CRITICAL JUNCTURE

                                           CRITICAL JUNCTURE

                                  CHIBU NDUBUISI 22/05/2017

Peace be to you.

In their book “Why Nations Fail” Acemoglu D&  Robinson J, defines ‘Critical juncture’  ‘as a major event or confluence of factors disrupting the existing balance in a society, a double edged sword that can cause a sharp turn in the trajectory of a nation’. The French revolution, the Glorious revolution, the Second World War and Nigeria’s independence in 1960 were all critical junctures that defined the different states and the trajectory they followed.

Critical junctures helps in erosion of barriers.The ‘Berlin Wall’ eroded to pave way for inclusion. The ‘Born Again’ phenomenon is a critical juncture for Christians to repent from old ways and give their lives to Jesus Christ. It is a point that takes you to the Promised Land or desolate land based on the decisions you make at that juncture. A point when the monster of underdevelopment is crushed and a path of productivity followed. A point when we take ownership and responsibility to help in providing the fuel for the future.

Blaise Pascal the man who invented the ‘Probability theory’ decided at the age of 30 to give up mathematics and science and devote the rest of his life to the exploration of religious faith. At a critical juncture he gave up mathematics and science to know God.

Critical junctures is a point of decision taking that alters the destiny of nations, families and yourself. It can be a point of  taking a decision to move away from abusive relationship, a time to path with unproductivity, break away from victimhood thinking, and a point of moving from indolence and passiveness to productivity. A point of conflict resolution, confidence building and peace building.  A point to drop arms and seek peace.  A point to take away the yoke of slavery, ignorance, and bondage.  A time for liberation. A point of taking a decision that alters your life forever.

In 1960, Nigeria  faced a Critical Juncture of independence, after 57 years, what has happened? The cost of political deception is underdevelopment. The cost of economic deception is impoverishment. The cost of self-deception is that ‘The Man Dies” and when the ‘The Man Dies, it leads to “Paradise Lost”. ‘The wealth of nations is more than economics or politics; it depends on the degree to which a culture teaches us to act for the blessings of tomorrow'.

When that ‘Critical Juncture’ comes in our lives, lets endevour to rise to the occasion by healing a fractured world.

Peace be with you

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