Living in Love

If only we could live in love, the world would be a better place.

If only we'd learn to interact freely with our neighbours, there would hardly be war.

If only we would leave obsession with religion and tradition and be blinded by love, we would have cause to smile again.

I remember when I was little, our neighbours would come around then. They were Muslims but you know how kids are-open and free. We related well with each other. Their parent would drop them with us whenever they are going out. My mom would cook their food as well and we would eat together. But there was a particular day that my mom offered them food but they refused to eat. So my mom thought maybe their parent's didn't want them to eat out, only for us to discover that it wasn't that they did not want them eating outside but because we were christians. It was their last born that spilled this. This made me laugh.

I have also seen christians that reject food given to them during muslims festive period.

Religion should not separate us. It is meant to bind us. We should not hate our neighbour because we are not of the same religion. Let God's love keep dwelling in your heart. You can't change someone you hate; you can only instill fear in them.

What happened to love your neighbor as yourself? Be it a traditionalist, a Muslim, Christian or an atheist, we are meant to love one another, to be there for each other what come may and without holding back.

We kill because we hate; we maim because the fear of God is not in our heart. Imagine what happened recently in Owoh, Ondo state, Nigeria, where bandits or what should I call them, went into a church, killed and wasted those innocent lives, forgetting that they are humans like them, they have life, family, goals, dreams and aspirations yet, they tarnished it all. They did it without regret. Sometimes I wonder, does it makes them happy seeing people die or begging for their lives?

Just like a picture I saw yesterday of a celestial woman who carried a gun across her neck in church. That's the level of insecurity we are experiencing now. But the truth is, these people come when no one is looking. They try to create a drama, to make the country crazy forgetting that whatsoever a man sows that also shall he reap.

We also seen these bandits invade villages and kill those poor people. Blood shed everywhere. This country isn't safe anymore.

Sigh 😥 It is only God that can help us.

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