Something happened yesterday; it touched me to my bone marrow. I stepped out of my compound to see a mad man. He urinated into stagnant water in a gutter. He had in his hand a bottle of Eva water. He opened it and filled it with that same water, and then he drank it.
He entered the same gutter and bath himself joyfully. He stayed in there for about five minutes, and then he came out and started dancing before he left. You need to see the joy and happiness on his face.
I asked myself, "if this man is truly happy like this, why do we get depressed when things are not okay with us even with our sanity?" I was lost in thought.
They once enjoyed a sane and blissful life just as many of us. Life is a mystery and fierce winds are bound to blow.
They could have been the cause of their insanity because of pressure or rush for wealth. They could have been made mad by others whose only mission and purpose of existing is to frustrate other people.
They share with us humanity. Though the plot of their life's drama has been changed, they were also created in God’s image.
Although things are not perfect, just imagine life without God’s love. Though they are insane, they act comedy and put smiles on people's faces, and they do make many of us to laugh and forget our sorrows for a while.
Haven’t you witnessed how sane people will stand on the road to watch MAD people act? Some will laugh in such a way that you will wonder who is actually mad.
But why is mankind no more kind? And why are Humans no more humane? That mad man or woman could have been you, me, or any of our siblings or relatives, but none is.
Do you think you are better off than them? Everyone has an iota of madness, if you doubt, find out why someone will say to another “you are mad”. Until when you enter the market naked that is when people will realize that you are fully mad.
Circumstances can happen to anyone, learn from the Covid-19 saga. Religion can fail, science can fail, man can fail, and thus, life is a mystery to be lived and not a problem that must be solved.
Quit worrying about the future, for life can never be free of pains. Even when the times are hard, always remember to start your day with prayer.
For the fact that you are still alive and sane, be grateful! Run your everyday task with gratitude. Life can only get better.
They too need our prayers, pray for them as well. I wish us all wonderful weekdays ahead.
Udondia Petermary,
5th July, 2021