We truly don’t look like what we’ve been through. Being a Nigerian and striving hard to make ends meet the right way [legitimately] is very underrated. Keep on being a motivation to the young Nigerian writers.

Unfortunately we are at a point where the rich will continue to be richer, they will try at all costs to crush the middle class and then manage more effectively the most disadvantaged in this way, it will continue to open an abysmal gap and we will continue on the path for the emergence of the first trillion dollar person in the world which seems to me an absolute mockery of humanity



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The level of disorganization and expectation depends greatly on the environment and the nature of people living in it .

The standard set by the society is quite excess but also varies , you have to live up to it to be considered a strong human . One of the various problems of humanity .

> This is because when people are contented, there will be reduced competition .

I wouldn't totally agree that contentment reduces competition of humans because money will forever be a want , even the rich wants to be richer .

The internet for sure reduced the disorderliness and disarray of humanity by reducing physical competition and also making things easier for us .

Very great write up , I learnt alot from this , thanks 🙂

> when you talk about a state of equanimity, I think Nigeria my country has grown from that state and it's more calmer.

In my own opinion, I don't think Nigeria is getting calmer, I think this country it moving gradually from a state of equinimity...

           And in this situation, it feels like the best decision we are making as a country, thought it will affect the masses just like in the #endsars, but I think it is worth it if a revolution is going to take place. 

In this country, things are getting more expensive (like triple the initial prices), salaries are been withheld, and more people are dying in the hands of evil doers. Even with all this, our beloved president has chosen not to be concerned in any ways. 

In the past who dare comes out to protest, but now we have the #endsars, and gradually we are coming back in one voice to say enough is enough. Nigerians are getting tired of being calm.



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>I grew up in a society where stress is mostly synonymous to normalcy. Money is seen as a speedster and hence you'll have to be a sort of "Usain Bolt" because there was no chance to be dull, no time to be a brainy, there was no platform to showcase wits. It's either you eat or be eaten, and most people would prefer the later.

Ewwww.....did you say most people prefer to be eaten? No way, thank God you said most people, and not everyone. That would be absurd. I always take the first part, never, ever, want to be eaten, not at all...lol

>As an 8-year old, my school was behind my house, I was up before 6, by 7, I was out in the next street in a queue of more than 40 liitle children holding up my plate to buy food, I needed to meet up a dealine and if I don't hustle to be the first to buy food i'll miss 8 0'Clock as time for school which means i'll be beaten for coming late to school.

Oh my! This experience might have molded you into someone who is conscious of time, and purpose simultaneously. I don't know how this kind of life feels, I have only experienced them in books, and movies. Oh today, I am experiencing it again through your writing. 

>Ours was a society in disarray. Being raised in one of the most brutal places in the world exposed to hunger, poverty and prejudice, made people stiff, it became a survival of the fittest, orderliness was probably something we only see, never experienced it, never saw it. Have you ever had to fight to collect money that supposed to be given to you? That was the state of my society as far back as the early 2000's.

No, I have never had to. But as I grew up, life started teaching me that if I wanted something that was mine, I needed to start fighting for them. If not, other stronger or wiser people will get them, and there will be nothing that I can do about it. 

>But then things have evolved; when you talk about a state of equanimity, I think Nigeria my country has grown from that state and it's more calmer.

I disagree. Nigeria has not become any calm, we have only found a way to limit the way the brutal feelings appear. 

we have been educated by the whites, and with this newfound knowledge and way of life, Nigerians have found a more subtle way to use force without anyone noticing. 

We have found a more subtle way to steal without anyone noticing. We have found a more subtle way to deal with the poor harshly with no one noticing. 

We have found a more subtle way to do a lot of bad and criminal acts with no one noticing. 

This is, I guess, why they say knowledge is power, and ignorance a disease. 

>Things have changed overtime because people no longer have to compete as before. The advent of the internet came and people began to find various ways to channel their energy. Take a look at the world currently; power is shifting: people are beginning to follow their passion, becoming freer.

If someone is telling you no one is competing then they are lying to you. We are still competing, it is only that we are covering up all our trails so no one can find out. 

If we were not in any competition with one another, then, they would be no need for most entrepreneurs and companies to find ways to monopolize their ideas, and businesses. 

But the silent competition makes them try to sweep away all of the competition, by keeping them out, and if their competitors are not strong enough, they stay out. 

>I grew up as an angry kid, confused and undisciplined in thoughts and manner but moving forward as an adult I discovered my place, this is because the world currently gives you a choice more than it would in the past. 

Yes with everything that has happened, we have just one thing, and that is the freedom to choose. At this present age and generation, we can confidently tell our parents what we want, and then go ahead and pursue it. 

We no longer have to fear being disowned or excommunicated, because time has thoughts us that following  our natural inclination is better than following another person's path or destiny 

>Need I say the world is attaining a stage of equanimity? Yes, its a process. Let me bring this down: Contentment is a virtue that would ensure complete equanimity. This is because when people are contented, there will be reduced competition. Most wealthy people are seeking to be wealthier, making it difficult to open up a platform for others to compete, when we eradicate astute greed, the urge to make life a competition will cease.

Well, I agree. But we can never have lived without all of these things. It will be too boring for us. We need all of these things happening here and there so we can feel alive. 

>the ability for one to stay peaceful and calm in compromising times is rather rewarding but then this isn't the case currently.

This is the phase all humans should strive to go, and be. It will be as rewarding as you said 

Great entry dear. It was thought-provoking. I wish you luck in the contest



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Yes people need to stay calm during all the FUD happening. I agree that we need to continuously improve ourselves. There is no room to be complacent. 

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Will humans ever be content? I think they will hardly be, there's always a bit if not much of wanting more giving room for competition. 


"Needless to say people ran before they question the reason for their running,"

😃😃 Like Fela Kuti sang... police dey come army dey come, confusion everywhere...



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Enjoyed reading your article.

Good luck in the contest.



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First off, let me tell you that your content's really wonderful, man. I'm quite glad that the situation in Nigeria is improving, I feel our countries are intimately connected to the point that the political and social contexts mirror each other. Keep up the awesome work and may you be blessed with ever-growing freedom!

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Growing up in a country with such a chaotic pace as you said is really a problem, @josediccus Being able to be a person with a good view of equanimity in these conditions is an even greater challenge.

Growing up in Nigeria, going through primary to university, regardless of the different experiences, is always a struggle.

>Take a look at the crypto market and how people has responded rather hastily to the dip, 

They responded negatively to the dip before it even got deep.

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