Why am I bringing this up?
Lately, it's been bugging my mind how I have to walk the face of this earth and meet/interact with people who have barbaric beliefs and values. It's hit me so hard and I've been dreading another one-on-one face-off with one of such people.
It's no big deal that we all do not like soft bread, I mean, I understand how a normal human being can refuse to eat soft bread and freshly prepared beans. What I cannot understand is how some people refuse to allow themselves be HUMAN BEINGS with feelings. No feeling of anguish, no feeling of sympathy or empathy, no feeling of PITY! It's really disheartening.
For so many weeks now, I've juggled a lot of ways to put my thoughts on this out and after the news of the death of Ifeanyi Adeleke broke out, I knew it was time.
I do not know the Adeleke's; their lives off social media and all that, but I know that Ifeanyi was the 3 year old son of popular singer, Davido. From videos, I saw how bubbly and full of life he was. Even if you don't follow Davido, you must have heard that this child had his 3rd birthday just a few days ago. How can a normal person know all these and still come out to say it's Davido's luck? Wait, how can you not even console the family first before moving on to say something like that? How can you even say this for the whole world to hear, and not in a closed place where just a few people with your barbaric beliefs can hear you?
Another instance: the other day on social media AGAIN, somebody posted on the female menstrual cycle and asked that, “how can you be experiencing experiencing and experiencing something and still not get used to it?”he was talking about menstrual cramps and how girls pretend to be in pain everytime just to get male attention. How do I even know such a person?
In all your getting, get wisdom. Wisdom in this case, is the ability to discern sense from nonsense before sharing it. Why allow your time on earth be termed ‘useless’ when you can open your eyes and heart to see, feel and understand that we're all humans for a reason? Like I said, it's normal for humans to disagree, because of course, we do not have the same social and moral upbringings, but one thing I know is a common factor for all humans is FEELINGS. Try to put yourself in the shoes of others. Not even that first, try to weigh situations. Think of how your words can affect the people it's directed at.
As you gain academic and other honorary certificates, do not neglect the biggest certificate which is the certificate of HUMANITY.
Dear you who's come across this and have also been juggling these feelings, do not let words pull you down. Do not argue for long with people you've found to have barbaric beliefs. Most importantly, if it can be helped, do not agree to stay in the same environment with such people because they're toxic and they'll eventually rub off on you if you're not strong enough.
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