RE: ‘Ghanaians Are the Cause of The Country’s Problems | Lazy Folks with Bad Working Ethics, Greedy Citizens with Low Self Esteem, Unproductive People Who Cannot Think Critically & MORE’

Dear Chris-Vincent,

I found your article/comments about Ghana very negative, unbalanced and unjustified. You came across as a frustrated, patronising and delusional individual. Of course any one can see the state of the gutters and the failure of the political elite to manage the affairs of Ghana successfully. You’re not telling us anything new. You’re just another armchair philosopher.

It must be obvious to you by now that it’s a lot easier to tear down than to build. Your article does not offer any positive and concrete solutions to Ghana’s problems (perhaps that’s not your intention). I’d like you to tell us what you will do to turn things around – to make Ghana better.

Also the view you presented is only one view of Ghana and you painted all Ghanaians with the same brush. All Ghanaians are not stupid. If they are, then you’re not excluded as I assume you’re a Ghanaian, unless you’re not. I’m not suggesting that there’s nothing wrong with Ghana. Right now we need solutions and fast.

Let me remind you of some quotes from Albert Einstein and Gandhi:

“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Albert Einstein.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein.

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself”. Albert Einstein.

“’Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi

The last quote sums it up. If you want change then you must BE the change you wish to see. In other words you must live in such a way that a new culture comes out of you. It is necessary that you change yourself. You could start by changing the lens you use to view the world/Ghana. That will make a huge difference because the world you see is a projection from your mind. It will take time and space for me to explain this here. Just know that Projection Makes Perception.

You must also realise that if you’re not part of the solution then you’re part of the problem.

What Einstein and Gandhi seem to be suggesting is that to achieve change in any society, we need a shift in consciousness, new thinking, and change in ourselves (including the belief system we hold). This will lead to changes in attitudes, the type of organisations we create and the quality and calibre of leaders we have. This is vital because your article mentioned individuals with bad attitudes, corrupt and inefficient institutions and of course poor leadership.

What positive contribution can you make/offer apart from the doom and gloom you’ve been preaching? How can we change the existing level of consciousness which is creating the problems you described, the poverty of thought, and leaders with myopic vision?

To conclude, all Ghanaians are not stupid. Next time please try and be more constructive in your criticism/analysis of the situation in Ghana.

BY EM Fiamanya, UK

Editor’s Note:

It is rather unfortunate the above writer could not see from the original article he was responding to, that it was a reader’s mail which came in just as his has come in. It seems he thinks I wrote it or a GC Staff must have written it.

What I think the above writer does not realize is, acknowledging and pointing out that Ghana has deep rooted problems is the first step to solving the problems. For any problem to be solved, it must first be seen as a problem.

And on this site, we do not only point out the problems of Ghana, but we offer practical solutions. Just yesterday, we published an article on how the concept of “Ghana Man Time” is holding back our progress, and I personally took on Religion as one of the obstacles to our progress as people. Another readers’ mail that came in today was about offering equality to all, including homosexuals which is capable of moving us forward as people. Few days ago, we also published K. Andam’s article on the way forward for Ghana.

We have millions of Ghanaians still saying nothing is bad in Ghana, so how do we even move to the solution when these people are standing up against the fact that Ghana is facing problems?

Talking about change, some of us have started it by creating this platform and opening up the conversation to all Ghanaians—that is how you effect change in today’s world.

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You can send your Readers’ Mail directly to me via Vincent@ghanacelebrities.com

It may take some time to get published because I receive a lot of such mails and need to publish them one after the other. Thank You.