Does human life mean anything to us? With what can we measure the value of a life? Are we putting profits before people? Or are we most interested in getting ahead at any cost no matter whose head goes for it? The echoes of the cries of wasted lives from ethnic clashes, careless economic or technical issues can’t be suddenly drowned.
Daily we
hear diverse tales about the Boko Haram sect, that they are a different group
of Muslims, are not particularly Nigerians but hail from the brink of Africa - Niger to be precise,
and all what not; but truth remains that there are top countrymen in the know
of who these people are, where their next attack would be, and who actually
sponsor their activities.
It was a
black weekend for the country on Sunday, 3 June 2012, as the plane crash claims
the lives of everyone on board, with serious damages to some residents in Iju, Lagos state, leaving many families in grieve. Report has it that the
plane has been under repairs for several weeks and the authorities who insisted
it could be put to use were well aware of this. Where is the love for human
beings in all these? Nothing is worth giving up for a man just like you. As long
as we don’t have value for human lives, we can’t become a developed Nation.
Whether you
are strong or weak, termed among the masses or in the corridors of might, we all
have the opportunity to save a life, to care for the other man like we would
for ourselves, to make a difference in another’s life daily – by saying the
right words that would build and not destroy; by being content with the
resources you have or have not yet amassed; by being committed to the terms of
your leadership or position, by ‘wearing’ the shoes of others. Think about it,
when it comes to that defining moment called death, nothing matters anymore,
not the wrong that was done to you, not the money you have stashed somewhere,
not the mind-blowing plans yet to be accomplished, but the works you have done
and what you would be remembered for; so why don’t we make the best of life we’ve
got, while we can?
This is a
call for each one of us to go beyond ourselves; be concerned with the welfare
of others. At this time the caution of Julius Berger on road safety comes to mind,
“Drive like it is your family in the other car” and the foundation of the law which
the good book emphasizes, “Love your neighbour as you love yourself”… for whoever
your actions or decisions would affect is your neighbour, and family.
God bless
you, God bless Nigeria and her citizenry!
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