I'm always fascinated by his energy, depth of knowledge, and consistency. In the future, we'll need a Bright Simons Institute to memorialize & institutionalize his works. Today, many might take what he's doing for granted but one day we'll understand the value of what he does.

From football to politics and everyday life, I have come to realize that you can never persuade some people to abandon a lie, no matter how compelling the truth may be, so long as they are driven by bias or motivated to believe that lie. Some people simply lack the moral courage and sound conscience to embrace the truth. Their consciences have become so seared that even the most glaring evidence cannot sway them! Yet, no matter how long falsehood is defended or disguised, truth remains truth. One of my favourite puritan authors, Thomas Brooks once said, “Great is truth, and shall prevail!”

1000goals in Nov 19, 1969

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Ghana’s economy today is essentially a gold-patched economy, just as it was once largely cocoa-patched. Gold may be providing the immediate relief, but it cannot be the long-term solution. The only sustainable long-term solution is to build a manufacturing powerhouse economy that produces more of what we consume, adds value to our raw materials, exports competitively, creates jobs at scale, and reduces our exposure to exchange rate-induced inflation. But building that kind of economy takes time. What we are seeing now is largely a short-to-medium-term commodities-patched economy, with gold playing the leading role. Gold is being used to stabilize the economy, strengthen our external position, deal with domestic and external debt obligations, and support infrastructural development that can stimulate the productive sectors of the economy. I am glad that much of this infrastructural development is anchored on transportation(AKA. BIG PUSH). Transportation is the bloodstream of manufacturing economies. Efficient roads, railways, ports and other transport systems reduce the cost of moving raw materials, labour and finished goods, connect producers to markets, and make local industries more competitive. The losses associated with the domestic gold purchase programme must also be understood within this broader context. Some of these losses may be a necessary evil in achieving the larger macroeconomic objective, but that does not mean they should be ignored or accepted without scrutiny. The conversation should therefore focus on improving cost efficiency, managing the losses downwards, and ensuring that we achieve maximum economic benefit at the least possible cost. The bigger question is whether we can use today’s gold-backed stability to build a stronger productive economy. If we use gold only to stabilize the economy without expanding manufacturing and domestic production, then we would simply be replacing yesterday’s dependence on cocoa with today’s dependence on gold. #Myopinion #StopGalamseyNow

Wisdom has located him lol