{"id":96419,"date":"2025-09-30T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96419"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:47:06","slug":"dont-make-enemies-of-your-parents-enemies-zanetor-recalls-rawlings-profound-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96419","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t make enemies of your parents\u2019 enemies \u2013 Zanetor recalls Rawlings\u2019 profound lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Korle Klottey MP, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has recalled one of the most enduring lessons she received from her late father, former President Jerry John Rawlings: never inherit the enemies of your parents.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 podcast Talk No Dey Cook Rice<\/em>, Dr Agyeman-Rawlings said the advice came when she was about 11 years old, during an incident she prefers not to detail. <\/p>\n

\u201cI remember my father actually saying to me that don\u2019t make enemies of your parents\u2019 enemies, which I thought was very profound, and it stayed with me,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I\u2019ve lived by, and I\u2019m very, very careful not to treat people badly because of who they may be associated with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on her father\u2019s leadership, she said Rawlings bore the weight of responsibility for events during his time, even for actions he had no direct involvement in. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs a leader, he decided that he would let the buck stop with him. A lot of things that many people had accused him of actually had nothing to do with him, but he took ownership of everything, because that\u2019s what you do as a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

She acknowledged the pain of being judged for her father\u2019s actions, especially when misinformation about him persists. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not under any illusion that my father was loved by everyone. There has been a lot of misinformation. And in a society, when you have people who feel that they must have a swipe at the child of someone because of their disdain for the parent, I\u2019m not quite sure if it shows a certain level of maturity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MP said she has drawn strength from her father\u2019s example, as well as her own faith, in facing personal and political attacks. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t change how people will react to you because they\u2019re upset, angry, resentful, or maybe just ignorant of something. I have no respect for people who are cowards. If you have something to say, own up and say it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She stressed that leadership must come with humility and respect. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith greater responsibility, with positions of leadership, should come greater humility, greater decorum, greater respect for one another, because those are the ways in which you set an example for what leadership should look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Agyeman-Rawlings revealed that her resilience is also anchored in prayer. \u201cI do pray a lot. You just surrender certain things, and you pray for the grace to move on and to keep focused on your purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the abuse she has sometimes endured, she insists on rising above negativity. <\/p>\n

\u201cEach of us has a destiny. When you start looking too much at what somebody else in their path is doing, you may lose your path. If God says this is the role you are supposed to play, only you can change that.\u201d<\/p>\n

She warned that critics often try to break conviction. <\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes people realise that if they try and attack you and make you feel bad, maybe they can get you to move away from what you believe in. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo you have to try not to be reactionary so much that you lose your pathway. Then those who aren\u2019t even doing what they should do have won.\u201d<\/p>\n

For her, her father\u2019s wisdom remains a guiding principle in navigating public service and personal trials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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