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LeadershipWWW.MSINGIAFRIKAMAGAZINE.COM | we tell the true afrikan story 12My first response to the above news was to smile. At least the man knows how to express what he wants. Even if you called him a genocidaire, or call him a puppet of the West, he knows when to cut ties with the nation that he believes is undermining the growth of his people. Just like Ibrahim Traor%u00e9 of Burkina Faso is cutting ties with foreign debt and aid that are undermining the growth of his people. There is a piece of trending news online that says that President Ibrahim Traor%u00e9, who is a Muslim himself, rejected an offer by Saudi Arabia to build 200 mosques in Burkina Faso. Instead, Traor%u00e9 suggested that Saudi Arabia invest in schools, hospitals, or businesses that will create jobs for the Burkinabe people. And here comes the question, how many Africans are willing to cut ties with what has been oppressing them and take up a new path, even if they have to walk alone and hungry? Don%u2019t forget that Rwanda was colonized by Belgium, and also, the root cause of many of the problems in the DRC today was created by Belgium. But here lies the real fight that most Africans don%u2019t understand.This brings me to the issue of the Africans who are making anti-Europe and antiAmerica sideshows while they live in those same countries, growing fat on the chicken and chips of those countries. They like to talk about how amazing the African culture and ancient African civilization are and the role of their ancestors, and it%u2019s true, but they cannot live for two weeks in Africa without feeling like they are missing out on civilization. I don%u2019t understand it. Why complain about the very thing you are unwilling to cut ties from?Where does the skill of knowing when to quit come in?I am a believer in the truth that seasons come and seasons go, and a person must choose his battles with wisdom and also cut ties when it is needful to do so. Life will be less stressful and less suicidal if we know when to quit and take up new paths. So, when does quitting come into the story?We are conditioned to believe that quitting is failure. That persistence always pays off. That the ones who succeed are the ones who never stop pushing. These claims may be true in a life-coaching session where they use big words and concepts, but how correct are these views in real life?The truth is that some doors are meant to close. Some battles are not worth fighting. Some roads, no matter how far you%u2019ve traveled, lead nowhere, and it makes sense to stop. And the greatest skill you can develop is not just knowing when to push forward, but knowing when to let go. Why? Quitting is not a weakness. Staying is not always a strength. And the ability to walk away at the right time is the difference between moving forward and staying stuck in a loop.People fear quitting because they think it means starting over. But the truth is, you are never starting over. You are starting from experience, and your experience is a great tool for your new path.Every lesson, every moment, every sacrifice has shaped you. You are not the same person