Entertainment guru, Charly Boy has written a new article
describing his object of worship. “No, I no dey suck human blood, I no be
general overseer for illuminati, I no dey Ogboni or for cult, e don doooooooo.
You People no go kill me with laugh for Naija. The way eyes dey red now, you go
think say Apollo catch dem. Many guys dey write me say dem wan join illuminati,
Cheai, there is Godoooo,” he started. Continue…
I dey sure say the church buildings wey dey Nigeria pass our
population. So called men of god wey dey town don dey assume the proportion of
China. All looking for their next Mugu. Una no see me joor.
I have been queried a lot about my faith these days. Do I
believe in God? Do I believe in Jesus? Do I pray and to who or what? I guess
for many, they probably cannot wrap their minds around my spirituality. Am sure
some people even think say I be native doctor as na only me dey take siesta
inside coffin when I never die. No vex, na my life and I dey rock-am anyhow, no
homo.
Some people dey form good Christians because dem wan go
heaven, me I just dey denge dey pose because am living my own small heaven
right here on this earth for this Nigeria. I no wan wait till I die. Even some
of my Muslim brothers wey wan fast track dem own dey even do suicide bombing.
Na only Naija Christians wey dey fear death yet dem all wan go heaven. Haba.
Most Nigerians who have heavily invested in their
Christianity believe that the concept of any other faith should be considered
false. So how do I start to speak to narrow-minded Christians to understand
that Buddhism is a wholesome practice for everyone, even the Christians
themselves? Take some time out and research, go to google, you will for sure
see so many books on the topic, where Buddhism and Christianity agree in philosophy;
in fact, with some of the key factors of most world religions.
Also, the best
of the Bible and Buddhism both converge on the areas of ethics, kindness,
giving, and love. Too many practitioners of all faiths focus on the rewards at
the end of our journey, when the rewards and purpose are the journey itself
according to the teaching of Buddha. While I may not be a religious person, I
believe in Jesus/Christianity, I do not deny it. While I do not believe in the
afterlife as Christians do, if those who follow it embody the qualities of
Jesus in the here and now, then I embrace their practice as successful and
good. While Buddhism is a faith of self-realization in the practice of here and
now.
Christianity is a practice for the afterlife of God’s revelation. No
matter how my Naija Christian brothers dey see God, my own way different. I see
our Creator as one that does not interfere with the world in which we live, but
only touches the heart of man to let him know He (God) is there. It is up to
man to make his volitional choices using his free will, and making his own
happiness. The story of Job tells of the story of a faithful man who is beset
by all sorts of misfortune, but he “chooses” to keep his faith. While Jesus
performed miracles and taught His Gospel, He always presented His parables as
tools/models for His followers to make their own choices towards happiness.
Buddha does the same as Jesus, but without the need to exclude the idea of
other faiths. The Buddha said for us to always question, practice and see the
truth by the fruits of our efforts. If a Christian can grow and develop his
faith by adding the tools of the Buddha, then I see it as a damn good thing. I
don find my direction to heaven, make you find ya own abegi.
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