The world is a toxic place already...

Allowing your mind to connect to things is a good habit for an everyday writer because it seems like that can refill your pen ink from time to time, I am fond of depending on my idea on what to write since I started writing to earn a few years ago but a particular situation changed things.

I crashed into writer's block, my head and mind were empty. Someone noticed I haven't been posting and gave me an idea of paying attention to everything I see, hear, feel or even encounter because there are messages in it. Since then, I never ran out of what to write except I am tired of being lazy to write something out.

I came across the sentence, "the world is a toxic place already" on WhatsApp and I felt there is more to it. So instead of going loose with my imagination, I decided to put them into words.

I am certain everyone is familiar with the word "toxic", the symbol is enough to make you understand that you should keep off.

The sign has no other message than a warning to stay away from whatever is known or appears to be toxic because it can hurt and even cause death. You can avoid a toxic substance, quit a toxic relationship, leave a toxic area but what is it with a toxic world.

Would you get rid of yourself because the world is a toxic place?

The world is messed up and it didn't start today because everything we can label as toxic right now didn't start today or in the last 10 years, it has been like that for as long as you can imagine but the world toxicity just seems to be getting bigger from time to time as the world age.

This isn't about the government anymore, even people who are not in government are sometimes doing the worse and bizarre things out there. Life has lost so much value in the eye of some humans and forcing it out of others is what they enjoy doing, aside from the fact that Covid-19 was developed by a group of people in power to take down a great number of people globally, some humans individually kill their fellow for fun.

I was obsessed with the idea of the world becoming a better place someday but the past few years have taught me a lot of things and the truth is that it won't get better. Whenever I see war threats or nations bragging about their latest sophisticated weapons, I just smile and remind myself that we won't be here forever.

The earlier we understand that things won't get better, the good for us. Covid19 wasn't the first biochemical weapon to be created, we have had so many of them before today but the death count keeps soaring high with every new invention because of the deeper discoveries by scientists and I wouldn't be surprised if any deadly virus hits the world again, it is so disheartening to know that some humans find joy in seeing others in pain.

One question I haven't been able to answer is why are these things happening, was the world designed to be naturally toxic, or is human greed and selfishness fueling the toxicity?

Since the world can't be rescued, there are things we must do as an individual to live through this toxic world.

Guide your heart

The book of Proverbs 4:23 warned us, it says "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."

Staying sane and having some humanity in you demands you guide your heart because once these toxic things penetrate one's heart, purifying it might be impossible. We were all born into a toxic world but only those who fail to guide their heart have turned into monsters that only have one mission which is devouring others.

Protecting your heart will prevent you from getting consumed, it can guarantee you a safe passage through the toxic world we all live in.

Be contended.

Covetousness is one of the things that expose our heart to the toxicity in the world and it consumes humans quickly. Many people have dipped their hands into things that eventually will consume them because they aren't patient with their growth, they want to achieve what's meant to be gotten in a year in the next minute.

It would have been great if they understood that patience and hard work can help a man succeed in life.

Don't be a power freak.

Power is a dangerous thing, it can destroy humans in seconds and the annoying thing is how people become toxic just to achieve a particular position. People lie, cheat and even kill for power forgetting that it all ends here, the position will be given to someone else when we return into the dust.

Obsession or greed for power can make one lose him or herself in the toxic world.

Pay attention to the people you surround yourself with.

It is hard to escape been consumed by the world toxicity if we surround ourselves with toxic people, we must stay away from these people to avoid been contaminated.

There is a Yoruba adage that says, a sheep that walks with a dog will eat feces. These toxic people influence and drag you into the toxicity of the world.

This toxicity of a thing has been passed on from one generation to generation and I don't think there will be a particular generation that won't have a feel of it, teaching our offspring how to walk through the thorns is important as well so while we are surviving through the world, teach them to do the same as well.

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