Yes, great servants don’t stay longer than wanted

I have learned that the political space is a living tissue. Just like all other tissues, it has to be fed and watered. It breathes. Without oxygen and freshness, it will die. I have learned that these things are not just metaphorical. They are real. Those who are burdened with the load of leadership must know this. This is regardless that they lead in corporate entities or in political organisations. My professor of journalism used to say, “There is politics everywhere, including in the private chambers in our homes. Even they need oxygen.” Those who do not air these spaces risk perishing.  

I have previously written in this column that I was the secretary general of a political party. I no longer am. Nor am I still a member of the party. It comes with a whiff of freshness, such as you feel on your graduation day. My separation note to my political superior read in part, “... it is now fitting that the space around you should be decongested. This will allow you to make critical decisions on the population and leadership of the party under the new constitution.”