Living Puppets

I once had a conversation with a friend who said or told me that we are all pieces, no pawn is the right word in each other's chess boards. I think I should call what I and that friend had an argument cos we were at it for awhile because I held the opinion that saying we are all pawns of each other doesn't justify why anyone should make people their pawns.

It's like saying someone stole from me so I should steal from others. Manipulating people is not a way to live life really. As much as I used to think that very few people are manipulative, my time in life now has proven that a lot more people are more manipulative than not.

Man being egocentric makes it easy for man to use any means to get what it wants even at the expense of others. So they care less when the people's lives that are being used are damaged, as long as they and theirs get what they want.

I like to think of myself as a kind hearted and genuine person who goes to all miles to help anyone within my power to but then something happened.

Let me tell you a story...

So there lived a genuine and sincere boy who was as kind as kind could be, helped out in ways he could and did more than people his age did. He had many friends and lots of people around him and that made him happy cos he was impacting lives. Little did he know that people were flocking around cos of what they benefitted or stood to benefit.

Thinking that the world was as innocent as his mind, he believed every cry for help and every cock and bull story he heard, striving and doing everything within his power to help out.

Unfortunately for them and fortunately for him, a situation opened his eyes that no matter how much he did, they were always wanting more and when he needed them, they never came through for him. Now his heart is turned not towards evil but he is now wiser as life has taught him a valuable lesson he won't forget anytime soon.

A lot of people are like are like me, they've been used and have gotten wiser but there are more people who are still being used out there cos the bosses and the king chess players just won't stop and live life as it should be lived.

I saw a movie today where there was a king but the king's grandfather was the real king cos he had control over everything and the king was just nothing but a living puppet. It didn't end well for this so called grandfather but people watch these movies and still don't change.

In conclusion, as much as having people to move around the way one wants seems like fun, it is not healthy and does more harm than good. Remember, love your neighbour as you love yourself.

Thanks for reading!