SOCIETY

Johnson has lived his entire life satisfying family and friends, but today, these same people keep calling him lazy and block headed. During Johnson's days at the Senior high School, where he had the opportunity of reading the program of his dreams: General Arts, his dad was of the opinion that he reads General Science for he needs a doctor in his house.
Being Daddy's boy, Johnson obliged; letting go of his passion for literature and writing and taking on physics and chemistry that he has no passion for, well not that he had a lot of options though.

Daddy being aware of his son's weakness did his best by enrolling him in one of the best science schools in the country to ensure he gets the best of tuition and training. He also provided him whatever reading material he might need to ensure that his (Daddy) course was a success. But that was never the life Johnson wanted for himself. School has started, grades are being published, Johnson still confused about what he is doing. No matter how hard he tries, things don't seem to be going his way. The grades kept going from bad to worse, and finally he has to give up. He had no passion for the program, and like Einstein said; when there is no passion for knowledge, memory is wasted and whatever is learnt can not be retained.

Daddy, being the society in Johnson's case, will never and can never accept responsibilities for actions he makes for you or influences you to make. A good number of the ideas people persuade us to take are dreams they weren't bold enough to pursue for themselves. These people lived other people's dream and in return, they want others as well to live theirs for them. But it doesn't work that way. We all came into this world with different missions and purposes, don't allow others to define yours for you, you new it right from the time you started breathing. Only you knows you better. Living to satisfy society (people around us) is one of the lamest move we can make. Society existed before you and will keep existing even when you are away, therefore live the life you've being dreaming of, not the one people having being dreaming of.

In our world today; people are bleaching their skins to look more attractive to society, others are reading courses they have no interest in the Universities simply because family and friends told them its mandatory to be a graduate. Some are also in abusive relationships because they fear society will not accept them when they leave to find what they truly love. Society is a dictator who will not accept accept and does not accept responsibilities for actions it makes you take, she will always require you to answer to them.

Why do your live worrying about what people will think? why do you want to put a smile on everyone's face while you keep the tears in yours? Why are you letting go of the one thing you can do best: that is being you, and taking on a life you have no idea about?
Until we grow out from this naivety and crude way of thinking, we will never be satisfied in life. We will continue living lives that people had pre-programmed for us and answering questions to decisions we have no idea about.

The world is a learning stage, and decisions are tests we write everyday. Just as we all don't read the same courses at the Universities and colleges, you don't therefore expect everyone to be chasing the same vision. Hence our questions are not the same. Stick to yours, live the live you want to live and do the things you love to do. Take control of your life and rule your world.


Emmanuel Sackey

THE PURPOSE OF LOVE

when the power of love supersedes the love of power, the world will know peace

The ability of humans to have control over their fellow humans and resources has transformed our world into what it is now: *chaotic*. For in our quest for control, we trample upon others that we are supposed to love.
That is to say, our love for power makes us forget our first and foremost duty of life: *love*.
But we can change it. We won't be able to do that overnight but we can do that over time. Lets starts with ourselves; lets not allow the love of possessions and 'success' take over our conscience. Take control of your heart and mind, be an instrument of peace and the world will forever be indebted to you.
let your reasoning overcome your emotions at all times

Emmanuel Sackey