“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” – J.K Rowling”

Growing up I’ve often wondered what our world would be like if there were no crimes or evils. I’ve always imagined if a crime free world could really exist. One thing I’ve always tried to do but can’t keep my head around is understanding why there is so much evil in the world. Why do people hurt each other?

In the Bible I saw that God said he made everything perfect including humans I guess, so what are the causes of evils in the world? I bet you’re thinking the devil & his agents are behind all these yeah? Well I’m not a preacher of anything so I would refrain from dragging religion into this.

However coming from the human perspective, I have come to understand that there are 3 categories of crises that happen in our society but one particularly bothers me.

The 1st category, I won’t say God made but I’ll call them what we popular say Act-of-God such as Deaths from natural occurrences, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, flooding, and so on.

The 2nd category, I will say are Mechanical / Technological Crises i.e cyber-wars, hacking or our popular Yahoo- Yahoo, car accidents, plane crashes, fire outbreaks, collapsed buildings and many more. These are caused due to the negligence & careless attitudes of men. These forms of crises are understandable as being part of human existence & so we have little or no control over them.

The 3rd and final category is human or man-made. This is the one that bothers me the most.

I will love to discuss them because they seems to be rampant in our society today. They are intentional bad acts of humans which can be easily avoided and should even not exist as humans have control over them. They are deliberate atrocities committed by humans. They include senseless killings due to rapes, police brutality, racism/tribalism, social injustice, rituals and so on. These acts are societal vices and should be curbed.

I know we might think these things has been happening right from time, and yes, they might never be a definite end to them but I don’t think they were at alarming rates as they are these days. I mean I wake up hearing different stories about young people whose dreams has been cut short because of the wicked act of fellow humans. You can imagine how gory it sounds for a father to rape his seven months old child. Like that’s simply insane! A police man whose job is to protect the citizens is firing shots just to prove he’s got a gun. These atrocities committed by humans to their fellow humans can be easily avoided.

A man’s attitude is a reflection of the way he thinks. Maybe we need to start thinking before we act. Maybe we need to start putting others first and think of how our behavior and attitude might affect the other person. You as a man should think before deciding to force yourself on that helpless girl; you as a policeman should think before firing that gun; you as a parent should think before telling your ward not to marry or associate with a certain person just because he or she is from a tribe you don’t like.

Truth is If you choose to keep quiet and not talk, who knows, the next victim may be your sister, cousin, brother, friend or neighbor. Like I told a friend, perhaps if we keep talking about it they might rethink their ways and change. The evil people in our midst may think twice before doing something that would hurt another.

And to those who think they have no right to talk just because they have made mistakes in the past, I’d like to say this: Doing something wrong in the past doesn’t mean you can’t advocate against it now. I mean we have all been clueless and naive about a thing one time or the other in our lives so standing against something you might have done in the past doesn’t make you an hypocrite. Instead know that you grew and since growth is one of the best things that can happen to man; embrace it and let’s all speak up together. Let’s all make our world a better place, if not for anything, for the sake of the coming generation. I wouldn’t want my kids growing up in this kind of society and I’m sure you that’s reading this wouldn’t want that too. So guys my ted talk for today is urging us all to play a role and make our voices heard✌️

Mind you I’m still not a preacher of anything nor a motivational speaker 😁 See you in my next post😆 Xoxo!