Religious extremists: Anybody that cannot reason logically without attachment to “imported” religions must be avoided to maintain one’s sanity.
For example, look at this COVID-19 crisis, some religionists are not totally happy over the closure of mosques and churches.
No crime to have the fear of God but it must be maintained with a common sense and welfare of the people. Just look around you to spot these brainwashed religionists and hypocritical believers. They always claim to be God’s ambassadors on earth but they are secret Lucifer’s agents. Stories go plenty on judgment day ooo.
Dream killers: These dream killers are human beings and not ghosts from outer space or planet Jupiter, they don’t need to appear as ugly monsters with horns, swords, or whatever. If you tell them about your ideas, plans, and goals, they are ready to give you more than 100 reasons why your dreams won’t happen. They can even steal your vibrant ideas and turn them into big investments!
They can be your childhood friends, colleagues, former school mates, neighbours, members of the same religious organisations etc etc.
Cheap blackmailers: gossips and rumour mongers: These deracinated species of Homo Sapiens are not only wired to pull down people with positive ideas but to spread falsehood and fabricated stories to tarnish images of fellow human beings. You need to avoid people with negative energy.
These silly people always behave as if they are perfect in their dealings with fellow human beings. Only God can judge them all.
On a personal note, I have had enough nasty experiences from these “Asinwin” people and I need to move on with my life. I don’t need to re-open any old wound. Aye mojuba ooo.
Pathological haters: Foremost Master Playwright, William Shakespeare, The Bard of Stratford-Upon-Avon once said, “There is no art to see the construction of the heart from the face.”
In a nutshell, if you open the bellies of these natural haters, you’re likely to see snakes, scorpions, and other dangerous insects.
Even on this social media, not so difficult to spot haters and enemies of progress with their k-leg comments and inverted sarcasm.
These haters don’t need to know about your family history to hate you for nothing. They don’t need to investigate your personal struggles and challenges. I repeat again, only God can judge them, nobody else.
Parasitic grabbers/Serial beggars: In this modern world, we all need help in many ways. Anything can happen to anybody at any time. That’s the reality of life.
Beware of parasitic friends or family members who are just closer to you because you’re financially comfortable or with a regular source of income. They just need to collect free money from you and if you’re broke or jobless, they won’t come back to you or even suggest practical ways for you to bounce back financially and emotionally.
Many true-life experiences around us. As Yoruba adage says, “Oore niwon, Eniyan sooro”.
It is good to assist fellow human beings but we must still apply common sense not to fall into the hands of scammers, hypocrites and liars.
Dare Lasisi, former Commonwealth Journalist writes from the UK University of the year, University of Strathclyde, Faculty of Science, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.