist: Donkor, Samuel
Once upon a time, before the second Republic, the nation Ghana was noted for her moral values, discipline society, spirituality, hospitality and virtuousness: a people of intelligence, wisdom, hardworking, communually-spirited, patriotic and noted to have the best Civil Service, high educational standard,best health service delivery system, a disciplined Armed Force and Police Service and a better infrastructure in black Africa, is today a demoralized and fragmented nation.
The Ghanaian people have become devalued in Moral and Spirituality and have become rather very ego-centric and without virtue. Their envied hospitality values, fellow feelings,close external family ties and that virtue of being a brother's keeper are all missing in the Ghanaian today.
These attitudinal changes are the causes for the present economic and social ruin the nation is experiencing and which is also at the mercy of today's global economic dictates, without any hope of salvaging it.
This loss of these values in the Ghanaian today and economic mess, coupled with under-development is also the results of the Ghanaian crave for quick money and material gains through whatever means , hook or crook.
This has led people to becoming very corrupt everywhere in the system, greedy and unscrupulous. This desire to become rich quickly and acquire material gains by whatever means is also based on the perception and mindset built up by the people, based on the respect and praises showered on the rich and wealthy in society; their extravaganza life-style, care-free attitudes and imposing behaviors in public, where they are given all the respect, privileges and praises; meaning that, respect and public recognition comes to one in society, another way round, is only when one is rich or owns a property. Wherever the money or riches comes from is nobody's business and it's even so in the family circle.
The phenomenon has created the perception in the Ghanaian that no matter, by whatever ways and means one becomes rich and wealthy, the society and for that matter the family circle will accept him/her without questions over shoulders and have the opportunity to throw his/her weight about.
Observations has revealed that, satanic values and characters have over-shadowed virtues, Ghanaian traditional values and religious values. For some years now, Ghanaians have surrendered to the influence of the Dark Kingdom, where many receive their riches, power, fame and protection. Satanic practices are on the ascendancy, where people from all sections of the society are involved in all kinds of negativities. There are cases of Sodomy, 419 frauds, witchcraft, corruption occult practices,sakawa, cheatings, get-rich quick rituals and many more, under the guise of prosperity and social glory almost everyday, around the country as never before. There is massive indiscipline everywhere and lawlessness, apathy and care-free attitude is order of the day with massive corruption and dishonesty prevailing in the social fabric of the society.
The true fact of the matter is that, the desire of Ghanaians to get rich and fame quickly has led the nation to come under the control of the negative force, hence the massive evil activities prevailing nation wide across all sections of society. . . .
The nation has fallen into the state of immorality with negativity everywhere. Politicians, religious leaders, public servants and the youth especially, have all become liars, greedy and cheats. There are lies and cheattings everywhere; truth has become false and almost no one speaks the truth. Protection of crime is common.
The influence of the dark kingdom is ruling, hence the state of indiscipline, lawlessness, disorder, the loss of human values and the moral decadence the nation is experiencing. Hence also the filthy environment due to indiscriminate disposal of refuse and unlawful encroachment on every open space in our cities and urban towns, coupled with corrupt officials.
Political and religious leaders, public officials and civil society have all become hypocrites preaching virtue and practicing vice. With the massive influence of the Dark Kingdom on the people, nothing seems to move right; development is at a standstill, the nation is fragmented with politics of hate and blame game, envy and unforgiveness.
Negativity is everywhere; in political speeches, religious speeches, public utterances by opinion leaders and social commentators etc. And therefore, the nation Ghana is on a cross road, where a new course of direction of a firm and radical decisions have to made, is needed.
A new course of religious order, a sense of Godliness and sincerity, dedicated, honest, selfless and responsible people to move the nation forward under Gods authority and direction is urgently vital.
From; Samuel Donkor
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