‘When the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch’
Before you read the next line of this post, could you please do me a favor? Kindly take a second glance at the pictures above. Good! Did you just do that? Now, I have just confirmed that you are not blind. Are you?
Actually, today’s message is not meant for the blind, it is for those people who have eyes but cannot see beyond what they can see now. Our ancestors have chosen to speak to those who can only reflect on their past, focus on what can be seen presently, but have no eyes for the future.
Our ancestors believe that a blind person is not only the person who doesn’t see; he/she is the person who can’t see beyond today. A blind person is the person who is always afraid and confused about the future. When you see a blind person, you can easily identify him/her. Blind people depend on other people for direction; they can’t walk or move without being lead by someone. A blind person may know where to go, but he/she does not know how to get there. The painful thing about being blind is that a blind person can’t easily identify those who can see clearly.
In life today, many of us live our lives like the blind. We are afraid and confused about what the future holds for us. Some of us know where to go, but we don’t know how to get there. We depend on friends, situations, elders, teachers, parents, leaders and our superiors for direction. But the painful thing is that most of the friends, elders, teachers, leaders and other people we depend on for direction are not different from us. Many of us have fallen into the ditch as a result of our wrong choice of leaders.
Whatever or whoever you welcome into your life has the tendency to influence your life and affect your future. Some people will walk into your life in order to blindfold you, while some people are in your life to illuminate your vision. Always think twice before making the decision of accepting people into your life. If you blindly accept people to lead your home, your career and your life, you may be on the road to destruction.
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Nice one from the ancestors. A blind Nigerian does not see the future of Nigeria and what Nigeria holds for him, he runs out of the country and sometimes ends up in Jail abroad.
ReplyDeleteA blind Yar'Adua did not see what his health and life meant to him, if he could see the future, he would have handed over the presidency so as to take care of himself. I'm sure his blindness led him to his death. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
A Blind Goodluck Jonathan does not see that Nigerians are not happy with him, I'm sure if he isn't blind and isn't been led by the BLINDS, he would see that Nigerians are angry. I pray he doesn't let those blind people he follows lead him to his doom
I pray a lot of blind people out there are able to read this so they won't fall into the ditch before they realize.
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Are you trying to tell us that all those who travel abroad are blind people who cannot see the future? Think twice before saying that. As for the rest of your comments, you are right and correct.
DeleteI agree with most of what the guy above has said but as for me O, I will say some people who we will categorise as been blind based on this post are not actually blind but they are just afraid of the future or perhaps they just wanna live as if the future doesn't exist.
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Firstly, tnxx to d ancestor 4 postin sumtin lyk diss. Mostym I c d blinds 1c I imgime it dat hw wil dey fufil der destiny wit ds conditn? I gv tnx 2 my GOD 4 letin me complet til ds momnt so if u r lyk me wat r u waitng 4? God hs a reasn y he acpt dem lyk dat bt wot dey hv to do is jst to glorify his name n tnk him 4 letin dem being amng d living bt som hs lost hope dat dey cnt c again. GOO is stil GOD n der is nthn E cnt do. 08182708510
ReplyDeleteTrue talk,from the words of our ancestors.If the blind leads d blind,they will both miss their way,goal nd target.08034798926.
ReplyDeleteHmm. My usual daily tonic. May your wisdom never go stale. I need to reflect and see that I'm not being led by people worse off than me. Thank you for this timely piece.
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ReplyDeleteThis is interesting and inspiring-08098938542
Samuel-we need a proper direction in life, so many things that led us to our current situation is due to lack of good direction by our predecessors-07031289546
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