YESTERDAY'S AFTERNOON MUSINGS.

Yesterday was like any other day, I had gone to pick up my children from school. And as I sat in the school's waiting hall, I looked at the children pouring out from their classes. Some running, some chatting, some sharing their left over lunch with friends and some others doing stuff they considered fun. They were all children just being children and their innocence drew a smile to my face.

But as I watched them, I grew somewhat sober. These children would soon grow up to be young men and women and they will stop being as free with each other. The society including we their parents will pollute their minds about the next person's gender, the difference in their states of origin, their different tribes and religion, their social status in life, who to mingle with and who not to talk to, just to mention but a few.  And that is why we have the world the way it is. A large majority of the human race preach strife, teach how to take advantage of the other person's weaknesses and a vengeful outlook on life. This reminds me of one of P-Square's song, "Do me I do you, man no go vex...." 

Basically, we lay so much emphasis on the least important things in life. We don't preach tolerance, being patient, being civil, respecting the other person's beliefs, being thankful to God for everyone and praying for anyone no matter who. 

And this is how life has been from time immemorial, even the Holy Bible itself acknowledges that the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9) 

Can this world be a better place? Can it be that peaceful? I can't say it is possible because judging from times before Abraham, it never got any better. But we can make it happen if we want to, it will only take time. A very very long time at that. Definitely such peace is only available in heaven. We all have to try to get there to experience it.