The current global financial crisis is no doubt a trying period for many. It is a period of great economic tribulation and a lot of people are being persecuted and undergoing unimaginable distress. It is my sincere belief that the globe will not have found itself in this rut if the basic cause of this crisis is made to round. If everybody was given their due, no cheats, no embezzlement, no cutbacks, we will not be in this mess, but then human nature not made to be perfect or able to see the true big picture, it comes as no surprise to me. I do not nor do I pretend to claim to know what tomorrow may bring, but the life I live is a life anchored on what God says and He said it in his word that though the lion’s cub, I.e. the self made man, the self reliant man may lack and suffer hunger, but they that trust in the Lord will lack no good thing. That is what I predicate my life on.
But then this season of recession, just like any event or affair in the life of a man which has the upsides as well as the snag, this dark season has a positive flip side to it, especially for Nigeria and Nigerians.
For starters, a lot of people will come out with a changed attitude, a vital emotional quotient ingredient for a colourful life. The implications of this is awesomely profound plus it will pay off for a lot of Nigerians and the individual himself. A lot of Nigerians will come away with a new attitude and perspective of not just money and materials but their fellow human beings. It will make a lot thoughtful and considerate. A lot of dead and unfeeling nerves will be refreshed and a wave of thoughtfulness will sweep over Nigeria making a lot of people sensitive to the plights of many disadvantaged and helpless Nigerians.
Besides all these, it will dethrone the glorious status we have wrongly accorded to money. The most important things will be foremost, that is, the main things will be kept the main thing. Like the cleansing and purifying effect of rain on the atmosphere, there will be a purging and a cleansing and everyone will see clearly everything for what they really are and for what it is worth. Forecasts are forthcoming about the duration of the crisis and though we hate it so much, having experience the heat of the crisis, we sleep and wake up expecting the whole brouhaha to be over. At the peril of being labelled a doomsayer, we should be prepared. This is a season of adversity and the most qualified, true outline of living for mankind in Proverbs 24:10 says that if we fall in the days of adversity, our strength is small. What we need is strength. Strength to keep on giving. Strength to keep being truthful, to keep being sincere, to keep being faithful, to keep being thankful and not to lose our head or our heart, our sleep or our joy or our God. In no small ways, we can bring relief to ourselves and those around us by sharing and before we know the good things that we do go full circle and bring us goodies and we wonder ceaselessly. Like the Bible in Psalms 30:5, weeping may endure for the night, joy comes in the morning. `
Dear, it is still true that the darkest hours is always before dawn. Let us all learn the lessons now or another ruthless teacher will take us on what it means to be human. Cheers.
