Being a leader is
to possess a great character, vision and skill to mobilise people positively to
work for the nation. In South Africa, we have so many leaders. Some of them are
unknown, ranging from families to the upper echelons of power in business and
government.
A true measure of a leader is not
material wealth but a spiritual gift to lead the people into greatness both
individually and collectively. A perfect example of leadership is what Oliver
Tambo, Govan Mbeki, Chris Hani and many others demonstrated – being last in the
queue. They dedicated their lives into the service of the people and were never
rewarded handsomely for that. I wonder when will the current leaders learn to
bend themselves and be guided by the principles and philosophies that shaped
and propelled leaders like Tambo, Hani ,Dlamini Zuma and Mbeki.
A powerful leader is a person who does
not see himself, but is appointed by the people of God. His action must be
above reproach. Though fallible like any other human being his sins can be
easily purged because he or she has a gift. Only a few among many leaders know
what it means to be the servant of the people. They instead want to be served
by the people as kings, popes and monarchs.
Mostly we find people calling
themselves leaders especially in politics, but they do not possess characteristics
of good leaders. The lack humility, purpose, direction and vision. They see
themselves beyond everybody else. Those leaders tend to amass a lot of
negativity and create animosity where they go. They are not blessed!
A true measure of such leaders is to
pounce on every opportunity to be corrupt. Greed defines their character. They
are the type of belly-sagging leaders that are leading while holding onto their
stomachs. Such leaders serve themselves before they people they lead.
Therefore, one should know that a leader is born to be. He does not learn to be
a leader. Leadership is ordained or
acquired by manipulating people and processes.
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