REALITY CHECK PART 3: SYRIA CRISIS

  Once you start to seek the truth about the situation in Syria, what you find will shock you. The situation on the ground tells a story of what could happen if democracy is flawed. The dictatorial regime in place under the president Bashar Al-assad has turned the country into a war zone. Ghost cities sprung after nuclear explosives were thrown into most of the major cities of Syria, like Homes, which is full of dilapidated real estate that housed thousands of citizens. The number of innocent civilians that have been murdered, most of whom were children, is heart-breaking. Many have been injured and displaced from their homes.

 The divide in the country was caused after the Arab Spring Protests against the regime under Assad in the years 2011-2012. Peaceful demonstrations by the rebels took place within the cities such as Aleppo. This caused an aggressive retaliation by the government leading to massive bombings in the cities where there existed a population of the rebels, the goal was to wipe out the 'enemy'. Left in the shadows, were the innocent civilians affected by the crisis. The result has been constant war with external forces of the west and Russia trying to intervene causing more tension. 

 The terror that has come after taking a contrarian position against the Assad regime, has caused the civilians to be silent about the true reality of the situation. The following link directs to an episode of the investigative TV series, VICE, which depicts how the civilians have been brainwashed through propagandists of the Assad agenda and through the government censorship and control over the media in the country. (Assad's Syria)

  

Decentralization of power is critical in ensuring democracy and preventing extremism use of power. The solution of using blind violence to tackle political matters has only led to suffering of the innocent. Yes, in some instances the use of force is inevitable in tackling crime such as terrorism but a government that is of the people, by the people and for the people needs to concern itself with the innocent caught up in the crossfire. It is its responsibility to ensure that the citizens feel secure and free to live their lives. No one has the right to weigh the importance of an innocent person's life according to their reasonable opinions and ideas about the reality they live in. All lives matter.

CREATE VALUE

 Value isn't created by what you know, it is created with what you do with what you know. I believe the education system is flawed. We are taught to know more things instead of also being taught how to use that information in the real world to create value. This is why there is a gap between how many people graduate from school with honorable degrees and the number of people actually creating value hence creating wealth for themselves.

  How do you create value? It is simple, through focused consistent actions using the set of information that is available to you. We only improve ourselves if we can use information that is available to us strategically to get an advantage. The process of doing, leads to refinement of technique and real life experience of what not to do.

   Ever asked yourself how come so many people want to be rich, wealthy and powerful yet the vast majority never come close to that success? A number of these people are highly educated and work in large successful companies. Education or where you are employed will not make you extremely rich or wealthy. To clarify, by rich I don't mean living comfortably, I mean millions and millions of dollars. An amount that can lead you to financial freedom for the rest of your life without having to slave at an 8-5 job everyday. I know the employed might criticize this post but it is the reality of wealth creation. The wise who are employed know the essence of having multiple streams of income.

  Employment can't be relied on its own if the goal is to achieve massive wealth accumulation. The reason why many achieve mediocre success is because we have a tendency to expect to be paid for our time rather than being paid for the results we give. In those results is where our value lies. Value comes from a combination of information, practice and commitment. It is simple, the more value you give the more money you attract.