This piece starts with two separate but similar and profound lines i read recently. The first is from an anonymous social media influencer which goes: _"The thing is, humans do worse with more choice. We forgot that. So, when we have more choices, we make bad decisions."_
The second citation is from Daniel Pink's book, "To sale is Human", published in 2012 and reads: "Everybody loves choices. Yet ample research has shown that too much of a good thing can mutate into bad things." In other words, good brands could derail into bad options with power which experts say corrupts and corrupts absolutely if left unchecked or without moderation.
In a democracy, citizens enjoy freedom of choice. Thus, elections are recurrent decimals.
At regular intervals, citizens of voting age are filed out to vote for those who will lead them. The point is that, legitimacy in leadership, drives from popular votes generated from the people in whom power resides in any democracy.
It is heart warming that, in our democratic space, many persons have always indicated interest in contesting for elective positions at various levels - Wards, local governments, state constituencies, federal constituencies, senatorial districts, state and the federal republic. This is good for a democracy as the saying goes, "the more the merrier." However, there is a law at work: When there are many choices, the tendency is to make errors.
Leadership is a very serious responsibility. Therefore, in every electoral cycle, electorates are cautioned and encouraged to wear thinking caps and think clearly before voting for those that will lead them going forward. Voting for a wrong aspirant or candidate during elections, is like an accidental discharge that puts the lives of citizens in real danger. This is what this exposition calls tyranny of choices and calls for caution and eternal vigilance.
The electorates must do due diligence to know the antecedents of those courting their mandate and seek God's guidance to vote based on personal conviction and without any worthless bias.
The corporate good must supercede our personal interest if going forward is anything to go by. Before and during election, the prayer of a legendary english poet, Josiah Gilbert Holland titled, "God, Give Us Men!", comes to mind: "God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office can not buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking!
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty, and in private thinking; For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds, Their large professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife, lo ! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps."
Borrowing from the prayer and wishes of Paul Henry Eboh and Mario Umegbolu, in their poem, "Our Leader", published in 2012, these prophetic declarations are made for us as citizens and electorates: ....
"O never shall we choose the devil, or a greedy, shamming an' lying impostor
Or the vile craze, dozy, pompous prig That paradises and pollutes our sacared thrones.
"O never shall we choose a misanthrope,
The sot, the loony proud skirt at the poll!
We'll rather elect a wise angel,
The good an' fair.
"The patriot with heart of love
To lead us to the Promise Land
It's far better for the world to be Without a leader, any leader at all Than to've a fool, sot, hell, beast, An' bloody worm as a leader."
2027 is far yet close as time kicks, turning seconds into minutes; minutes into hours; hours into days; days into weeks; weeks into months; and months into years. Very soon elections will be here again. Only aspirants or candidates with potential to sustain good leadership virtues deserve a chance. Best wishes to our aspirants and more wisdom to the electorates to go for nothing but the best!
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