Bigger Stuff

Imagine a bubble. Now imagine placing the bubble in a pool of water. Okay? It is safe to say any object in the bubble is also in the pool of water right? But do you also know anything or any object in the bubble might ever know of the pool if it does not look out or is forced out of the bubble?

Welcome to humanity. Where everyone thinks all there is to life is what physically exists on earth. Only difference is you don’t have to peer out of the bubble, life itself forces you out at some point because the bubble WILL expire.

One of the favourite sayings of my Pastor is “The spiritual controls the physical”. And fortunately or unfortunately that could not be more true. There is more to life than what the naked eyes can see. There is more to love than what can be seen. I suppose love is probably the best example to use in this instance as it is quite relatable. Everyone knows there is more to love than the physical touch from person to person. While physical contact might be a mode of expression, the feelings generated inside would often be the biggest factors. The weird smile for no reason is not necessary generated by touch, it is generated by what is inside. It is hard to explain but you know it is there. It can not be expressed but whoever feels it knows for sure it is there. A force so strong yet cannot be seen or explained. I will make bold to say there is ‘something’ that controls love, even if that ‘something’ cannot be seen. The bible calls that ‘something’ God but then that is a different topic entirely.

Point is, there is spirituality and it is in control of everything. I repeat, EVERYTHING. Unfortunately, there is little or no cognisance paid to it. We live in a world where everyone seems to pretend hard work is the only prerequisite to success. Where admiration is the only thing required for a successful marriage or relationship. Where looking tough is the bedrock to garnering respect. Where saving money is all you must do to have a fat bank balance. Come on! Stop being childish. Why is the road side vulcanizer not a multimillionaire while some guy who visits a spiritualist and makes animal sacrifices suddenly a multi-property owner if hard work was all it took? Why would a good girl with a model figure get heartbroken but the ‘runs girl’ who consults multiple herbalists ‘happily’ married if admiration and good manners was all it took? – Happily in this case in quotation marks. If saving money was all it took, why would a stingy person who rations bread slices for his children seem to die broke but the guy who gives 100 dollars every week in church somehow seems to thrive financially?

Of course, human input is needed but the main driving force is most often spiritual. Point is human input and human actions are most often subject to spiritual forces.

Wake up people! There is bigger stuff at play. And proper balling requires you playing in this bigger realm. There is a whole lot more than meets the eye in every situation.  A horrible trick the rich foster on the poor is to blind them to seeing the whole truth. Making abnormal things look normal is an art perfected by the ruling class. Don’t get it twisted, there is a whole lot more at play in the universe than CNN and Twitter reports. Fortunately, man was created to have a spiritual awareness as a path to fulfilment and we can find the deepest answers within ourselves. Men call it religion. I, personally call it a ‘walk with God’.  There is a reason why religion is not going anywhere no matter the persecution and that is simply because it fills a void nothing else fills. Man recognizes there is something missing, unfortunately, the route taken to try to fill that void is filled with too many errors. Yet again, a different matter entirely.

Summary is, there is something bigger than what we see. Only a fool will focus all his/her attention on what is within the bubble when there is way more outside the bubble.

Be True to You

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:14 (KJV)

The above is a quote from the first book of the new testament in the bible (a book I am an avid believer of by the way). It was Jesus speaking, someone who knows more than a few things about acting right in my opinion.

A popular saying goes thus “majority carries the vote”. Yes, that is how democracy works but is that really how personal decisions should work? Is stuff just right cos everyone does it? Should something be the norm because most people think it is normal? Should you imbibe a habit because everyone around you has the same habit?

Not to get it twisted, I am one for pragmatism when it has no long term effects or tends to deceit. If you have to wear a blue pair of shoes that your work contract tells you to wear, by all means, go for it. However, should you wear a Nazi flag because your line manager suggests it even though it is against your belief system? Does it really make sense to eat pork at a work party even if it is against your religious beliefs? See, the thing is drifting from your original path or place of destiny assignment does not happen overnight, it is gradual. I will say that again more clearly, losing your identity and consequently yourself is a gradual process. A one-degree turn from a straight path does not look huge over 10 metres, the difference is clearer over 1000 metres. A little compromise here, a little compromise there, watch what becomes of you over a few years.

Again, do not be foolish or become a social outcast by being unnecessarily stubborn in folly or stupidity and blaming everyone else for always disagreeing with you but please stand your ground when you are under pressure to betray who you are. It should be said at this point that if you have to keep fighting everyone and every single thing in sight over your opinions and values, maybe it is time to call those values into question. After all, it is okay to have a different point of view as you mature. 

No one gets respected by being easily manipulated. You don’t have to be cantankerous or troublesome, but by all means, hold your ground – with a smile if you have to. If you are a vegetarian, stay off meat even at a barbeque meet (see the play of words 😊). If you like rap music, listen to rap music even around church folk. If you love to wear jeans, don’t wear a suit to please anyone (well, except your father-in-law especially before you get married).

Point is, without getting over sanctimonious, stay true to yourself. I am not the most experienced guy in this life thing but the little I know tells me true and genuine joy comes from within. See the pretty girl, the boss guy on the 7^th floor or the ever-serious-looking guy at church? Their validation might bring a bit of happiness but never really joy. What makes you smile for no reason and gives you the courage to face what this world throws at you is within you. Do not sell it for what the people who don’t even understand you have to offer. Oh, err.. about the joy-giving thing, having a Jeff Bezos kinda bank account balance would help as well but that’s a whole ‘nother sermon topic for another day.. 😊 Stay safe friends and stay true to yourself! It’s what really drives the enemies bonkers.