Pride, Greed, Selfishness, Betrayal.....
“Swallow your pride, open your heart, and show more humility.”
Sincerely, I was touched by the movie I watched yesterday. Though I have been watching this movie since Friday, I didn't finish it until yesterday night and I felt for the lady. It was so emotional and I was following up with the movie. Even though I already predicted what will happen in the end, it was an interesting movie.
Many Nigerians will know this movie as it is a trending one on Netflix titled “Anikulapo” meaning one who has death in his pouch. This movie has many morals one could learn from and I was able to list everything out in this guy as I tagged him a betrayal and I love what happened to him in the end. That definitely served him right.
Many people will forget where they are coming from once they can taste wealth, forgetting who made them who they are. This is an act of betrayal to the other person and the end would be sorrowful.
This guy was enslaved right from when he was six years old as a result of the debt his parents owed. He managed to escape and lived a bad and rough life. When he grew up, he found himself in another land where they welcomed him with love even as a stranger.
He met a lady who was a Queen and the last wife of the king of the land and also the king's favourite but this lady didn't enjoyed her marriage because the other wives frustrated her life and even tried poisoning her but she didn't die.
Somehow, she and this guy were having an affair and the secret was exposed. The lady escaped while the guy was punished and killed. His time wasn't up and a mystical bird brought him back to life.
Remember the mystery of not burying a corpse in my last post? This was the movie I watched.
When the guy was brought to life, a gourd of charm fell from the mystical bird and the lady took and hide it. They both left the village for another land and that was the beginning of their changed lives.
The gourd made them powerful and they were able to raise a dead person. This brought fame to them and that was the beginning of trouble. The guy became proud, greedy, and selfish that he married two more wives, neglecting the first woman who made him who he was by giving him the gourd to do the work of bringing the dead back to life.
He received the praise and he allowed that to enter his head, thereby exhibiting different bad traits. He started revealing the secret of his first love which he was supposed to keep and was sharing with other wives.
They began calling her barren because she couldn't conceive. Where I knew the guy went beyond is when he slapped her for the first time, forgetting she made him who he was.
This angered her as she had endured staying with him for many years but that act changed her. She destroyed the charm and left the home.
He was called to come and resurrect the king's only son, not knowing the first wife already destroyed the charm he was bragging with. When he couldn't, they dealt with him because he had fumbled through his greedy and prideful act and even insulted the king.
I felt for the lady because she was hurt to the brim. She endured the tough moment even with the other young wives. She felt cheated and betrayed by someone who she made to be famous but he allowed pride and selfishness to set in and he was killed in the end.
No matter what we have achieved in life and just because we have been in a lot of challenges, never allow pride, greed, and selfishness to take over you and ruin everything.
He could have been enjoying his life if he hadn't allowed those things to take over him. He would have enjoyed his life with his wife if he never remarried or betrayed. That was covetousness and lack of contentment.
That movie speaks a lot about humans and what could happen to some if eventually they got to the position and forget those who made them who they are. This life is small and everything is vanity. Stop living your life as if you own the earth and think death cannot come for you.
Everyone will die because we all are indebted to death, but living your life in the best way is all that matters and is very important.
Thanks for your time.
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[October 16, 2022] (No 288 articles for the year)
I agree with you. Some peoples when they receive something beyond their expectations, instead of being thankful they misuse the opportunity they received and also hurt the one who stood by them.