Is it not ignorance that makes a young guy/lady to dance to
the lyrics of a song that he/she does not know? Unfortunately, most of us are simply
carried away by the rhythm of a song, not bothering on what the lyrics say? Can
you imagine a young lady dancing to a song that portrays lust by asking the
lady to shake her waist and the one that encourages the guy to enjoy red
alcoholic wine because it is good for him! How much good will one bottle of
alcoholic wine do to a young man? Simple, it will ruin him!
Many of us love to dance to most music because of the rhythm.
Just ask some of us to sing the song for you and you will be surprised as some
will probably sing a line and hum the remaining yet we dance in ecstasy to the
rhythm which had been well put together at the studio.
Ignorance is deadly. It can destroy the lives of either the
young or old. Do you know that many don’t only admire those who have tattoo on
their bodies some desire same? Recently, I discovered that in ancient China, tattoo was associated with
criminals and bandits. Tattooing Chinese characters such as
"Prisoner" (囚)
on convicted criminals' or slaves' faces was practiced then. Nowadays, tattoo has become normal because we
have some of our so called stars with different tattoos on their body and we,
the young ones feel we should do the same not considering its origin.
Also, most of us languish in the dark when we want pleasure
at the expense of labour. A fellow who refuses to sow his/her seed when others
are doing so but decides to join the club of harvesters when it is time for
harvest is in the dark. This is because you can only reap what you sow in life.
Hard work is becoming increasingly difficult for us young people. We want to
live in good houses and ride big cars without working for them. As a result, we
find solace in some groups that promise us that we could be rich without doing
any work or we could be powerful just by being in their club.
Being a member of a cult on campus is to belong to the club
of the ignoramus. Yes. This is because cult members don’t impact their
immediate community; rather they come together as a gang to fight for
leadership positions that does not produce any good effect in their
environment. It is ignorance that makes young people to thirst for evil power
just because they want to occupy certain positions and oppress people in the
society.
Believe you me, you are in the dark, if as a young man, your
so called friend is able to influence or prevail over you to drink just one cup
of beer or ‘strong drink’ because, according to them, only mummy’s sons drink
soft drinks. We said you are in the dark because your friend knows wine is a
mocker and strong drink is for those who want to perish. So, if you allow
yourself to be deceived it shows that you are not learned at all.
How do you explain the case of a young smart guy who followed
his friend to the supermarket only to steal all in the name of being smart?
These young chaps picked receipts that were not torn and replicated what was on
it and felt happy because they believed they were able to outsmart those at the
security post in the supermarket. Well, you may be able to cart away the
products for the mean time but sincerely, except you repent you will pay back
in ways that you will not be able to explain.
Cheating on others does not portend that you are smart; it
only shows you are in the dark concerning God’s word and the law of sowing and
reaping. I once read the story of a guy who killed a teenager over 17 years
ago. After many years, he began to have nightmares and he would always see the
mum of the young teenager he murdered. When he could not handle things again
and nobody seems to be able to proffer any solution to his problem, he went to
the Police Station and gave himself up.
It actually took a while but he suffered for it in the
process and now he is facing the wrath of the law. Will you kill, steal, cheat,
live a lazy life and do contrary to what you ought to do because of where you
are? If yes, you are still living in the dark and you are sincerely ignorant of
whom you are.
You are God’s make up and so, nobody should push you around
or turn you to an object of destruction. Always know what is right and stick to
it. If the multitude decides to do the wrong thing you can always be different
by making up your mind to do the right thing. Don’t live in the dark. Know the
lyrics of that song before you begin to sway and don’t let anyone deceive you
that it is real men that drink beer! On the contrary, it is weak men that drink
beer because they cannot stand to face people and challenges until they have a
stimulant!
Published in the June
edition of Redemption Light Magazine, the official publication of the Redeemed
Christian Church of God
