THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS
I remember reading an insightful Facebook post by a
blogger who talked about intentionally choosing the pressure you respond
to, and the pressure you ignore; and I couldn’t agree more. If as a pre-millennial,
you think everything is in the same motion as it was back then, please wake up
and smell the coffee.
Welcome to the 21st century world we live in, where the most common
slogan is “The End Justifies The Means” the world has never moved this fast,
and no one wants to be left behind. Hence, it’s a frantic mad pursuit of the
good life. Success has been stripped of its definition and almost everyone is
dancing to a new tune – “By any means necessary”.
We now live in a society that celebrates the product and ignores the
process. “Who process epp?” The current normalcy of previous anomalies has got
some saying it’s just an indication of the end times. You know, everything is
all up in your face these days. Day in day out, you’re slapped with bogus success
show reel characterized by flashy cars, clothes, followers, money, popularity,
and so on.
Does the end really justify the means?
We live in a world where people’s self-esteems are affected by the
number of followers they have, the number of likes and comments on their social
media posts, who’s had the most body counts, who wears the most expensive wig, who
lives the most lavish lifestyle, and so on. We live in a world where rather
than getting their hands dirty; the youth would rather go through the “whatever
it takes” route. Get money, live fast and die young.
Those who are living right are beginning to feel left behind by the “Slay
Queens” on Instagram and Snap chat. Sixteen year old girls are asking one
another how many sugar daddies they have. You’re a dulling dude if you decide
to work hard and smart, rather than sit behind your laptop with a red calabash
on your head, punch a few keys, and go smiling to the bank.
A lot have forgotten that it’s a rabbit hole life – You can never know
how far it goes. In the classroom of life, we only want to see your answer. Don’t
worry about the workings. “Only God can judge me” is the new slang of
consolation, whenever what’s left of the conscience wants to ask questions. It’s
a world of statuses, filters, and a hasty attempt to catch up with those who
are actually trying to catch up with you.
Does the end really justify the means?
For those who, in the face of the disturbing metamorphosis and the continuous
perforation of values and morality, still have words like “hard/smart work”, “leadership”,
“spirituality”, productivity”, “emotional intelligence”, “personal development”,
“moral etiquettes”, “financial intelligence”, “resource investments”, and so on
in their dictionaries, trust me, you are the real MVP’s.
For those who disagree with those three American artistes’ definition of
success in that 2009 song titled “Successful”, and understand that the process
is more important than the product; For those like me, who have seen “Fly Guys”
go from millions in the account to “can I see money for bike?”, Let’s take it
upon ourselves to spread the word.
The real reward for what you do is not the result, but who you become
through the process.
That, my friend, is Success.
Mature Minds Talk
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