If you’re into sci-fi movies then you’ll be quite familiar with the typical plot of aliens invading earth and threatening our existence. You see how mankind joins together to eradicate the imminent alien threat and restore normality to a broken and almost destroyed earth. While this makes for great entertainment, the reality here on earth, in the real world, is that aliens are not threatening our existence, nor are they destroying earth, MANKIND is doing that all by themselves.
‘Back in the day’ our world used to run on kindness and love, doing good to your neighbour even if you didn’t see eye to eye, forgiveness and a great motivation to see your community exceed in life; inspired by good morals and healthy beliefs. Now, we find our world thriving on crime, hellbent on revenge and the insatiable desire to ‘get even’ and retaliate.
We’ve heard it on the news when someone gets killed for less than a dollar, we’ve possibly witnessed other forms of injustice of a similar nature, but what are we thinking when we intentionally open fire on roughly 132 children, like in the Peshawar school massacre in Pakistan?!
There is something severely wrong with mankind and our lack of humanity! What happened to the love for life and the enormous value we once placed on it? Call it ethnic cleansing, call it religion, call it what you want; no matter what name you give it, it’s inhumane, immoral and disgusting to see how we have drifted as mankind.
Forget religion for a moment, forget your selfish desire to see ‘me’ advance no matter what the cost, forget every cause you believe in for one moment and pause. Search your heart and check your motives and agenda in life; think about creation and consider the beauty around you – the birds, trees, flowers, people…We’re to blame for what’s gone wrong in the world, not God. You and I are to blame for the mess and decay we see around us.
I dare you to take up my challenge today and put someone else first and forget about your selfish desires. Dig deep, see the beauty and value in people around you, and cherish them, even if you don’t know them – they matter, you matter!
Music has the incredible ability to convey what mere words can’t, check out this video by Michael Jackson, reminding us that life matters, mankind matters and you matter: