“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation”—Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere).
Good Morning, Abusuapanin! I’m sure you had a restful weekend after the hustle and bustle from Monday to Friday. I did have a restful weekend and a very sweet dream as well.
I saw a very short man standing in front of the big Heaven gate. Two angels opened the gate and asked about his mission. He told them he was there to determine whether he was qualified to enter Heaven or not.
The angels then went for the “Book of Life” and looked for the man’s record on the life he lived in the land of the living. They looked through his records and gleefully told him he had lived a very fruitful life, so his final abode was Heaven. They then opened the Heaven gate and said, “Enter the blissful kingdom of your Lord whom you served faithfully. Be free to enjoy the bounties He has provided for you and all His true servants.”
The man could not believe his ears. In his bewilderment he asked whether he had heard right. The angels reiterated the fact that he was Heaven-bound. “But I was told that short people were good for nothing; and I know I’m short,” he remarked.
The angels smiled and responded, “Yes, you are short but you are a very good man with a very good heart. During your sojourn in the land of the living, you were very compassionate and incorruptible. When others were giving contracts in return for Ford Expeditions, you resisted the temptation to enrich yourself through corrupt means. Even if you were a midget, your pure deeds would make you look like a giant before your Maker.”
With a smile, the elated short man entered Paradise. I then heard a loud bang which woke me from my sleep and I realized it was all a dream. What a sweet dream that was!
Abusuapanin, the dream has reinforced my belief in the truism that the Presidency is not about buffoonery and tomfoolery. Neither is it about one’s oratory skills nor mouth-twisting slogans. They may win you the Presidency, but your incompetence and corrupt attitude would expose you.
It is more than obvious that this country is in this shameful state because of the likes of Nii “Patapaa”. When you have a Sports Minister who is busily determining height limitation for the Presidency and shirking his ministerial responsibilities in the process, then your country’s sports is in trouble. Is it any wonder that the country did not win even a single medal at the Rio Olympics? Indeed, the country wouldn’t have won a “brass” or “manganese” with such incompetence, even if there were any such Olympic medal. Shameful, isn’t it?
Talking about Olympic medals brings to mind Mr Ogwanfunu’s remark during his party’s campaign launch in Cape Coast. He castigated the Osono fraternity and said they would win gold medal for insults if there were any such category at the Olympic Games.
Ironically, he was caught “in flagrante delicto” (red-handed) a few days later insulting his main contender in the 2016 political contest. Reacting to Nana Addo’s claim that he did not see the construction of any so-called roads in the Western Region, Mr Ogwanfunu said it was because he was “probably sleeping”. An Olympic gold medal insult, if you asked me!
Did I hear you ask if there was a response from Nana Addo? Yes, there was. Nana Addo said he wouldn’t reply in kind because he expected users of the so-called constructed roads to be the judges in the matter.
You heard right, Abusuapanin. Nana Addo has refused to be dragged into the gutter, clearly exhibiting traits of a person who had had the benefit of good upbringing. For sure, Nana Addo’s good upbringing has taught him not to go lampooning others and calling them names. It is the reason he wouldn’t use words and expressions like “baloney, dead-goat and Opana”. Truth hurts, doesn’t it?
While in the Western Region, Mr Ogwanfunu switched from insults to coup d’états. He says Western Region should reject Nana Addo and vote for him because Osono’s predecessors contributed to the overthrow of Dr Kwame Okro.
Sound argument from a tall man, isn’t it? In the same vein I humbly entreat all Northerners to reject Mr Ogwanfunu and vote massively for Nana Addo because Zu-za was the party that overthrew Dr Hilla Limann, the first Northern president.
You see, it’s far better to vote for an incorruptible short man than vote for a corruptible tall man. Nana Addo may be short. Indeed, he is. But I will choose him any day over tall Ogwanfunu because he is incorruptible. I choose the short man because he wouldn’t inflate the cost of Embraer jets; neither would he encourage his cronies to engage in “create, loot and share” schemes. Yes, I choose the short but incorruptible man. Please do same if you really care for this country!
See you next week for another interesting konkonsa, Deo volente!