Why the leaders we have are NOT true leaders

The world is full of leaders in every field of life. These leaders are most responsible for the decisions that have to be made regarding various issues and challenges we encounter. The majority of the people look to leaders for guidance, advice, inspiration and some are even role models for the youths. Therefore, true leadership is very important in a society in order to predict and plan the future.

The sad reality is that the majority of the leaders we have today are not true leaders but professional manipulators. They think because they have control they can force, oppress and play with the emotions of the masses to satisfy their greedy ambitions. True leadership is about service and not control, but the leaders we have are not willing to serve. They prefer to use the position given to them by privilege to do as they feel. Leadership is not about power, but about empowering people. True leaders empower others to become like them, but our leaders hate to empower others. True leadership is not about manipulation, but about inspiration. A true leader inspires people by discovering his/her reason for existence and pursue it. While pursuing their purpose they inspire others to submit to them. True leaders do not seek followers; followers are attracted to true leaders. A true leader is a like a fruit tree, he/she doesn’t go around distributing his fruit(gift) but people come to him/her for his/her fruit. True leaders are busy aiming to become what they discovered about themselves, and in the process of becoming that they inspire others to submit to the leader’s vision.

The leaders we have today have no principles that they live by. They compromise personal principles to please a group of people. There have no respect for natural laws or human laws and when they make and effort to stand for one they violate the other. In a country of 100 million people, people are forced to vote for a few candidates who have no values, no morals and no ethics. Nations today have 100 plus million people and these people have to decide by vote to elect a few individuals to represent the whole nation and these individuals have no character and self discipline. It is sad that millions of people fail to select few individuals with the best qualities of leadership.

Defects of today’s leaders:

Pleasure without conscious: You cannot regulate a rectum which is an exit to become an entrance. Laws are being passed that violate conscious. Being a virgin at 20 is a taboo. Watching profanity is Ok. Dressing inappropriately is called “fashion” and style I call that prison.

Wealth without work: People prefer to gain wealth without effort and this has created a culture of people who want something for nothing. This is why things like the lottery and gambling is destructive, but we have leaders who engage in such activities.

Knowledge without character: A lot of smart people are using their knowledge to destroy. It now seems the more intelligent we become, the more danger we become. People now know the system so well they can actually end up paying no taxes, because they have knowledge that the masses don’t have.

Business without morality: This is what has destroyed our global economy lately. A few businessmen in the world saw an opportunity to make some money by giving loans to people who couldn’t pay it back and they knew they couldn’t pay it back; they act immoral in business.

Science without humanity: It is good to have scientific advancement, but when you do not regulate that with consciousness and humanity the science can destroy. They developed a pill that can destroy a baby in the womb if you don’t want the baby the pill is made in France. It is a shame to have this type of science without humanity.

Worship without sacrifice: Mahatma Gandhi made a statement “If we pursue God without willing to sacrifice personal pleasure we are destructive”. This is the major issue in religion, where great spiritual leaders claim to worship God at the highest level but cannot keep their zipper up. They lack self discipline and yet they claim to be men/women of God.

We embraced a philosophical foundation of leadership that is destructive. A politician is not a true leader. A politician has his/her mind on the next election, but a true leader has his/her mind on the next generation. We don’t need more politicians in leadership, but more true leadership in politics. Next time you meet politicians ask him/her “What is your vision/purpose/passion for my children” “What principles do you live by and what values you won’t violate”.

A true leader is a man/woman of character.

3 things to test a leader’s character:

1. Power

2. Money

3. Access to sex

When you give man/woman power, money or sex their true character shows up or lack of it. That is why every leader in history who failed; failed because of either one or two of these or even all of them.