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The Dark Holes Of Life: Try Not To Fall into it.

There is one thing very glaring about holes either man-made or dug by nature, it is always not a pleasant thing when one falls into it knowingly or unknowingly. It becomes more painful when the hole is completely dark without any beam of light shining into it. There is a great deal of fear whenever one falls into such a hole, more so when there seems to be no one coming for rescue. Just as we all have read or heard especially those who are within the confines of the Christian religion, that hell is a bottomless pit where so much anguish and pain will be of course, for those who did not gain salvation before death, that is the same way it is for anyone who falls into a pit. The problem we have is that most persons have fallen into a hole because of their carelessness and attitude. Every one of us has the tendency of falling into a hole but the good thing there is that, when you are careful with every step you take, you will avoid every hole that appears on your path.   For clarity sake, I am writing this article, not to discuss holes or pits rather I decide to use the hole as a symbolic word in this article. As I have explained above, holes are not a sweet place for anyone to wish for, therefore in this article, I will be looking at the various ways where one can send himself into a pit in life. A lot of people have lost wonderful opportunities in life not because they were not prepared for what was to come rather because they neglected the most important things in life. This thing hinges more on human relationship and attitude towards others and there are a whole lot of them but I will limit it to these very important ones. What have you heard about **Depression, Greed, Selfishness, Envy and Pride?** Most of us do not understand that these things are very deadly and can hinder us from progressing in life, this why I have decided to see all of them and other ones as the ***Dark Hole of life.***   ****Depression**** I would not go into defining what depression is because I believe that we all feel it every once in a while but the difference between someone who lives above it is that they do not allow it to push them into that dark hole of life. Depression is the greatest enemy one can have in life and once it sets in, it takes away every form of happiness and liveliness one can think of. Most times, it does not leave without taking the life of its victim. The pertinent question one should ask is; ***how can I prevent depression?*** In recent times there has been an increase in the number of deaths by suicide, this is not because the government have to do the necessary things to encourage recreational activities in our various societies but the problem is that those who find themselves in this predicament most times allow it to consume them. The best way to prevent depression is by not allowing your emotions to get too attached to something or anything you hold very dear. It is not an easy step to take but it is the best way to start because we all know that prevention is better than cure.   ****Greed**** It may interest you to know that a lot of people have died out of greed. It is very dangerous and we seem not to care about the damages it has done to our society because we do not make it a point of duty to talk against as much as we can. One thing about greed is that it is more like a thief in the night that comes into the house to steal the things of the house owner who is fast asleep. There is no way one will understand that he is greedy even if he exhibits the traits and you tell it to his face, that is the biggest challenge a greedy person will always have. For the fact that he does not believe that he is greedy, he will always live in his greed even when it is killing him. It is the only thing that can destroy a man from the inside without him knowing that he is being destroyed. Greediness will make people run away from you even when you have done nothing, they will naturally run away from you because of the way you may have treated them before. ***What is the way out?*** First, you must be sincere enough to accept that you are a greedy person before you can be able to fight the ugly demon. It is not an easy fight because it is a fight against you by yourself and for yourself, this makes it very hard but for the sake of what you intend to achieve, you must try and endure to the end.   ****Selfishness**** This is just like a friend of greediness because one of the things that breed greed is selfishness. It is very important to look at things and situations selflessly even when you know and understand that you do not owe it to anybody to do so. Selfishness will always leave you lonely at all times because no one wants to associate himself with a selfish person. Just as I have said about fight greediness, you must first deny yourself for you to fight it off. Selfishness will turn you into an island if you do not fight it now. A lot of people are suffering today with no one to help them not because they do not have people to help them but because they lived a selfish life that drove away friends and even family members. Fight it now that you can otherwise it will consume you sooner or later.   ****Envy**** The only thing that can make you not get what belongs to you is envy. This is because while you are bothering yourself over another person’s success, you will not know when yours will pass you by. You must be ready to give up envy at all cost because it is more deadly than death itself. Envy can keep you stagnant in life even when you have all it takes to be very progressive and successful. Fight envy and jealousy now that you can because you be toiling for nothing because of envy.   ****Pride**** I decided to talk about this deadly demon last because I have seen what it can do to anyone who allows it to rear its ugly head in their life. ***What do you think makes a man not seek from others even when he is drowning?*** It is nothing other than pride. Most times it comes just like a little push which makes you start seeing yourself as higher than others and in that way you will never accept the opinions of others. Frankly speaking, pride is the father of all the things I have mentioned above and this is why you must fight it with all you have because once it takes over, you are heading straight to doom.   ****Solution**** Once you have noticed any of these things in your life as a person, you have nothing else to do other than to accept that you need help. Once you do that, you will have to talk to a professional counsellor because they are the only people who are trained to help you come out of the ***dark holes of these demons.*** Finally, you must always pray for God’s guidance and help because the battle is not an easy one. Do not shut your ears when people start pointing out these defects in you rather go home and think to understand if what they are saying is true or not. I wish you all the best as you go about fighting to free yourself from these ***dark holes of life.*** **I love you all.** Lead image https://images.unsplash.com/flagged/photo-1552930297-a89f4d64fbed?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=375&q=80 [Sponsor]