A president should be someone who has the heart and mind of a leader who leads by example, who has a track record of public service, who treats the poor and the rich alike, who is charitable, benevolent and who is above all, religious and God-fearing. He/She must be someone who treats the people the way he/she wants to be treated and the way he/she treats himself/herself and his/her family. He/She must love justice and equality for all people, and he/she must not take his/her position as something he/she can make money out of. He/She shouldn't be someone who loves money and riches, but someone who is after the welfare of the whole nation. If he/she lusts for power, then that power should only be the power to serve the people with all his/her heart and soul and nothing else. If he/she is single, he/she should be known to live in decency and integrity. If he/she is married, he/she must be a good and faithful husband/wife and an exemplary father/mother to his/her children. And his/her goals for the country should be: to eliminate poverty, to eliminate corruption in the government, to create jobs for everyone, to provide affordable, if not free, healthcare, etc. All his/her wishes, dreams and goals are not only for himself/herself and his/her family and friends, but also for the whole country. And there are things to ponder on: A country's prosperity, stability, peace should not only be credited to the president alone, but also on the people around him/her especially his/her advisers, the people who are taxpayers, the overseas workers, the foreign investors and the other nations who are allies or who do business with the country. Even if the president is very well educated, very intelligent and very clever, even if he/she has a good track record for public service, still he/she can't take all the credits. He/She can never do it all alone for he/she is not God. And if the country is not doing good, if it is in a crisis, if it has too many bad debts, if it doesn't provide jobs, if it fails in its work for peace, etc. then the blame should not be only on the president but also on the people as well especially those who don't pay the right taxes, on the officials who are inefficient or those who are corrupt, on the calamities ravaging the country, and so many other things. The problems of the country are caused by so many things and not just because of the president. We have to remember that these days no country can survive alone. It has to depend on the other countries for its economic prosperity and stability. But the biggest problem in choosing a president is how to know the right one. We don't know what is in their hearts and if their intentions are good or bad. Only God knows.
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