Has the Ghanaian lost his sense of reasoning, discernment and spirituality?
- a legacy of long
period of military revolutions
by Samuel Donkor
Once upon a time, Ghana, a nation noted for her moral values, disciplined
society, spirituality, hospitality and other moral qualities; a people of
intelligence, hard working,communual spirited and noted to have the best civil
service, high educational standards, best health service delivery system,
disciplined armed forces and police service and a better infrastructure in black
Africa, during the first republic, is today a demoralised and fragmented nation.
The people have become dispirited, unGodly, devalued in morals and spirituality,
which has led the nation into economic and social ruins and stands at the mercy
of today's global economic dictates, without any hope of salvaging it. In
addition, their commitment to nationalism, patrioticism and civil
responsibilities have reduced to zero.
The loss of these qualities and values of the people and the present economic
mess coupled with underdevelopment, is the legacy of the so called military
revolution and redemption regimes, which have ruled the country since the
overthrow of the first republic in 1966, under the pretex of redemption, probity
and accountability.
The long term dictatorial rule by the military, with brute force and draconian
decrees, has destroyed entirely, the moral fiber of Ghanaians, resulting in
many negative social and moral attitudes and behaviors confronting the nation
today, and even making truth an evil act. Under such conditions and other
circumstances coupled with drastic poverty, the people seem to have lost their
sense of reasoning, discernment and spirituality.
Under these regimes,brute force, lies and divide and rule tactics were used as
a means to win the support of the masses and compliance to their draconian
decrees
Successful businessmen were deprived of their businesses and wealth; critics,
jounalists and writers, who who spoke against wrongful actions and policies,
were apprehended, eliminated or intimidated, just to scare the people. Witch-
hunting became the policy of the regimes against opposition. Under these
circumstances, together with rampart abuse of human rights, the people of Ghana
cultivated a culture of silence over wrongs in society and giving way to abuse
of power by a few priveldged people to this day.
These and many other actions and policies by the regimes, with mismanaged
economy, created a negative impact on the moral of the people. The economic mess
together with maladministration and massive corruption brought stark poverty
upon the people of Ghana.. Due to prevailing economic hardships, stark poverty,
the Ghanaian today has lost his sense of reasoning and discernment. As a result,
he has become corrupt, passive, unpatriotic,self-centered,and has lost the sense
of brotherhood and other values,and also without commitment to nation building,
up to date, values they were once envied of in the West Africa sub-region.
In actual fact, under such condition of economic hardships and stark poverty,
people become dull in thinking and lose their intelligence, they forgo their
moral values, sell their birth rights, just to earn a living. They tend to
accept evil as good just to survive and also become hypocrites, involved in many
social vices. The youth especially, become vuneralble to all sort of crimes as
the nation is experiencing today.
Under such conditions, the people also waste most of their time thinking of how
to earn a living or make ends meet,due to the high rate of unemployment. All
their thoughts are geared towards gettingf a decent meal of the day for the
family and not towards any innovative or creative course. Students also tend to
become dull and clumsy in learning and perform poorly due to lack of good
meals,learning materials and qualified teachers. These are some of the causes of
the low standard of quality education in the country.
On the average, the Ghanaian today is living in stark poverty and therefore
cannot be expected to be innovative, creative, increase productivity or excell
in studies. He performs his activities under desperation and pressure.
Untill the leaders at the realm of affairs live examplary lives, take measures
to change the course of dirction to salvage the situation, the nation, Ghana,
will sink to disgrace and chaos.
Today, the nation Ghana is staggering and falling; their words and deeds are
against the Lord, defying his glorious presence. The look on their faces testify
against them; they parade their sins like Sodom; they do not hide it.
Woe to them; they have brought disaster upon themselves. The judgement of the
Lord will be entered against the elders and leaders of his people, who have
ruined his vineyard and plundered from the poor in their houses. The Lord is
asking them, what they mean by crushing his people and grinding the faces of the
poor.
The women today in Ghana, have become hauty, walking along with outstretched
necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with
ornaments jingling on their ankles as if in the time of Sodom, just to make a
living.
The Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women and will make their scalps
bald, according to Isaiah 3:8-16
Now is the hour for Ghanaians to examine themselves, recognise their course of
direction and return to their values and their God by living according to his
purpose. It is time, and for that matter, Ghanaians start living in
righteousness , in the truth and in the spirit to manifest their love, properly
for God, instead of being hypocrites, flopping the churches and mosques, while
in their hearts it is full of evil.
I write you the truth: 'Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, For whatever a
man soweth, that shall he also reap.' Galatians 6: 7
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by
Samuel Donkor Mob: 233 242 809352
email: samdonkies@yahoo.com .
