Life Comes In Levels!!

By Dr jarlat Uche opara

Oftentimes we get carried away by the camaraderie shared in the name of class mates, age mates and church group members. As good as these are, there are levels in them all. Life comes in five fingers, not all of them are in equal sizes and shapes, their functions are also different and uniquely too.

Look beyond the familiarity shared, the jokes thrown with laughter and giggles and see the essence of respect, honour and value. Not all your class mates are at your level. Some up, others down. Not all your age mates share same value, honor, power, visibility and prominience.

Not all that you share space in your church groups etc are at same level. Some are up and others down. Treating all equally with no differential honour and regard, may be glossed over and treated with church spirit, age mate levels and school mate vibes, but deep down every human being is the yearning for honour, recognition and respect.

Every single person, however spiritual, humble, easy going and unassuming has this crave for recognition and due appreciation of their worth and value. Treat them as nothing, with derision and non- chalant, on face value they may seem fine and cool with it, inside them they feel deflected, unsettled, undermined and wounded.

He may be your age mate but not your life mate. He may be your school mate but not your mate in values and visibility. You may be same brother in church circles but not your mate in influence and worth.

Learn to drawn lines where your mate vibes stop and where the honour due them begins. Many have lost opportunities, favours, goodwill etc because their lines of mate mentality enchroach into the boundaries of honour and respect.

They may be your younger sibblings, let that honor due them because of where life placed them not be blurred by the mentality of them being your younger ones. They may be your younger ones no doubt but life has elevated them above you, honour them for that.

Many have lost opportunities and favours because of honour dishonored, worth and values treated with levity by the illusion and opium of age mates, class mates, church brotherhood and younger sibblings mindset.

Life is in levels beyond the jokes and closeness we share as mates. Next time you meet your age or school mates who life graciously placed over you, maintain the vibes of age or school mate levels, however, never get carried away by it to forget their due honour and respect which of course is reciprocal.

Next time you are in the circle of church brotherhood, though the love of Christ counts no barrier, however, never allow such to bleak the value, honor, respect due to them because of age, prominence and influence. Many have lost favours because of this open ended disposition

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