Good morning, Happy Sunday everyone 🙌
Once upon a time, 30 cows were donated to a small village in Africa for their development.
The purpose was simple:
Milk would be produced, multiplied, and livelihoods would be provided.
In other words, long-term development...
🔸But what happened?
That very day, all of them were slaughtered and eaten.
- The donor asked:
"Where are the cows?"
- The villagers replied:
"We understood what you meant... but we ate them."
This story is a metaphor.
It summarizes not just one village, but a continent and even the condition of humanity.
Africa has focused on immediate solutions and short-term needs for decades.
It saved the day... but lost tomorrow.
That's why:
🔸 Development opportunities have often been squandered.
🔸 External powers have easily integrated into systems presented under the guise of "aid."
🔸 It has become susceptible to being deceived and oppressed economically, politically, and culturally.
However, development;
starts not with filling the stomach,
but with designing the future.
And sometimes, one must refrain from eating a cow and wait.
What are you eating in your own life, and what are you putting on hold?