# SirKnight!
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* Founder of **'Team Australia'.**
* Strategic genius behind the **'Great Steem Wars.'** [1](https://steemit.com/steemwars/@sirknight/steem-wars-the-rule-book-and-survival-guide) [2](https://steemit.com/teamaustralia/@bearone/team-australia-steem-wars-unity-edition)

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* Quest master and ultimate **'Lord of the Steem'.**
* Concept creator behind Steemit's **'Masters of the Universe.'**
* Inventor of the acclaimed **'Celestial Challenge'.**

And ultimately... founder and parish leader of **SteemChurch** - the first church of the blockchain, an order of incredibly talented Christians and the most spiritual Community in Steemit.

**I am... Steemit's Largest Living Legend!**
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### How could this Knight possibly achieve so much in under 12 months?
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* Did SirKnight wait for a government Steem handout?
* Did SirKnight ask a government bureaucrat for posting ideas to earn Steem Rewards?
* Did SirKnight follow the crowd?
* Did SirKnight choose the safe and well worn path?
# ABSOLUTELY NOT!
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SirKnight is creative, inventive, proactive and works like a farm dog.
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So why is SirKnight writing about this?  

This is why... a post today by well respected SteemChurch parishioner Langford! (@langford)

https://steemit.com/nigeria/@langford/sniffnscurry-freedom-from-bad-change-government

*(This Knight would never aim to personally insult any SteemChurch parishioner, so Langford should not take this personally.)*

In his post Langford quickly glossed over the short term political history of Nigeria, blaming a cascading series of economic events on the government in power at the time.  To which this Knight would say - this is a narrow view.  For instance, hyper-inflation doesn't happen overnight - it builds up for years through bad economic policy (generally socialist policies) and is often hidden. Sometimes it might take a good (even a great) leader to actually bring the inflation out and reset the system.  However this is not the point of this Knight's post.

This Knight's point stems from the speech of **President Buhari,** as described in Langford's post...

> *President Buhari, while speaking during a panel discussion at the Commonwealth business forum in Westminster, London, expressed displeasure with youths in Nigeria because they were dependent on revenue from oil to survive.
He said the youths, who make up 60 percent of the population, were waiting to get social amenities free without doing anything.
"And then the economy. We have a very young population and our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. The 60 percent of the population is below the age of 30. A lot of them have not been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria has been an oil producing country and therefore they should sit and do nothing and get housing, healthcare and education free, The moderator had asked Buhari to give his final thoughts on the issues discussed. The President said he had fulfilled his campaign promises by improving on the nation’s security and the economy.*

To which Langford's response was this...

> *'Below are Images of the hostel conditions from one of the best Universities in the country'*

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdFsKtdr7LjRbiYdjbSzC11oMEJ61TpLPZMjpWwx397ec/image.png)

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmR1gHdSw6czrgKKCYMRFSYf9mPnU615fVMSNTvy1brPGM/image.png)

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQme2Et6JgY9sEWJxd36TJ6JCsu84U61zfJC3KiF6q5WMvK/image.png)

Followed by this...

> *'The so called lazy Nigerian youths are forced to live under harsh conditions and some students have died from diseases in these hostels. During my stay in these hostels I was always falling sick and it was same for many other students.'*

And you know what - to this Knight, Langford unfortunately sounds like 90% of university students he has met.

It doesn't matter what country it is... 

* 'Government not doing enough for students'. 
* 'Universities not good enough.' 
* 'Accommodation is poor and too expensive.' 
* 'Not enough support.' 
* 'Not enough equipment.'
* and on and on.

Do you know what **SirKnight** would have done...

He would have picked up a broom and started sweeping.  Then he would have got some pipes together and started plumbing, and some timber and mended, then some tinkering, more cleaning; and.... he would have got a community involved and got this place cleaned up in no time.

If you sit back and wait for government assistance - you are destined to be destitute!

This Knight has no idea who President Bulhari is... but from this speech, SirKnight reckons he knows what he is talking about and that he could be the guy to turn around Nigeria's fortunes.  Any politician can look good making promises they won't be able to keep.  The great politicians are the ones who tell the people the truth, which they don't want to hear, so as to get them off their arses, into jobs, to start building a great nation.

Take **JFK** for instance:

> ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNXb9RdsEdRzdbMCSRFKHWbmnMrtLXuw9fxqDFSzpn4Cb/image.png)
[Source](https://parade.com/233953/ashleighschmitz/remembering-jfk-5-of-his-most-powerful-quotes/#gallery_233953-1)

There is only one way to make Nigeria great - WORK!  And with 60% of the population under 30 - opportunities will be bountiful.  You simply need to know where to look.
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## So where should you look?

Certainly not University - because there are no opportunities here.  University is great for those in the top 10% of a grade academically.  If you are not in the top 10% you are simply wasting your time.  So don't waste 3-5 of your most productive years.

Get a trade - learn to build, to plumb, to lay brick, to repair cars, to farm, to weld, to bake or provide services to your local community.

In the meantime - read!  As many books as you can - you don't need to go to University to read books.

A government can't make a country great - but the people can!  

So get out there and build.  Not just houses, build communities!  Pool your assets to buy land.  Cultivate that land and farm as a community.  Live a simple life and produce what you need.  What you don't need, trade with other communities.  If you are unhappy with the taxation system, barter and trade for cryptocurrencies.

In a country of 180 million people, there will be opportunities galore for industrious people who think outside the square - but you will **not** find these opportunities in universities.

Finally - what makes a country great... is it the lawyers, accountants and marketing executives?  Or is it the farms, the factories, the infrastructure?

If this Knight can convince just one Nigerian parishioner to take that path less trodden and be genuinely productive each and every day - you will achieve success far beyond that of the academic herd.

So in response to your big question Langford, a question asked by so many young people...

> ... who will free us from this bad Cheese?

# YOU!
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