Some friends are fiends!

Some of them are more of a competitor than the friend that they claim to be. They want to be shorter and taller than you at the same damn time; and it is not as if they have a special liking for ‘Njoll’ [Tallness] or ‘Ndama’ [shortness], they just have that stingy desire for unmatched recognition; they want to be without equal in the midst of their equals

BUT should you give a rat’s behind? If you ask me, let them be the tallest, smartest, fastest, toughest, richest, kindest; matter of fact, let them take all the superlatives including ‘weirdest’; most of them end up drowning themselves into the deepest of shits.

Keep in mind that: “You are not in competition with anybody except yourself; plan to outdo your past - not other people.” – I saw that quote on

CAN YOU TELL THE FAKE FROM THE REAL?

There are over seven billion people on planet Earth, and it appears that every single one of them enjoys a life contrary to malice. Well, that’s the claim; we all appear to be totally opposed to jealousy, gossip, pretence, betrayal and two-facedness; in fact to all appearances, we all condemn the immoralities, particularly on social media.

Okay, let us assume we’re all saints, and all these imperfections are unanimously out of favour, now why isn't the world clean and tidy? Why are there so many knives at each other’s backs? Why is there so much false rumour and nosiness? Who are the snitches that tell on others? Who feeds the gossip tabloids to cold-heartedly destroy other people’s character? Why do some of us feel good when others are in a tight spot...and so on?

Do we want to say that all hypocrites, scandalmongers, blabbermouths, loose-mouths and okra-mouths that we all seem to find objectionable are invaders from outer space?

Oh! I get it; it has something to do with the devil, right? [Get out of my face] Couldn't it be the ‘Animal Farm’ type of hypocrisy; like some people having immunity to defy certain moral standards; or the case of a wrong not being wrong if it is done by people like us?

Sometimes I wish exposing falsehood was as easy as 123, so that some of us will be taught to forbear from emitting sweet-scented lies. [Exhales]

This is an Indirect Rip-off!

LISTEN! Except if you’re doing it for charity, I expect every piece of work done by a professional to have a price connected to it.

So I find it really unfair for someone to do some work for you and when it’s time for payment, he tells you “YOW SUMA WYE NGA, SAYTAL REK” [you’re my buddy, just see what you can give]

I am particularly fed-up with that kind of blackmail! Since the job is not my area of experience, I wouldn't know if the amount I am giving is too little or in excess of the work done; and I may end up feeling cheated or sorry knowing that I left someone dissatisfied

If you’re a technician or handyman, it’s your job to cost your job, stop a preventable dilemma and cost the damn job; if it is disproportionate, we’ll ‘Wahalleh’ [negotiate]!

Injustice or ‘In-just-ice’?

I am 100% in agreement that a great injustice was done to the ‪’Blackman’ from long time, but unremittingly crying or playing the needless ‘injustice card’ to get out of every situation, including self-exacted woes is not the way to go; call me a ‪‎traitor if you like, I have heard that all the time

Maybe this was said before, but let me reiterate, that the ‘other’ people that we complain about are not better than us; and descent or pigmentation doesn’t matter anymore; being White, Black, Indian, Arab, Hispanic or Asian isn’t important, what’s important is the substance of our conduct and our ability to not work against our abilities.

You see, contrary to some imbalanced news headlines, the Blackman is neither against laws nor are we underachievers, and we are certainly better than “Shottas”, “Capones”, “Badmen”, “Gangsters”, “Thugs” and “useless-eaters”, just like our women are higher than ‘Wannabe-Divas” and “Baddest-Bitches”, but the burden to make these facts evident is ours; let our show of bravado not be directed by the impersonation of those illusions we see on ‘Tell-Lie-Vision’.

We have the brainpower, we only need to be evidence for it; let us pursue our intellectual potentials and stop diluting the true essence of our ‘kulture’; and in preference to blaming the past for everything, can we for once more readily prove that we can be the best at everything; or is that so difficult?

Joke I Made Up!

This mad looking guy saw a corporately dressed chap coming out of the bank, he moved towards him in an attempt to ask for some lunch money. The man was like “Hey! Not today [emptying both pockets containing only D100], I left my cheque-book at home and you don't expect me to give you my very last?”. “Well! That shouldn’t be a big deal”, the mad guy countered

Now, that statement angered the gentleman, and he said, “Evidently not, I bet providing for family is something you’re not familiar with”. The witty mad guy said, “Ho Ho Sir! I only meant well, I was going to suggest that since you’re having D100, and on account of your looming obligations, why not go in there and ask for a blank cheque leaf, it shouldn’t cost you more than half of what you have; that will be more sensible than having to come back another day”

The gentleman was taken aback; “I thought you’re mad?” he asked. “Yes, I am only MENTALLY ILL but not stupid, and not all mental or psychiatric disorders are in the vein of lack of common sense”, he retorted.... I grinned hard and left the place

Daaw Ku Werradi

"Daaw Ku Werradi, Mun’na Yoka Likor Mayti

Daaw Ku Werradi, Eleg Su Wayray, Nga Sohla Ko, Du Denga Jaxleh?”

Taking from a song by Papa Njaga Mbye [May his wise soul rest in peace]

‪Paraphrase:

Turning your back on the one who is unwell can fan the flames of his ailment

Turning your back on the one who is unwell could be terrible, for if he pulls through, and you eventually need him, wouldn't you be ill at ease?

If you choose to be unconcerned about others during their times of need, or you cutoff or cause your kindliness to grow less, because you're now with a deeper pocket, rest assured that tables do turn, and going back to those people who could’ve been your primary source of comfort may as well be out of the question. Stay loyal and don’t you burn your bridges