MY NEIGHBOR
I’ve not been so chanced to travel all over the word
but I believe I can still make it if I want to. What I’m about to share is what
I came in conclusion with, even though I haven’t experienced much in life, but
I came from a family which allows me to be exposed to many things in life even
beyond what you are thinking right now.
The oneness in humanity is what I want to share, for we
are in fact all the same no matter where we are from, how we are, what we are,
still we are termed alike as human. I left my country from the blessed coastal
land of the western part of Africa, Nigeria, and I came to one of the richest land
in Asia. All I could find here is that humans dwell in the land called India.
It was hard for me to find the differences. When I talk of differences you need
not think about the cultural activity or geographical aspect in fact that to me
also didn’t make much difference because culture is almost the same, many of
the superstitious beliefs are exactly as it is in my home country apart from
few dissimilarities which I'm not ready to talk about. Anyways, the similarity
remains the same, I met men and women all humans and they all speak with voices
and talk as though they are of course human, they are not covered in some alien
skin of whatsoever type but I only see them as human.
Therefore it’s man who creates boundaries, religions,
races, locations and diversities. But if only if we can think and see each
other not based on the differences we create or nature made such as differences
in height, gender, color, hair texture and types etc. if only if we can start
seeing each other as human no matter the race, caste, continent or country, if
only we can start seeing ourselves as one who dwell on the same planet, who has
skin in form of human, take a deep breath to this and think about it before you
continue.
Another ache is the part of one country proving
stronger and higher than the other, forgetting they are both in the same
planet, even some are of the same continent, to what avail, I don’t understand.
Men are proving there superiority over women even those living under the same
roof. Funny enough, this act won’t bring about happiness to any of them in
anyway, because “happiness is what we create from within and show off outward”.
If it’s for the peace of humanity all these are happening, then I need to stop
writing, but the way I see it is; we are filled with ego, we are being
sentimental, greedy, and we lack the ability to see the light in humanity
because we don’t even believe in light anymore. We forget the part that we need
each other no matter what. No race or country or tribe or set of people can
live in this world alone the earth is too vast to be scanty. If only if we can
drop our pride, stupidity fashioned in power, because we open our eyes still we
remain blind to what human is, we are blind to the truth, or can someone tell
me, what is the point of we looking when we can’t even see what life is all
about, we are too wise and end up being foolish, we create madness and call it
development, we keep thinking of healing mother earth but we forget we need one
another to make this world a better place.
In another part, I blame most parents who nurture
their kids on the basis of differences, telling how their neighbor is different
from them and how they shouldn’t talk to some set of religious or caste or
regular type of people. Without doubt, a child growing in that form will become
only sentimental and judgmental, he/she will only be the replica of what
his/her parent has impacted. Well, until and unless if the child could see life
in a different way and that could only be driven by some compelling force of
will to change.
Finally on the question of who my neighbor is, I see a
neighbor as one next to you, every single human you come across is your
neighbor, your wife or husband, your children, families, friends, the bus
passengers, conductors and drivers, the retailer, the shop keeper, your office
gateman, your boss, your teachers, your students and every single human on this
planet they are your neighbor and you have to start seeing them as due yourself.
If you can’t see these ones as you see yourself, if you can’t love them as much
as you will like to be loved, if you keep seeing them as someone different in
your own terms, then you are not in any form human. Therefore I’ll suggest you
get out of this planet and find one where you can to live alone or find a
planet with being like you.
COTEK
TEMI
