THE PROBLEM OF OVERDEPENDENCE

Our problem of incapacity is not primarily that we were marginalized. Our problem is that we have depended so heavily on government and public assistance that we have subconsciously come to believe that without it, we cannot rise to do anything significant for ourselves or our communities.

This dependence has gradually shaped a mindset that has caused us to lose touch with creativity, growth, and cooperative development within our communities.

While the government still has an important role to play, there is no law that says a community cannot develop itself or pursue growth independently of public assistance.

In many ways, our excessive reliance on the government has done more harm than good in our societies.

Schools remain unrenovated or unbuilt because we are waiting for the government.
Communities lack hospitals because we say, “the government did not build one for us.”
We endure poor roads because “the government has not constructed them.”

The issue is not inability, it is overdependence.

Where systems fail, responsibility must rise. Progress is not only a product of policy; it is also a product of people.

The strength of any economy is tied to the mindset and participation of its people. We are not just citizens, we are stakeholders in the future we desire to see.

Our problem is not that we lack capacity, it is that we have abandoned responsibility.

Until we shift from dependence to participation, from waiting to building, and from excuses to execution, the change we seek will remain distant.

©️ Dr. Baka