Clueless but want to write because I feel I have to, sitting awkwardly trying to look into my brain. Background music interrupting the ultimate search! Glancing from angle to angle, some angles seem „inviting‟ while others just „pass‟. Suddenly, I remembered that my nature is always on the odd side. This is what I believe and try to see always also because I feel it makes me stand out. Wait! What was it? I totally forgot. Another search on search, well I guess that angle isn‟t lucky enough. Now back to my ultimate search… my forehead is getting warmer, no ideas even the normal! Background music is still interrupting. Finally, I caught this one; of course, I already have had a thought of it once earlier.
JUST ISN'T FAIR ENOUGH!
Have you ever found yourself in this situation before? Once in a queue, a very long one and you just had to excuse yourself, after that you return only to find the person that was behind you being attended to. What are you going to do? The answer is quite common for most; they‟ll just walk up to the next person and explain, but do you think you‟ll be doing the right thing? Don‟t lie to yourself. Looking at the situation with utmost carefulness, you will agree with me that you‟ll be doing „negligible‟ wrong. In case you finally agree with me, you will go back and start afresh as the last on the queue. Even if you refuse to agree, what if the person you try to explain to acts heartless and refuses, you would have no option than to agree with „just‟; go back and start afresh! The question now is that “do you think „just‟ was fair enough for you?” Still on queues; last week I was in a queue, in the bank willing to pay a friend‟s fees. After patiently following the queue for about two and a half hours, it finally came to my turn. I gave out the deposit slip to the teller. He examined it and gave it back that payment has been closed for the day. I was speechless, collected the slip and went out gently, for that was „just‟. Now to a story from Japanese history; that of the forty-seven Ronin (Samurai) who were sentenced to seppuku (ritual self-disembowelment) for avenging the death of their leader. To „just‟, these men were guilty but to you, me, and the Japanese; these men are heroes and there is a special festival, the Gishisai which takes place on this day, 14th December in Ako city in Hyogo prefecture, in memory of the 47 Ronin. Let‟s go to the class rooms. Have you ever observed that your English Language teachers all have different opinions and patterns of marking your essay test papers? A teacher may find your essay good enough for a „9‟ while another may find it okay for a „6‟ on ten. In both cases am sure you won‟t be surprised because they can always prove it! Just as some may find this essay interesting and others, a nonsense.
This scenario can be likened to that of job interviews. An interviewer may find your answers valid or invalid depending on how lucky you are about your views overlapping with his. For this, I say „just‟ is luck. At times, „just‟ seems so clear and fair but may „just‟ permit me to say some few things about it. „Just‟ is selfish! „Just‟ is complicated, „Just‟ is money, „Just‟ is trouble‟, „Just‟ is severe. But forgive me, „just‟ my dear, You can be anything you want to be, I just hope for a positive „just‟ when you decide to face me. And am not afraid if the opposite happens, one thing is for sure: An ultimate „just‟, a just „just‟, of course, a fair one, is where I‟ll return.
Shehu M.
Donmubihong
8th day of October 2015
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