EITHER THIS OR THAT OR ALL OF THE ABOVE


This is a regular and difficult decision of every human being due to overriding and conflicting choices of preferences. Man is always a victim of his indecision. It is either this or that or all of the above. He has a greedy nature which has a complex list of competitive alternatives. Unfortunately he regrets his choice a good lot of the times. What do you do when you have three offers out of which you have to make a choice of one. This is a dilemma of preference. Usually there is a mental agony in losses which we struggle to avoid.In a nation there are several languages with multiple dialects and accents made worse by geographical location, economic and political life of the people. All of these factors create conflicts and divisions. Industrial developments and sophistication are combined attraction to migrants.Sex of children is a powerful influence in the selection of sex, male or female. It has its influence in cultural preference, social reception and celebration. Profession is also a big problem of choice. Politics is a big social virus that divides and breaks people and nations, that always create hostilities. Man is naturally a lustful and polygamous animal. His choice is insatiable. The male sex is by his native custom allowed to marry as many as the community does not frown at it. The white man by his social pretension marries as many wives in order of one after the other.Let me digress a little to tell the story of the Mormon, an American sect of Christianity. Before its prohibition the Mormon marry as many wives as they lust after. The moslem by their Islamic matrimonial Law are approved to marry as many as four wives. The African tribes by social custom keep a harem of several wives especially the royalties and the wealthy.Mormon was founded by Joseph Smith Jr. in 1830 as a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and one of its doctrines was the freedom of plural marriage and a man must marry at least 3 wives in to enable him admitted admitted into heaven. He hypothesized that marriage as a couple to have children to teach them so that they are equipped to live the rest of their lives on earth and then return to live with their Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. They believe that the first marriage was performed by God. Their President Brigham Young had 51 wives and 56 children by 16 of those wives. The practice was declared immoral, illegal and was abolished by the American Government. It was a superfluous privilege of bride selection. A case of declassifying and open selection of “all of the above.” Man is an insatiable and greedy animal in his plural selection.
Mohammed Garuba

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I trained as a lawyer and also a self trained photographer. I love writing and have written on human activities and nature.

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