How Did We Forget to Care?

Mr. Ajenifuja's story is a sad reminder of how easily we can lose our compassion. He faced a harsh eviction, his landlord had no mercy as he kicked him and his family out for not paying the rent. He felt hopeless and asked for a loan from his boss, but he was rejected again.

He looked for help from his community, he reached out to an influential personnels, hoping for some support. But no one answered his calls. Even his own family, who shared his blood, did not comfort him. He was desperate and went to social media, where he asked for help, but he only got 2 likes and zero comments - a cold sign of how the digital age does not care.

He did not give up, he texted his friends, each message carrying his family's future. Of the 120 messages, only a few 10 had the decency to reply. Among these, only one helped him, while the others just said sorry. His situation got worse, his house locked, his family thrown away like old pictures, his anger rose.

In the dark, he looked for a way out, but he only found a tragic end under a truck. His death shook his online world, his Facebook friends praised his memory with many posts and sympathies. Oddly, the landlord who closed the doors now opened them for the visitors, while the influential man gave food and condolences.

But, we need to think. Why did we care for him only in death, when he needed us in life? Where was the compassion that should have been there for him? A shocking question comes up: is this what our religions want? Do they not teach us to help the living, not just the dead?

Mr. Ajenifuja's story is a reflection of our society, showing the flaws in our compassion, the difference between what we say and what we do.The funny saying that goes viral sometimes, "We raise by lifting others" is no longer applicable to REALITY, people raise by trampling on others. Remember Mr Ajenifuja's story as you face the moment of thinking. Light the fire of empathy for the living, making it brighter than the candles at the graves.

Let us wonder,

let us change,

Let us learn to care again.

Tis new week ❤️

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