What separates man from other creatures of God is our HUMANITY. The quality of being HUMANE. I heard of times before now when everyone was everyone’s keeper! i know of times when it was safe to walk on the streets. To run around naked, to play in the sandhill just down the street, to visit rivers together with other kids from the neighbourhood. I want those times back!
My siblings and I used to hawk food; raw in the morning and cooked in the evening in a Village called Kpakungu in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. We were so poor and had to hawk to assist the family. i remember clearly that for the cooked food; most of our customers were young unmarried men. we could go into a compound with 10 rooms and each room would be occupied by a young man! we were never molested. for almost 3 years, we walked and hawked on those streets and no one took advantage of us! Now we lock up our children in the house for fear of rapists. children can no longer stroll to the parks or go study in a quiet place!
Today and in this generation
- Fathers rape their daughters!
- Police kill those they are meant to protect!
- Husbands abuse wives, they claim to love!
- Wives are killing their husbands in retaliation!
- Guys gang rape a girl (wait for it, IN A CHURCH)!
- Leaders praise evil and fight the good!
- Thieves are worshiped, genuine people are criticized!
- Humans are judged by the color of our skin!
- Ritual killings on the rise!
- Drug and alcohol abuse has become the new normal!
Watching the video of how Floyd was senselessly killed was so heartrending, how can we not be moved by the cries of our fellow man! Looking at the senseless killings of Africans by Africans, the rape and abuse of women and children globally? One can only ask the following questions?
What happened to our humanity? where did the fear of God go? where is our love for each other? where did we lose it? how did we become this “coldhearted” generation without feelings for others? a generation without thoughts for posterity? without fear of karma?
We need to collectively make the choice to become HUMANE again! To allow the milk of kindness, mercy, compassion flow again. To return moral values to our homes and families! To make the world a better place for our children and children unborn! To let love dictate our tunes rather than hate!
Bring back our humanity!
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