2015-02-25 3:45 UTC−08:00, Asonganyi Tazoacha asontaz@yahoo.com
[cameroon_politics] <cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com>:
> The Grandeur of Power
> By nature, thehuman being and power are not very good friends. Invariably,
> possession of anyform of power results in humans seeking to control and
> manipulate other humans.And as it is with human nature, most humans always
> seek to please those whopossess some form of power over them, most of the
> time to gain favours even atthe cost of displeasing themselves! This
> relationship between control freaksand their preys always engenders the
> one-upmanship that blocks the benefits ofthe synergy of human thought and
> action that is the force behind strongorganizations and strong nations. This
> is why Joyce Meyer advices that ifsomeone is controlling you, you should
> take responsibility and stand up to himor her; you are as guilty as they are
> if you allow yourself to be controlled(and manipulated).
> ElizabethTamanjong's resignation from her post in the SDF once more brings
> to the foresome of the antics born of the interaction of humans and power.
> Pushing herhand, or ordering her to remove chewing gum from her mouth, or
> refusing her aconstitutional right may appear banal, but they are
> heart-rending because theyare small acts that drain energy, joy and vitality
> from human action, andsuffocate synergistic relationships. However we look
> at her revelations, theyconstitute a damning statement about the quality of
> political leadership wehave in Cameroon.
> I was witness tosome of such antics, like rudely ordering a fellow founding
> member to removehis hands from his pockets before talking to him; ordering a
> lady NEC member toput away her car keys before greeting him; boasting to me
> that I "cannot advise"him when I started a statement with "my advice is…;"
> or leaving his seat duringa condolence visit by NEC with a confidential note
> I had sent to him andthrusting it at me, ordering me to take and read it
> aloud to NEC… That meetingended abruptly because of my reaction to that
> affront.
> Humandevelopment depends on human interactions. Successful human interaction
> dependson the full grasp of the complexities of human nature, familiarity
> with the virtues andinfirmities of politics, and the understanding that
> ambition is a strong humanpassion and a universal feeling. Successful human
> interaction depends on howstrong human egos, divergent views, and the
> general feelings, motives, anddesires of others are handled; how injured
> feelings are repaired. Successfulhuman interaction depends on several
> qualities ofdecency and morality – kindness, sensitivity, compassion,
> honesty, and empathy;on the ability to overcome personal vendetta,
> petty-jealousies, humiliation, orbitterness.
>
> The transformation that isnecessary in the Cameroon society requires the
> harnessingof free human elements to produce results; uniting and conjugating
> human forcesto achieve desired ends. Since such human interactions failed in
> our Cameroonsociety, it was initially hoped that opposition political
> parties like the SDFwould be a crucible for nurturing them. This has not
> been the case because of theone-upmanship that slowly bred an association of
> vocal sycophants. It has notbeen the case because of the self-abasement that
> has slowly replaced theself-esteem that powered the formation of parties
> like the SDF.
> Cameroon as itis presently structured and run must change. This means that
> the politicalparties and party leaders that have been clamouring for
> "change" since the '90smust necessary change too because they have not
> appeared to be differentiablefrom the party in power and its leaders that
> run the affairs of the country.Political mediocrity may prevail for a while
> but in the end it is exposed andshamed by the changing times. That is what
> has happened to the darling partiesthat came to "change" Cameroon.
> TazoachaAsonganyiYaounde.
>
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