Oppression

I'm not really in a good mood or a great state of mind currently as I am going through a lot. Pressures on all sides coming down on me. It hasn't been a great week even though it's just Monday but as a man you've got to push through and get yourself together. This life no easy.

On today's topic, I can't really build a lot on it since the scope is very narrow but as I don't have much to write about and since I'm not really okay I chose this simple topic.

Now when I mention oppression, I'm not talking about the regular traditional meaning but I'm talking about the way it's used where I'm from. I'll explain.

Let's say someone is in a relationship or has made a lot of money or has done anything notable at all and then post it all over social media or just makes it know in the public space for everyone to know that's oppression. Then there's you who doesn't have any of this seeing someone have all of this and then you feel pressured and sad/depressed that you don't have that special someone or you don't have that particular amount of wealth. It gets really depressing. The person might be doing it intentionally or unintentionally but it doesn't matter as long as it's all in your face.

In my culture people make sure everyone knows when they've made it. They don't make it a secret at all and ensure that they show off. It doesn't matter if they acquired their wealth legally or illegally as long as they have the 'bag'

This makes people who are still hustling feel inadequate. Feelings of them not trying hard enough starts to creep up. Feelings of laziness when in fact they are doing their best. It isn't a good feeling at all. It puts someone in a state of depression and loneliness. It's only knowing that your time is coming and you should just keep on grinding that you can get out of that state of mind because as they say life na turn by turn.

The relationship part is the common one between the two. Here, when two people are in a relationship you are not going to rest. Anytime they post a picture with their better half your heart skips a beat. You begin to wonder why can't I have this. When you see the smile on their face, the happiness in their eyes, the joy in their heart you can't but not be jealous.

You'll be seeing things like; me and mine, loml, one and only, sweetheart, cherry blossom, best friend with love emoji and so on. You might even see of them with a padlock emoji right beside their sweet nonsense. Then you see them write epistles for them. The worst one is when they post it on their WhatsApp status directly oppressing you. The next thing is to mute their status straight.

All I can say is, this life no balance.