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Letter From The President: The G-8 Invitation

Wed, 26 May 2004 Source: Fukuor, J. A.

Countrymen and women, loyalists and opponents
Every day I learn one of life?s great lessons. One of the lessons I have lived with for most of my life is to follow my dreams. Whenever I have gathered the courage to follow my dreams, success has smiled at me. Whenever I have followed some frivolous venture I have never even dreamt of, failure mocked me. For instance, opening that brick factory which collapsed was not really my idea. Someone just told me to try my luck and as you know very well, the brick factory turned out to be one of my most remarkable failures. Luck had very little to do with it. On the other hand, my dream of sitting on the Black Star Stool became a reality because I followed it diligently. And when luck intervened by presenting the accident called Jerry Boom with his low presidential standards, getting my butt on that great stool of Sikaman became one of my easiest accomplishments. Therefore, I laugh at those who wonder how a man who couldn?t manage a mere brick factory got the mandate the run and lead a country like Sikaman. The answer is simple: I followed my dream.

Countrymen and women, loyalists and opponents
Every day I learn one of life?s great lessons. One of the lessons I have lived with for most of my life is to follow my dreams. Whenever I have gathered the courage to follow my dreams, success has smiled at me. Whenever I have followed some frivolous venture I have never even dreamt of, failure mocked me. For instance, opening that brick factory which collapsed was not really my idea. Someone just told me to try my luck and as you know very well, the brick factory turned out to be one of my most remarkable failures. Luck had very little to do with it. On the other hand, my dream of sitting on the Black Star Stool became a reality because I followed it diligently. And when luck intervened by presenting the accident called Jerry Boom with his low presidential standards, getting my butt on that great stool of Sikaman became one of my easiest accomplishments. Therefore, I laugh at those who wonder how a man who couldn?t manage a mere brick factory got the mandate the run and lead a country like Sikaman. The answer is simple: I followed my dream.

Columnist: Fukuor, J. A.