
By general assessment, Nigeria is one of the most religious, if not the most religious country in the world, boasting the largest religious gatherings in the whole world. Whew... that’s some record. I suppose by this, all our problems, should have been solved, but that is not to be the case, as the great ‘religiousness’ in itself is also a problem.
People just run around to anywhere
they can find power, or a display of it, whether it be real, or stage-managed
acts, not caring what or where the power stems from (the root of the power) in
other to solve their problems (of which down here, there is some trailer load
of).
So rather than live the life which would have been required as a member of
a particular ‘religion’, the whole populace runs after the supposed few
individuals that have, or can display some form of power (as a result of them living
that required spiritual life), and other individuals who can produce acts of great
power, whether through stage-managed moves or some other (counterfeit) spiritual means. We
give this people a lot of money (because we have a lot of it to throw around), so
they can help us live the kind of life we should have lived as members of a
particular religion (because we have become incapable of doing that), acquire the powers that accrue from living the required type of life, and then
in return, help us solve our problems!
In other words, in Nigeria (and many parts of the world too), there is God, who is Almighty, then our Pastors and other members of the offices listed above, and other "custodians and producers of some form of power", are the middle
men (intermediaries), while the rest of us are the consumers!!!
P.S: Read carefully, to get proper meaning... Thank you!
Images from www.colindye.com and en.wikipedia.org
Images from www.colindye.com and en.wikipedia.org