QUOTE: "many people are too busy finding faults in others while they fail to realize that they are the ones who might have the faults- we would only realize our mistake if we learn to accept corrections from others and make changes where necessary"
One of the most annoying rants one might not help but notice in Nigeria recently is the tribal Superiority word, whereby an igbo claims to be superior to others, a hausa claims same and also a Yoruba.
One would think that at this 21st century world atleast 99 percent of human would have learnt to appreciate one another and atleast learn from the past- What is more disturbing is when a follow African claims superiority over another simply on bases of tribes, it just leave one wondering how stupid many of us are?(Did you insist God create you into certain tribe)?
An Average African will be angry when a white person refers to his or her race as superior to that of black, but the same African who is angry at the white for such claim will in turn, claim superiority over her fellow Africans; such is the stupidity we display- the hypocricy of it all is ever glaring and sickening.
What makes an igbo man racially superior to hausa's or Yoruba? And what makes any race at all superior to another?
Ofcourse one is allowed to be thankful or proud of his or her tribe/heritage, but claiming superiority is the most stupidest thing one can do.
The last time I checked; God created us all and He never asked us what tribe, race, or family we want to belong to.
As an igbo had you been born into a Yoruba or hausa tribe would you still insult or riddicule the tribe? Would a hausa or yoruba still insult other tribes if they had been born into other tribes?
If there is anything we should learn as a nation and people of same race(blacks) it is that each tribe, no matter how small they may seem contributes to the growth and success of all countries.
We are all special and unique in our own way- Claiming that a particular tribe is inferior or doesn't contribute is a stupid statement.
We might insult the North all we can, but they provide bulk of the food we eat, We might insult the south south but their oil contributes, We might insult each other but at the end we all rely on one another- that is simply the mystery surrounding this world; every human is dependent on another.
No matter how long we keep denying it, Nigeria is our country, and as far as it remains like that, it is only wise to work together for her growth(South Africa did it even with the hate during apartheid regime; America did it even with all the hates) and it is time for Nigerians to do the same for "History will never forgive those who constantly wish for the downfall of her country or people".
Our forefathers lived together as one, and who knows, Our generations might all die and Nigeria will still remain one,
so why not work for her success?
A lot of us might be frustrated with Nigeria because things haven't gotten better; We might want to break away, but since that seems almost impossible for now, Why not atleast work together? If the country gets better it is still for our benefit even when you hate on one another, one never know how long one might remain in this world and all your hates and vile insults will not benefit you when we leave this earth- Do not be selfish, atleast if not for you, do so for generations unborn- this world is only but temporal, at some point everything comes to an end.
QUOTE: "Every human in the world have the right to live a secure life but the bitter truth is that bad people seem to be winning their fight to bring horror’s in the world, not because they are much in number but because of the silence of the good majority among us, in the end we never lose by helping others; we only loose by holding back"UNQOUTE.
Written by Eedris Ngene
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