I have one primary lens that I use to see the world, and it’s rose-tinted. There’s a pattern I’m noticing, however: if you only see the world as good, it means you are not able to improve it. Because it’s a lie to assume that all is right in the world. It’s good to be someone who is gracious, who is mindful, who doesn’t only see reasons to complain. But it is also good to be a critical thinker, to be able to objectively look at a situation and note the areas that can be better.
Rose-tinted is a distorted way to see the world, even if it feels like a better alternative to complaining. There’s such a thin line between being content and being complacent. This is a manifesto against the latter. As you go into your world, do not see only problems and incompetencies, but at the same time, please take off your rose-coloured glasses. Genuinely acknowledge the things that can be better, and instead of complaining, determine to leave that place better or at least, help others to get it better. The aim should always be contentment without complacency.
May has been a heavy month. Too many of my friends lost loved ones. On a national scale, my nation has been grieved too. Over 40 people were kidnapped in Oyo State, the majority children, with several being under seven years. It is heartbreaking both for my friends and for my country. I am constrained on both angles. I cannot take away their pain, but I can be proactive. I will be there for my friends as much as I can.
As for my nation? I call on you reading this, to pray for Nigeria. I know the knee-jerk reaction may be to say, ‘but we have been praying since, nothing is changing’. I don’t think so. I think the world is getting more wicked, true. But God is still on His throne. These people, no matter how wicked or bold they get, will still pay. I wish they would repent, but either way, they will still pay. So, pray. Especially if you are not able to do anything else, especially if you can. Pray for our souls, for the things that we cannot see or decipher with our natural mind, for the hope we have in God’s sovereignty. Pray that those families will get back their children, and their parents, and their spouses. Pray, so we will not have sorrow upon sorrow. It is well.
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