Bi-Annual Review of '09

It seems as though it was yesterday when we entered into the year 2009,I feel as though January 1 was a click away, yet I look and realise that we have spent almost half of the year already and for me a lot is yet to be done and a lot has been left undone. A few minutes ago myself and a friend of mine went to the Ministry of Youth Development in Nigeria to see the special adviser to the minister to discuss some crucial youth development issues in the country and I realize that in life you create the situation you desire, though your expected result might not be exactly what you want but a lot of times the natural challenges of nature that face the objectives and goals of humans give way in the face of determination and courage..., boldness seem to have become an essential ingredient in the achievement of victories or should I say development. So my question to most people has been how do you see the past 5months and a few days of the year 2009? Do you have a measuring yard stick to which you can measure yourself against? This year I found out also that not everything is about planning..., I love to plan so much so that the changes that has occurred to my life in the past three months has thrown me off balance so much that at one point i began to ask myself and those close to me to define who they think I am so that I can get a sense of direction as to who I am. Some of us will walk through this year as though we have been shocked by electricity...,especially financially..., this is evident in Nigeria with the drop in youth development initiative around the country and the cry of a lot of young people is how government policy is putting Eba (a cassava meal) on their dining table (if you happen to own one!) So shall we then say that the year is all gloomy and depressing, NO!..., definately not..., however it is time to look through, pray through if you are person of faith, re-strategize and factor in the dynamic situations happening around the world..., I caught a glimpse of the news a few minutes ago on CNN and they were outlining the increase in unemployment in European countries and my thought was..., Oh GOD! more people are leaving this side of the world for the same places where unemployment is on the rise..., Nigeria and its dynamic government and the cry of the masses on the street about the dormant nature of the government makes one wonder if there would ever be acceleration in growth rate of the country...,I believe true national growth rate is constituted by individual growth rate of its people...,how well are we growing as Nigerians?....,Now thats a million naira question. So I say to the brave hearted ones...,'take the bull by the horn' a lot of people are waiting for your brain child. That talent lying dormant within you might be what will save your household, community, state, country and just maybe the world.