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Who is the class captain? I am Sir. Come out here, the teacher shouted. I slowly stood up from my desk and walked towards the front of the classroom. At this point, I knew I would receive some beating from the cane this teacher held in his hand. Why is the classroom so dirty? He asked. Sir, I said in a fearful voice, the people responsible for cleaning the classroom failed to fulfill their task. And what did you do about it? Sir, I... You what? He cut me short. Did you report them to your class teacher? Did you get it cleaned yourself? No. You did nothing. As a leader, you cannot afford to do nothing. Now, marry the wall. I will give you five lashes of this cane with the hope that you will learn to always take responsibility as a leader. Just a day earlier, I had reminded a few students to ensure they swept the classroom. The next day was assigned to them, and being seniors, they had the choice to either sweep the room themselves or assign it to the junior students. Y...