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One of our biggest challenges as Africans is the way we identify challenges

Especially in traditional issues

We tend to see a challenge as a reality we come to terms with, rather than a problem that needs a solution

Therefore, for example, we view crop wastage as a reality
to be exploited rather than a problem to be solved

We view security challenges in our country as a problem to be escaped (by migrating to Canada), rather than a problem that each of us can contribute to solve

We view corruption as either a challenge to be benefitted from, or
complained about. Never a problem that we should work together to solve

We view the issue of a dwindling foreign reserve as something to blame others about, rather than a problem we can partake in solving

We complain about govt waste but gladly accept the "perks" of office when
appointed to a public position

We complain about the menace of street mugging & violence, but we oppose govt attempts to clear the streets of beggars. Yet none of us provides any solution to the problem

We have a huge rural/urban exodus problem leading to crime & delinquency
& yet we seem comfortable burrowing away in our urban cocoons oblivious of the challenges that the neglected portion of society daily faces such as hunger, sickness and unemployment

until our relative is kidnapped and ransom demanded

before we begin our usual howl at the govt
We all need to start seeing challenges as problems that require solutions and stop accommodating challenges as a part of our reality.

Problems are there to be solved.

For every challenge, there's a solution waiting to be discovered, and benefits to be gained
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