Before leading others — walk the path alone
- Foundation date
05 May 2025
The Candidate’s Walk
Before leading others — walk the path alone.
Not on stage.
Not at a debate.
Not in an armored car.
But on foot.
With a backpack.
With a second pair of boots.
In silence.
This is not romance. It’s a test.
Because the people are not an audience.
And the country is not a prize.
We live in a world obsessed with visibility.
Where it matters more how you look than who you’ve become.
Where a candidate is a product, a slogan, a brand.
But a country is not a brand.
It is a path.
And before you lead it —
you must walk your own.
Not in a boardroom, but on earth.
Not in a convoy, but alone.
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Each candidate — regardless of age or gender —
must complete a ritual of passage.
1000 kilometers. On foot.
No escort.
No cameras.
Two pairs of boots.
One on the feet.
One as a reminder.
Because you walk not only for yourself.
You walk on behalf.
You walk for others.
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If you want to carry a country — carry its silence.
If you want to speak — learn to listen.
If you want to lead — learn to walk.
Because power is not a label.
It is a path.
And not everyone is ready to walk it through.
And remain inside it.
Alt-text:
A deep blue scene with a lone figure walking along a dusty road, wearing a backpack. A second pair of boots hangs from the side of the pack. In the distance, a glowing horizon. Inside the backpack, faint shapes of a book, bread, a key, and a coin are visible.
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Anna Pivtorak
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05.05.2025
