From my school of conscious thoughts, I am totally convinced that; your country, and the world in general don't owe you anything. As a matter of fact, you owe mother earth an obligation to make her better than you found her.
Unfortunately, we are living in times when most if not all of us perceive that the world owes us something or anything. This self-illusion mindset that lead most people to a mere thinking that the world owes them some favour is just but a total myth that has continued to permeate in the society with untenable and societal detrimental aggression. In addition, it's an indication of a generation that has totally lost its moral compass in a dire haste of chasing riches, power, fame and publicity.
This grievous mindset of entitlement, which I like to call; the mindset of Cain or the spirit of Me, Myself and I, is the source of envy that forster anger and a dire need to forcefully acquire another person's possession or position with whatever means possible murder notwithstanding.
It's within the confinement of this mindset of entitlement that the very first death in the world took place. This was when Cain killed his brother Abel. How unfortunate can it be that the very first death on earth was not through a natural cause but murder. Later came Haman who plotted to assassinate Moredecai because he was the favorite of the king. Fortunately, his plans were thwarted and he was hanged by the very gallow he had mounted to hang Moredecai.
From those primordial biblical days up to now, the conviction from my conscience is that; most of the murders in the world take place as a result of this dreadful sense of entitlement that contrives insatiable greed of aggrandizement.
Why him or her and not me? This is the nagging question that's associated with the sense of entitlement. Instead of letting this question take toll on you to a point of contriving a mindset of entitlement, you need to take this question to God in prayer. That's the only place that you can find true fulfillment and abundant peace that can refrain you from coveting or committing a crime. 'What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?' Mathew 16:26a
If you miss the dejecting news from the main stream media, you're most likely to read or hear them from different social media platforms on how family members kill each other for inheritance. Times without number, we get news of people robbing others with a perception that they too are entitled to riches.
If you miss the dejecting news from the main stream media, you're most likely to read or hear them from different social media platforms on how family members kill each other for inheritance. Times without number, we get news of people robbing others with a perception that they too are entitled to riches.
Among our political leaders, we have heard politicians who plot murder on their political rivals in order to occupy the position of the deceased. No matters entitlement, most of us can vividly remember entitlement utterances like; "No Raila no peace," or the most recent; "We shall never concede....we will fight like hell."
This egomaniac sense of entitlement has largely contributed to the present day generation of young people who regardless of their deficiency in morality and work ethics want live a lavish lifestyle way beyond their means. A generation that thinks that their parents owes them a livelihood. To everyone with this kind of mentality, here is the truth; Your dependency on your parents was a short-term right that began when you were born and ended when you turned 18 years. These were the formative and the developmental years of your life which were extremely fundamental towards your present day independence.
Have you ever known why 18 years of age is the universal rule of adulthood? This is directly connected to the fact that; 18 years is the age when most people graduate high school and thereafter the world usher you to becoming an independent person.
Back in my mother continent of Africa, high school graduates are referred to as O-level graduates. This means that you are no longer a child but an Ordinary level independent person. Around the world, at 18 years of age, you qualify to apply for a national Identification card (ID) as an indication that you are now an independent citizen who is directly answerable to the authorities of the land.
If you have ever blamed or are still blaming your parents for failing to pay for your college tuition, you owe them an apology. If they educated you to your high school level, (O-level) anything above that is a privilege not your right. At 18 years of age, you are an aldult who's supposed to be independent. If you are still having the sense of entitlement that makes you think that your parents owe you something, it's a high time to let it go lest you become a nuisance in the society and a failure in life.
I totally understand how difficult it is to transist from a dependent person to an independent person. Nonetheless, the sooner you come into terms with this bitter reality, the better it will be for you since you will start to plan your future life at an early and tender age. It's extremely imperative for parents to know that; if you fail to tame your children's sense of entitlement at an early age, you will have wronged the society by relinquishing a self-centered person to the already cruel world. A sense of entitlement begets self-centeredness, self-importance, jealousy, arrogance and narcissism.
This egomaniac sense of entitlement has largely contributed to the present day generation of young people who regardless of their deficiency in morality and work ethics want live a lavish lifestyle way beyond their means. A generation that thinks that their parents owes them a livelihood. To everyone with this kind of mentality, here is the truth; Your dependency on your parents was a short-term right that began when you were born and ended when you turned 18 years. These were the formative and the developmental years of your life which were extremely fundamental towards your present day independence.
Have you ever known why 18 years of age is the universal rule of adulthood? This is directly connected to the fact that; 18 years is the age when most people graduate high school and thereafter the world usher you to becoming an independent person.
Back in my mother continent of Africa, high school graduates are referred to as O-level graduates. This means that you are no longer a child but an Ordinary level independent person. Around the world, at 18 years of age, you qualify to apply for a national Identification card (ID) as an indication that you are now an independent citizen who is directly answerable to the authorities of the land.
If you have ever blamed or are still blaming your parents for failing to pay for your college tuition, you owe them an apology. If they educated you to your high school level, (O-level) anything above that is a privilege not your right. At 18 years of age, you are an aldult who's supposed to be independent. If you are still having the sense of entitlement that makes you think that your parents owe you something, it's a high time to let it go lest you become a nuisance in the society and a failure in life.
I totally understand how difficult it is to transist from a dependent person to an independent person. Nonetheless, the sooner you come into terms with this bitter reality, the better it will be for you since you will start to plan your future life at an early and tender age. It's extremely imperative for parents to know that; if you fail to tame your children's sense of entitlement at an early age, you will have wronged the society by relinquishing a self-centered person to the already cruel world. A sense of entitlement begets self-centeredness, self-importance, jealousy, arrogance and narcissism.
In reference to the golden rule; 'Do unto others the way you want them to do unto you,' we find the authentic essence of egalitarianism. Anything contrary to the universal golden rule portrays a sense of selfishness, ego, pride and narcissism.
Unfortunately, most people who are in the front line on matters equality in humanity are wolfs in a sheep's clothing just like it is in George Orwell's 1945 allegorical novel 'Animal Farm,' where the Pig Napoleon changes the rule from; all animals are equal, to; all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
In the authentic spirit of egalitarianism, let's embrace the truth in the words of Dr. Steve Maraboli; 'A sense of entitlement is a cancerous thought process that's void of gratitude and can be deadly to our relationships.'
Unfortunately, most people who are in the front line on matters equality in humanity are wolfs in a sheep's clothing just like it is in George Orwell's 1945 allegorical novel 'Animal Farm,' where the Pig Napoleon changes the rule from; all animals are equal, to; all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
In the authentic spirit of egalitarianism, let's embrace the truth in the words of Dr. Steve Maraboli; 'A sense of entitlement is a cancerous thought process that's void of gratitude and can be deadly to our relationships.'
In my own words I say; A sense of entitlement is an insatiable greed of aggrandizement that disregards egalitarianism.
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