One Country, Many Leaders

Nothing much today, today's entry is a special one. Im going to tell a story. A story of a country. A summary of what i did today will be here. So do not worry. Morning went school, first to arrive. Start work on project. Had breakfast. Continue with project. Ate lunch. Back to Project. Finished my assigned tasks of the day. Went to have dinner with friends. Went home. Now back to the story. It is quite long so go get yourself a cup of water and for some, go get your reading glasses. You might need it.

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A long time ago, there was this mass big vast of land. All the people lived happily. All the people worked towards a common goal. They were happy. They were prospering. And soon, the elected their leader. This leader was tall. He had a good support. He helped his people. But because he committed too much to a section of the country, one part of the country suffered. It started only a little, but as time goes by... The section weakened. When the current leader was old, the people of the country had no choice to elect this leader. This new leader was chosen by the old one's companinion. The companions' each had a few candidates, but they narrowed down to one. A election was done. Finally, a new leader was born. But to help him, they also chose a couple of good companions to assist him.

As the land was in good condition, many other people came to join this land. Hoping to ride on the wealth the country have build up. So after accepting all the new immigrants, the old man stepped down for the younger leader to come up. But this leader was not as committed as the previous one. It was the strong supporters that kept the country going. They supported each other and carreid on the daily stuff the country. The pervious leader, with three other companion came back to help this supporters. They knew that the leader was not doing anything and they cannot see this group suffering. Without them, the supporters will never survive. The supporters boycott the leader and seldom listen to him. Since he did not sacrifice for the country, why should his views be heard. So when they held discussions, he gave excuses and did not attend any of it. The supporters were tired and they were looking for successors. So they picked a few young ones to be the future leaders. This time, they decide that they shall not make the same mistake as the previous leadership. The older generation of leaders, who are still enthusiastic about their role in the country, started to help this upcoming leaders. But they chose to meddle too much in their affairs. Such that, the young ones do not like them. And they think that the supporters are with them too. So they did their own stuff. Without consulting the ones with experience and knowledge. Without much experience and they think so highly of themselves, they have walked right into a trap they have created. The supporters wanted to help, but they got rejected everytime they offeredtheir services. It was a very hard lesson for them to learn.

It was time for the supporters to resign and allow the new leadership to come up. The supporters have chosen a few to take up important ranks. Those who were not given a rank retreated and joined the old ones. The old ones because of this incident, did nothing to care about the land. Whether it wither to death or it burned to the ground. They do not care. They left the country and vowed never to come back again. The supporters, who resigned from leadership, assigned themselves to be advisors of the country. They call themselves the Vanguards. They dedicate themselves to assist these young leaders. When they have doubts, they are there for them. But there is a clause, these Vanguards are not allowed to make any decision. The young leaders are to make the decision. Ever since the new leaders were chosen, the Vanguards were in place, the country was not the same as before. A portion of the country followed the ways of the old ones. They disregard the young leaders. But this was just the minority. The rest of the country was follwed the rule of these young leaders. The young leaders with a good lesson learnt, knew that experience should not be ignored. Advices had to be heard, hand to be asked for. This is what the Vanguards hoped for...

This is near the end of the story. From a happy, fun loving country of people that worked together. They have been through quite some rough winds together. They seen leaders rise and they seen leaders fall. Those that follow close to how the leaders work, knew their hardship and their sacrifices. Those that do not know, listen to stories that is passed down by word of mouth. Now the country have seperated. Vanguards were banded together to provide insight on problems. The old ones started out serving the country. They resigned to their fate and ran away from the problems when things do not go their way. This country, this once happy and peaceful country, when will they be the same again. Will they ever be pieced back together... As some people say... This is story have ended and that is another story.

Rest your eyes...