THE CHOICE OF DESTINY

"Martin Luther King Jr.'s father disciplined him with severe beatings. Abraham Lincoln was so estranged from his father that he did not invite his family to his wedding. He refused to visit his dying father or to attend his funeral. Mahatma Gandhi loved his mother but felt he was partially responsible for his father's death. Queen Elizabeth I's father, Henry VIII, had her mother, Anne Boleyn, beheaded on charges of adultery. Alexander the Great's father was assassinated while Alexander was a young man. Some historians speculate it was Alexander's mother who may have orchestrated the murder. John F. Kennedy had to compete with his brothers to win the approval of his highly ambitious father. Bill Clinton lost his father as an infant and then lived the next three years with his grandparents. Clinton's mother eventually married a man known for his alcoholism, gambling, and unfaithfulness. When his parents' marriage ended in divorce, Clinton had to testify in court concerning the abuse his mother suffered at the hands of his stepfather. It was in such a home that Bill Clinton was prepared for the presidency of the United States." (Curled from "Spiritual Leadership" by Henry & Richard Blackaby)

 

What am I trying to say? To all of these world famous leaders, though raised in homes where fear for their own safety was a constant reality, they have beaten the odds and chose to be motivated by this unfair background to gain power, as a way of controlling their environment and escape the feelings of insecurity. I know there are few of such leaders in Nigeria and as well, Africa, with the likes of President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nelson Mandela, Pastor E.A Adeboye, and Robert Mugabe just to mention a few popular names, who went through such "pitiful and hopeless" situations but, went ahead to break grounds of limitation, and rising to influence at different levels. It is a proven fact that whether good or bad, there's no escaping the influence of the childhood home in the shaping of a leader.

Clearly, people's life experiences can greatly affect the kind of leaders they become. Whereas, the influence of a leader's childhood home cannot be underrated as a major factor in leadership development. While some great leaders grew up in wholesome, supportive environments, many did not. Therefore, no situation is ever a reproach to becoming who you were originally meant to be.

WAKE UP! YOUR DESTINY LIES IN YOUR HANDS

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