Most of these presidents and prime ministers or simply politicians are said to be educated and learned, but i have a doubt. Why i say this is that i see that none of these people seem to understand that ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
For the past two days i have been listening to the speeches given by the leaders of the world at the 60th UN general assembly. What struck me most was that none of these, admitted for their failures and apologized for the unjustice and pain they have inflicted upon their people. All they talk is that, they have acheived progress and that more needed to be done. All they did was to blame others and read out a very nicely written 'story'. All they talked is about the hard work their government have done to provide a safe and respectable life for their people. But the complete truth is that majority of the people in this world lives in countries where their civil liberties are abused and basic human rights are ignored. For the past 60 years, these so called leaders have been giving the same speeches and repeating the same process. These meetings have become a place where they market themselves and fulfill their personal egos.

Forexample here is a person who came to power in a military coup that overthrew an elected government and appointed himself as the president, claiming that he is the only person who can rule the country talking about civil liberties, human rights, freedom of speech and democracy. Indeed if a cat and a mouse can live in peace side by side, only then a country can be a dictatorship and a democracy at the sametime.

The entire Maldives is surrounded by ocean. Every single citizen has a ‘love’ story with the sea around. Every single citizen has had experience with the vast, miraculous, powerful and surreptitious ocean. But I have always wondered why a Maldivian has never been recognized as a great sailor.

Our country is famed for the three S’s: the sun, sand and the sea. A thousand “Robinson Crusoe” islands with massive different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise, dazzling underwater coral gardens. The country’s volatile economy is almost dependent on the penny paid by the tourists to the Resorts in the Maldives who woo tourists with promises of 'the last paradise on earth'. Today as I write this article I see an underwater resort build in the Maldives for the tourists.” A holiday in an underwater resort for a lifetime experience”. What would you feel when you see a large shoal of sting rays swimming towards your room when you wake up in the morning or spent time with your partner.

Today, when I dream of my beloved nation I see a Maldivian astronaut on a NASA repair mission to the International space station. The education sector in the country is very good, equipped with latest technologies and high-tech laboratories. Every atoll there is a secondary school. Over all the results are very good. I see a university in an uninhabited island. The world’s first university island. In there, they take pride in producing the future leaders of Maldives. I see a Maldivian economist walking down the red carpet to receive the Nobel Prize.

I dream of a cyber country where citizens are given access to the latest cyber technology. Telecommunications facilities are provided at the lowest of prices. There is a world famous animation industry and I see that a Maldivian animated movie has grossed over a billion dollars in the world wide box office, taking the Oscar for best animated movie. I even ask myself this question; why can’t we have the best software company in the world. Or would it be surprising that a Maldivian write a much better operating system than any operating system in the world?

Last year, we got the pride of bringing a trophy of an international sports event. The cricket champion of the emerging nations. I ask myself why can’t we beat every cricket power in the world and bring home the trophy of the cricket world cup. Why can’t a Maldivian be more famous than Sachin Tendulkar or shane Warne. I ask myself why a Maldivian footballer one day can’t play in Real Madrid or Chelsea. I ask myself is it stupid to think that one day Maldivian national football team will be a major power in Asia and will one day play in world cup. Why I don’t know, but I have this feeling that one day a Maldivian competing in Olympics swimming will bring home a gold medal.

I see myself riding my car from Male to Hulhumale on the recently built bridge to greet a friend coming from abroad. There are not many people living in Male. The government has developed safe islands in every atoll where all the facilities are provided. The populations in these islands are well above 4 or 5 thousand. This makes it easier for the government to address the needs of the citizens living. Male is no more just narrow streets and concrete boxes. The congestion and pollution caused by over population is overcome by moving migrated population to other developed islands. I see a museum where master pieces of Maldivian painters are displayed. I see a memorial for the tsunami victims, the worst natural disaster the country has embraced over her brief history.

I do not see Maldives having the record of the highest divorce rate in the world. I believe that to prosper a country needs to breed an educated and well civilized youth. And this can only be possible if we are able to provide a sound family foundation to our youth. Today, many children are growing up in conditions that do not provide the moral or ethical framework needed to develop good character. Even when families try hard to provide a strong foundation, they often find their efforts undermined by the media, the child's peers, and increasingly, the Internet. But I see that our society is working hard to instill good manners and the more important Islamic teachings in our youth and it is successful. I see that our country is a ‘drug free’ country. The crime rate is low and social life is safer. Moreover I see that housing loans by the government are provided for a generation. This makes it easier for the families and helps them lead a noble life.

I see that the GDP per capita of our country is well over fifteen thousand US dollars. The living standard is higher compared to most countries in Asia. Inflation and unemployment is very low and there are very few expatriates working in our country. I see that Maldives no longer imports agricultural products. We are producing agricultural products in the abundant uninhabited islands. I see that there is an International cargo harbor in Haa Alifu and that we are able to compete with other international harbors.

Today when I dream of our future I see that our country is a democracy for real. Political parties contend each other to convince the public that they can do a better job in office. Human rights are respected and there is freedom of speech. I believe that political stability and good governance are the driving forces that steer a country towards the much dreamt development. I believe that only with political transparency and press freedom that a nation can ‘cure’ the much vile corruption.

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