A DAY WITH A DARING DAD

.......Fabulous guide for all Somalis Intellectuals.......

It is obviously selfishness if one considers his personal incidence a general issue for all or his loved ones a choice for all.The following story of my own Dad would follow suit, had it not been that the narrations in the story and meaning behind it is a good example for the goodness of all readers who always like to imitate the good.....In all my life time , I was under impression that I could face any personal sad news with bravery as a fate from God and not show any tears of dis- morality but i was proven wrong when recently the news of the sudden and unexpected death of my father hit me hard .For all the data of his life that I have and the many dealings We had together , I only chose one special day to share with my readers . A day that became very remarkable in my life .... A day that the late Sh.Ahmed Osman gave me a gift that is specially very precious to me and any Somali citizen who is anxiously wondering when will the chronic political chaos in our country come to an end.In a long conversation during our first get together after so many long years that was the result of the civil war , I and my Dad covered many discussions that dealt with the past , present and most predictable situations of Somalia.When he saw that I was worried that I could not realise my dream to enjoy a good generation in a progressive life in Somalia , he smiled and reminded me that it was fate that decides the quality of all generations.The generation of my father's , he said, was different from our generation which is very much different from your today's generation.Every generation has its own political and social characteristics that needs a different approach. There was a time when being in politics was an indication of crookedness and only few people proudly spoke foreign languages. As Time is very short and We might not meet again in life , I want to give you few guidelines in life so that you can face any challenges in this world:

Infinite vision : Don't limit your vision within narrow circular ranges based on nationality , language or ethnicity . Think big and internationally. Don't let your status of being discourage you from being a pioneer . You might come up with a political solution to the anarchic situation in Somalia while the more powerful and people in the field might not see it through the right angles as you did.
Independent Stand: Don't accept a mistake or a deviant attitude as the normal way just because all others or the majority or people around you accustomed to it .
Reject the wrong,the bad and initiate to show that a wrong is wrong even if it is with shining colours. If tribalism becomes a norm of the social life in Somalia , Don't use it because all others became tribalists .
Take an independent stand .
Imitate the better : It is said that the Japanese reached its technological progress through Mind copying which in layman.s terms means Imitating others. We strongly are over nationalised and are repellent of the systems of foreign cultures. we have to learn to take the most useful from other cultures and reject the bad.
Accept the decision of the REALITY: It is predicted that many dictators would have saved their skins, avoid the tragedy that havoc ed them ,if they accepted the reality that every dog has its own day .
Accept the indication of the Reality as your guiding principle in politics and social life because neglecting it has severely harmful consequences.
Control Emotions to discipline : Never let your personal emotions mould your behaviour into being . Instead control your self to adjust to discipline .
Interpret knowledge to action: The benefit of Knowledge is purely a relative commodity . it absolutely can not be independent of a second person. If a Man made a research n a certain formula for thirty years and finally dies inside the laboratory. If it is found that the man left no records , data results or any track of his research , it simply means that the man was no different from One who played foot ball for thirty years to pass the time. whatever mundane knowledge you might be gaining through studies , research or life experiences , try to interpret it to a way that it could be utilised in the life or pass it to others who could do so.
Learn from History: Let history be your reference when ever you have to make hard decisions in life. One of the greatest assets that helped The Great Britain to become the Kingdom that its flag always flew in every continent was the knowledge the Britons had for the history and culture of all the peoples in the world. History loves to repeat itself and a wise man can learn from it to face the challenges of the future.
Strong Faith : Most people take religion for granted and while they do so confuse to differentiate between the culturally developed habits and the sacred commandments. Feel the existence of God with in and around you in every second of the time and where ever you are .
Balancing position: Take medium position of all situations and avoid extreme lines in mundane affairs .
Be yourself : Avoid to put yourself into the shoes of other personalities. Be yourself in deciding affairs, exchanging relations and while playing a role in social affairs.My father reminded me again that Life was very short and it might be our last meeting. With in a short time , He died.

With his 10 point advise package , I feel that change is always possible not only in Somalia, or Africa or the third world but also in the whole world where the need for a change is highly visible and that too with an initiative from simple people like you and me.
God bless my father's soul. ..Amen.

Awes A.Osman
thenewsomaliagroup@hotmail.com
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PS : The New Somalia Group would like to hear from the Somali intellectuals in Sweden & in all over the world in order to register for our plan to gather their intelligence & expertise for our creation of Mind revolution - a programme of utilising the life experiences of Somalis in Europe and USA to imitate the good side of the Western culture and avoid the bad.
The Programme is a huge plan that will be launched by the NSG soon.
Kindly take part by responding to this note and for further details , please write to us.

Awes A.Osman
The New Somalia Group