Hello all,
Here is Part III. This is the final part. Have fun reading it. Please read
part I & II before reading part III. Thanks.



THREE FACTORS
Sisters and brothers, I believe there are three factors that suppresses
sustainable democracy in our society and can hinder the successful growth of
positive exchange in The Gambia: 1) failure to treat those we disagree with
as potential allies instead of enemies, 2) ignoring the need to understand
the world from others' unique points of view and 3) our lack of awareness
about our own interaction style. I say to you today that to achieve this, it
requires maturity to: a) Be aware of the needs of an ally, b) seek mutual
benefit only, c) not use that knowledge and power to manipulate them in order
to further one's own aims.  I am convinced that this will help us in
nurturing and sustaining democracy for the 21st Century Gambia that we all
can be proud of. Unfortunately, those of us who consider ourselves
professionals, advocates, activist, religious leaders or political leaders
are sometimes not good examples to follow because we usually stubbornly stick
to our own ideas because we are so sure we hold a monopoly on "truth."  Our
failure to accommodate our potential ally's needs and desires often doom
collaboration.  It is precisely because we have been especially successful by
using a particular approach or method that we find it extremely difficult to
see that our overuse of it obscures the need to use different, more
appropriate ones that we can sustain in our nation.
I say to you today, I am convinced that, joint experiences being the best
teacher, as more Gambians work together, more trust between us will be
created and thus, the exchange process will become easier in time.  I believe
that our greatest problem is that WE FEEL, WE JUST DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT.
 That being the case, we must immediately close our quarrelsome lips, as our
parents would say, and get to work today on the task at hand, issues to
address or problem to be solved with our focus on improving our relationship
with our allies, Gambians who are different from ourselves.  Successful
exchange and sustainable democracy involves not only achieving task goals or
solving problems but also, establishing valuable collaborative relationships
based on the satisfaction of mutual needs so the next interaction will be
even more productive!  This kind of relationship can be reached by always
keeping mutual benefit the central outcome of each word we speak to each
other and each action we take during each day of our lives as a Gambian whom
our great ancestors can have the honor to praise where they dwell with THE
CREATOR.  Before I close I would like to offer a model for sustainable
democracy for 21st Century Gambia.














QUEEN MOTHER GAMBIA MODEL

QUEEN MOTHER GAMBIA
We received so much from Queen Mother Gambia
We owe it to Queen Mother Gambia
We owe it to our Ancestors, our Children and Ourselves
We must give back to Queen Mother Gambia
Queen Mother Gambia is here for us all.


























Fellow sisters and brothers I can see a positive light in the future for The
Gambia, so I have hope that we will overcome our problems as individuals,
families and as a society that nurtures a sustainable democracy for the 21st
Century Gambia. Once again, thank you very much and may the peace of the
creator be with us all. Long Live The Gambia! Forward We Move! The Struggle
Continues!

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