![]() by Robert Iki Leso Things that appear to be small, weak and vulnerable should never be underestimated, overlooked and pushed under the rug. Imagine how you drink water. Do you chew or swallow water? Do you crack some bones when you drink water? You make the judgment. Water has no bones and muscles when you drink or swim in it. But what happens when it floods or increases in size and volume? Then we no longer call them a glass of water that we drink. We call them rivers, lakes, sea or even ocean. These are the waters that you cannot drink them but they can kill or drown you. Look at the fire that keeps you warm. They are friendly, aren’t they?
They even light your cigarettes which you puff away. The flame is so attractive, colorful which you can sometimes play with it. But when you underestimate its power, though it does not have bones and muscles, it can burn down skyscrapers, even cities and a whole country down or even turn you into ashes. Ants are such small that even they are difficult to be seen with our eyes. Some of them are tiny. Most times we underestimate them but without CEOs, managers and supervisors, they deliver amazing projects. Their persistence and consistence to get jobs done are no way near to man’s. There is one more that I would identify is locusts. You can simply smash them with your fingers but when it comes in team and land on your farm, every bits and pieces of greenery there can be wiped away in a lightning speed. On the other hand, the things that seem too strong, powerful and huge do not reflect the real situation. They can be vulnerable and weak when you take a closer look. They can be the easiest targets because of their sizes. That is the reason why the legendary dinosaurs do not exist today. They all extinct thousands of years because they were too big, powerful and strong. The powerful, dangerous, huge and mighty are actually easy targets. And one of their weaknesses is that it is too difficult to hide from their enemies and to avoid aims taken by their adversary. And they always take advantage that because of their sizes they will conquer but because they cannot miss a target, their fall can be huge and easily smashed into pieces because of the enormous weight. Going around using money, lies, threats, stealing, cheating, fighting, bullying, and using systems and processes for own conveniences are actually actions that are likened to dinosaurs trying to increase in sizes. It can be intimidating and menacing because they do it to actually increase in size, muscle and authority to instill fear, intimidation and weaken people to succumb to their decree. But in fact, they are short-lived only to extinct like legendary dinosaurs and exist no more. Such values like honesty, respect, truth, kindness, humility, patience, forgiveness etc seem weak, vulnerable and powerless in the face of violence, lies and corruption but they are more powerful than the atomic bombs. If we live our lives with all these attributes, lies, deceptions, corruption and violence can fall apart and disappear before our eyes. Doesn’t matter how powerful and enormous they seem; they will bow their knees and melt before these values in us. However, if someone preaches about these values but does not really live them and fakes them around, the power of these values do not really work in his or her lives. People know that he or she only blows his or her own empty trumpet that does not give melodies. So in turn, they will try to be an angel during the day and an ugly devil in the night killing, destroying, plotting, terrorizing and all the crook deals to bring some headlines to Hell to please the master. And during the day the angel will come and play around with words spiced with love, forgiveness, peace, respect for rule of law and humility but in fact the damage is already done. That is the reason why I hate the slogan that is widespread which emphasizes that all good men must become crook first to get into the power to fix the mess. In fact, such mindsets really add salt onto the sore. Doesn’t matter how weak the values appear, if you are honest, you must continue to become honest so that you go around with the real, genuine and original honesty than a fake one. If you become a devil, than do not pretend to be an angel. Never try to become darkness first to become light because they do not dine together and meet. Do not try to become a devil first in order to become an angel later. It will not work. Great men of old wanted to conquer the world. But they used different philosophies to achieve their goal. According to them, they thought what they used was powerful but the end determined their beginning. Adolf Hitler of Germany used NAZI, Benito Mussolini of Italy used Fascist and Joseph Stalin of Russia used Communist and Jesus Christ of Nazareth used Love to conquer the world. The first three leaders used a lot of money, technology, and security to terrorize and slaughter millions of innocent lives in the name of trying to conquer the world while Jesus came to die for the millions in the name of love. You judge who is the most famous today when all of these men have completed their missions? Because of Jesus Christ, Bible is the all-time bestseller. So choose who you want your children to remember you for? And your nation to learn from you. Is it by pretending to be an angel during the day and a crook in the night? Or to live and shine with timeless values in what you do from the beginning to end and die empty. Make your choice! #standupforwhatsright #BeTheDifference #bethelastmanstanding #keepfightingforyourdreams
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Kiluwe Kalgpera
5/4/2021 11:12:52 pm
Inspiring entry to those silent, vulnerable, weak and the helpless. Manipulation of systems, political rigging, bribery, corruption and wolves in sheep coat read this piece. Thumbs for this article.
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