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After few years, the
major food in the Banana Republic, bananas were seen to reduce drastically and
there is a need to reproduce more. Lula already felt they needed to adjust
their meals for that purpose, such that, they regulate the amount of bananas
consumed in a year. Chula, the PRO
of the kingdom felt otherwise. How could we stop eating or reduce our best
delicacies. Is that how we met it, how do we pass this to the next generation.
Kura, the Secretary General also
dissented Lula’s opinion and saw the need to invite expatriates. Lula quickly
interrupted and claimed that no one knows the monkey than the monkey. It’s high
time we stopped inviting foreigners for the problems we can address or solve
ourselves. This opinion didn’t meet the cabinet well and it led to a heated
argument. After hours of what to do, the cabinet also had their way and made
sure the Lions were the ones to supply more of bananas to the Banana Kingdom
(what an Irony). This went on for years, the Lions were of the habit of eating
an average of 20 monkeys every year they supply the Banana Kingdom with bananas.
The monkeys couldn’t protest as they knew this could spell a doom for them.
However, Lula had to
raise his voice at a time and stopped the contract of the Lions to supply
banana and the Lions had to return to their kingdom. The Lions conspired with
some of the monkeys in the cabinet and ousted Lula the King, put him in prison
and put him up for execution
On
the day Lula is to be executed, he left an emotional speech,
"On this day, I
look up to the heavens as I am ready to leave a signature never to be erased in
the history of the Banana Republic. I have served the Kingdom with my strength
wholeheartedly, I have done my part, I have played my role and I am ready to
go. While my offence is the effort I put into the emancipation of mental
slavery of my own people, deradicalization from the opinion that we can’t do
anything on our own, or the total independence I fight for such that we would
be able to create Local Solutions for Local Problems, it is unfortunate my
reward is death. I take it in love and peace and I hope my people will one day
truly be independent in both body and mind. I leave in peace but what you
allowed today will eventually consume you tomorrow”.
This caused uproar
among the citizens of the animal kingdom. Some decided not to support the
execution of Lula, however, negligible amount in the Kingdom. Lula was
eventually executed.
Kura,
the
former Secretary General became the King and followed the instructions of the
colonialists on how to rule Banana Kingdom. These went on for a long time and
the Lions were mostly responsible for the projects in the Banana Kingdom. Long
enough, the Banana Kingdom became conducive for the Lions to live. They interacted
better it was all looking like a good relationship until things went South. The
Lions living in the Banana Kingdom grew in number while their foods reduced
drastically. There was nowhere to turn to than to eat what is nearest to them,
which were the monkeys. As time goes on, the monkeys reduced significantly in
number as they were now consumed everyday by the Lions.
Kura
thought
he had got it wrong and remembered the words of Lula that what you allowed
today will consume you tomorrow. He tried to make restitutions, met with the
leaders of the Lion community in the Banana Kingdom, and reached an agreement
with them to stop eating his own citizens in the name of peace. They agreed to
stop but the numbers of monkeys continued to reduce. Kura then made an announcement, ’by the powers conferred on me as the King of Banana Republic, I hereby
ban the Lions in our Kingdom and demand for their leave’.
This didn’t go
well with the Lions and it led to a full blown war where the monkeys couldn’t
conquer the Lions. The Lions declare victory over them and called it a
conquered territory. The monkeys soon became the slaves of the lions, and do
not even know who will die next whenever the lions are hungry. The Lions are
now in charge of the Banana Republic and the words of Lula came to pass.
Lesson:
You might be Independent but not free, as long as your mind is not liberated.
Freedom can turn to Fiefdom when there is no Wisdom.
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