The Value of Life

               I ask myself how much is life worth? That a normal human being wakes up in the morning prays to God and somewhere along the line gets a phone call that his or her account has been credited and there is an  order to go take someone's life. These people that commit such grievious atrocities against mankind are they not humans themselves ?Then, it baffles me when I see scenarios where the killer doesn't want to get killed. Osama bin laden the man who terrorized the world with the way he carried out fatal strikes had to hide for years before he was killed. The killer wants to kill yet he will do everything possible to save himself or herself. Irrational things and behaviors occur and one begins to wonder if people before perpetrating such abnormal acts are in their right senses. I doubt if they are sane at that period of committing such grievious acts. If not, why will a mob burn alive an 11 year old boy alive accused of trying to kidnap a 5 year old boy without proper investigation even after the boy cried out he was Innocent. I saw the Video. The life of that boy who could turn out to be the next Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria was wasted. Funny enough, the same people started lamenting at that same place that they could have spared the boy #MedicineAfterDeath
              Everyday news of neighbour stabs landlord, son mutilates father makes headlines of newspapers on a weekly basis.Trust, people will eagerly buy such newspapers because bad news spreads faster.  People act abnormally and commit heinious crimes. Guess what, they will always blame the Devil. God has given us the spirit of discernment to do and know what is right. So why will you do what is wrong when you know it is wrong ? That is outright stupidity. Why will a sane human take another's life and not value it. These are critical questions we should ask ourselves. Pereira Mandela Bankoles Value of Life definition simply states " Dont do unto others what you cannot do to yourself."
              One big question that comes to mind is Psychiatric Assessment. Many people will abuse and condemn it because in this part of the world, people read meanings to little things especially if one visits a psychiatric doctor. Then, everybody in the neighborhood will know he/she went to a psychiatric hospital and was even admitted "exxageration". In actual sense, we all need Psychiatric assessment to know the status of our mental health. These can help correct and change anomalous behaviors that has been inculcated into lives of people passively and actively.  The value of life transcends love for our siblings or parents because when you are on a boat and it capsizes, you try to save yourself before thinking of saving your loved ones. What does it depict ? You value your Life and don't want to loose it.
               Taking laws into our hands and doing the irreversible goes beyond the human eye. If one think one can do bad things and go scot-free, its a lie. Nemesis will always catch up with them. The bible says I shall visit the sins of the father unto the third and fourth generation. The value of life cannot be over emphasized. Dont do unto others what you cannot do to yourself. If you Value your Life, you will not take anothers life. Don't take laws into your hands and don't join others. Advocate for justice  and give peace a chance to reign.