MY MENTOR

Mentoring is an act of developing personal relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experience or less knowledgeable person. This is normally through an ongoing relationship of learning, dialog and challenge.

This definition and any other definitions perfectly describe my mentor, Uncle and friend. As an experienced professional locally and internationally, he has tried to give the chance to his subordinate to shine in their chosen field.

As a political junkie, he has tried to establish some respect for himself within his field of profession.

His style of presentation is different from what others do, when one wants to talk about someone doing thinking outside the box, then he is a perfect example the “so-called” people doing the best thing as far as this profession is concern should be learning from.

Most of his works today should be guiding our Politicians in order to build a better Ghana. His love for the Profession can’t be compared with the amount of salary paid to him, but the monetary aspect of the profession is not his joy but his joy comes after seeing a change the life of his fellow human. 

He always put his people first before his own self.

He tells me “money is not everything in life but the grace of Christ Jesus of Nazareth maketh man rich”.

I never got the chance to meet him whiles he was in Ghana, but upon linking up with him through the social media he took me as his only “begotten son” and that I am blessed to have such a great man like him to support me.

His passion has been telling stories in changing the lives of the less privilege in the society and he tells me there is a great joy whenever he sees results after executing a great work.

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him from all of this”, this is the source of his strength after people he has helped to shine in their career turn to mention his name in vain.

African Politicians according to him should be helping develop and shape the lives of those who elected them into office but they come office to amass wealth for themselves and their family. They put their household in order before they think about the electorates.

This according to him sadness his heart, therefore, create lawless, fear and panic in the country. This and more motivated his movement out of the country but have not relaxed in trying to help raise professional people to put those in authority to check.

One secret about him is he has now dedicated his Facebook and Twitter pages in winning souls for Christ Jesus of Nazareth. I, therefore, celebrate him as the best and all-time favourite Uncle of mine, Mentor and Professional. Since meeting him, I have had different thoughts about happenings in the country.

Uncle, I sit behind my laptop today putting some words together to say May the Lord God almighty who brought the Israelite out of Egypt bless you now and forever. AMEN and AMEN.

Ekow Arthur-Aidoo

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