When Mahatma Gandhi remarked: “In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place”, he must have had me on his mind. I do not aimlessly follow the crowd; rather, I weigh my options before making a decision. Why? If you do not know where you are going, you’ll follow them to where they are going. By implications, you’ll get lost.
The BBNAIJA of a thing, to me, is pathetically worrisome. In this age, where decadence remains the order of the day, it is dismally dispiriting that such a vile programme is being sponsored when the startling funds used in its production and organisation could be moved into numerous enviable and laudable activities that’ll improve the standard of living of a number of poor Nigerians.
Morality, which has always been one of the pointers of every culture, is on the decline today. Perhaps, as affirmed by diverse commentaries about this reality show, that it is always characterised by alcoholism, nudity, sex, entertainment and vulgarism is a testament to its contribution to moral decadence. Such shows should have been tailored towards adult viewers only.
My anxiety is that the world is approaching cultural homogeneity, through electronic colonialism and supra connectivity. Since our perception field is littered with immoralities in view of unrestricted flows of the aforesaid, we must learn to sieve or cherrypick.
Our today is yesterday’s future, yet today’s future will still be filled with surprises. The emerging convoluted world could only be survived with total education and wisdom.
Folorunso Fatai,
Department of English,
University of Ilorin
