Ethiopians are making history; Ethiopia is being made. All the unthinkable are being made possible as the county which was believed to be made history is making history itself. Thanks to Ethiopians residing at home and abroad, all the gloomy shading Ethiopia’s bright future and destiny has been tattered, dilapidated and the clear sky is well gazed at. This is Ethiopia! These are Ethiopians! Its kernel foes are ashamed of their evil acts.
Undeniably, Ethiopians have been well known for their coexistence, understanding and tolerance since time immemorial. However, a number of conspiracies have been orchestrated and wrong seeds were sown among citizens for close to three decades to erode the entrenched harmonious way of living and get their unity vanished in a bid to hit the set target—dismantling Ethiopia-holding the ill-intended mission of invaders-those who would not like country’s being East African star. Thanks to the unreserved efforts of all, the reverse has become true.
Indubitably, the past administration had capitalized on segregating Ethiopians with a view to rooting hostility among people of the country for prolonging regime life in particular and keeping the oath it concluded with invaders for doing away with the nation from the world map in general.
How evil minded and irresponsible these people were! It is not surprising that they tried as such since they did not know who Ethiopians are and what Ethiopia is!
Despite the multifarious efforts to make their success-ripping Ethiopia to pieces even trekking to the hell, if need arises, as to them, Ethiopians prettily reversed the situation and make the country an outshining one in its history. This is Ethiopia; these are Ethiopians! The country is now taking the right boulevard to enlist itself among the developed countries following the relentless effort and unwavering stance to make their county one of the advanced nations in the world.
This would undoubtedly be made real so long as all citizens of the nation are committed than ever before to work for their county bridging their differences. A range of fruits are being reaped and bright light is being witnessed at the end of the tunnel.
Taking this fact into account, this writer had a stay with Solomon Belay, a Sociology and Social Anthropology graduate from Bahir Dar University. Responding to the questioned framed as ‘What can come to your mind when you think of Ethiopia and Ethiopians, he said, “Before I would directly attempt to forward my suppositions against your question, it is I think, better to cite what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) once said as ‘We are Ethiopians while alive and Ethiopia when die.’ This looks an easy expression, but does hold touchy impression and deep thought for the country.”
The utterance itself entails something that must be inculcated in the minds of all citizens especially the youth who have been preached about wrong narratives and chaos provoking chronicles for years. All the odds and irrelevant styles targeting at sowing hostility and suspicion among people who have developed time-tested fraternity and coexistence have to be done away with for good here after. It is this time one can say that history is made.
He further stated that those who were leading the country developing loath against it had had decayed mentality since they bowed for foreigners at the expense of their motherland as well as the wellbeing and destiny of their fellow citizens. By the way, he said a country is a mother of mothers that could by no means compromised and bargained at all. However, as well all know, officials have shown attempting to supply their motherland for sale.
“Their ignorance, ‘who Ethiopians’ are, has caused to incur an unbearable cost.”
This is witnessed in reality being a solid truth this time around. Ethiopia is an eternal rock never vanishes following anti-peace elements futile attempts and wrong doings of green-eyed internal and external infiltrators,” he underlined.
According to Solomon, Ethiopia does surely possess all what it deserves. What matters here is citizens’ determination and keen interest to make a greater nation devoid of foreign ration which paves the way for rivalry and discrimination, and ultimately helps actors to hit the hidden mission.
“Nothing can be out of our reach if we all are in a position to have transformed Ethiopia, the pride of all. No one can come and perform accordingly to deliver us a renewed nation; instead it is we ourselves who are absolutely responsible for having a nation that can confidently quench all our thirst,” said Meron Dhaba, 12th grader at Dil Ber Secondary school.
As to her, there are a number of aspects that tie all Ethiopians together than which have separated them. However, the latter have been expounded well in a bid to widen gaps among citizens. The good thing is, she said, all the tricky and thorny paths have been well identified and Ethiopians are being well aware of these misleading trajectories to have a well-to-do nation accommodating unity in diversity declaring socio-economically self-sufficiency and democratically flourished one.
“Some have thought that being together is tantamount to being one and the same. This is an absolutely wrong perception. For example, if we look at a mosaic of colors, we are easily attracted and got a satisfying vision dish. On the contrary, if we are given a single color with no option, most lookers are getting bored except there might be few enjoy looking at it. Ethiopians diversity is their beauty in a given well demarcated pen-Ethiopia-as unity does not mean an absolute oneness. We should all know this fact, as this is Ethiopia, indeed!”
As to Meron, if one tries to study the in and out of Ethiopia, it will surely take them a century as Ethiopia is a land of miracles, multifaceted treasury and longtime historical aspects.
She further stated that it is enough to have a look at some celebrations of nations and nationalities anniversaries to know what Ethiopia is and who Ethiopians are! It is really mesmerizing and alluring to look at gatherings and organized festivities of these citizens.
“I am proud of being an Ethiopian, and so are the vast majorities, indeed. With the exception of some who have been slaves of foreign thinking and ideology who are working all the time against their motherland, Ethiopia, I can confidently speak that all Ethiopians are patriots and responsible for safeguarding their beloved nation,” she said.
According to Meron, the world has now started comprehending what Ethiopia is! Besides, they have attempted to provide the county with an honor and the place it deserves. This all is the result of the unity and fraternity of all citizens at home and from abroad. These are Ethiopians!
In a nut shell, Ethiopia is a country of unity in diversity as well as houses numerous tangible and intangible heritages, social cohesions, myriads of natural resources and untapped possessions; it does not take too much time for the country to make real difference in all aspects thereby enlisting itself under the category of middle income countries of the world within the shortest time possible.
The unity in diversity has to be well nurtured and pass down to generation from generation as it is an indispensable social asset and a basis for building a multicultural, inclusive and livable country that equally treats all its sons and daughters all the time. This is Ethiopia, unquestionably.
BY MENGESHA AMARE
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 1 APRIL 2022
