Via Grandiose Parlor, Progress Comes with the Right Mindset:

Compare a mindset like that of the Malawian kid, William – who went out to build a windmill from scrap plastic and wood to power his family home in rural Malawi – to the typical Lagos residents whose homes and streets always get flooded every year but will choose to grunt and grumble and live life as it is. Why aren’t many Nigerians with a can-do mentality similar to Dr Stong’s – a retired American engineer who bridged two villages in rural eastern Nigeria working with 30 volunteers and without heavy equipment?
People always look up to the government as if it holds a magical wand which can be used to willy-nilly reverse the rots in the society. People talk of, and look up to “leaders” to fix problems, as if they are extra-terrestrial beings that dropped from the sky. The last time I checked, these “leaders” share one major characteristic with an average Nigerian: The same mindset.

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