The first step in creating a cult is to brainwash people. Stand up. Look into the mirror. Point your index finger on your head? Ask yourself aloud: “Mustapha B Mugisa, I am in control of my mind?” replace my name with yours. If you cannot question all the things, they ask you to do, you are likely not to be in control of your mind and destiny. The bad with brainwashing is the inability to differentiate good from the bad. One tends to do anything they are asked even when such a thing is very bad. In institutions that thrive…
The serenity prayer amid #covid19—accept what you cannot change.
One of the popular sayings, attributed to a Chinese General, is “Never start a war you cannot win.” If you are 100 meters runner, do not join a marathon race which you know you cannot win. This means, to succeed in any endeavor you set out to do, research and about some information before you do it. And they practice. Evaluate your odds of success. Focus on joining competitions that you can win. Do not apply for a job in which you have not understood the company, the key officers who have the decision to accept or reject your application…
