Can I Touch Humanity?

Michael Jackson, the black American pop superstar, in one of his award-winning songs, sang:

“Heal the world,

Make it a better place,

For you and for me

And the entire human race

There are people dying,

If you care enough for the living

Make it a better place

For you and for me’’

No time in the world has this song been more appropriate, and the inspiration therein needed, than now the entire world is experiencing serious crisis, especially the one occasioned by the present Covid19 pandemic.

Recall that on March 11, 2020, we received with rude shock, the declaration of Covid19, as a global pandemic, by 'The World Health Organization (WHO)'. This was after all intense efforts to subdue the novel corona virus that invaded the city of Wuhan in China failed. The progressive spreading of the disease to many other nations has bruised and left the world system shambolic

 In the bid to curtail the spread of the deadly virus, many nations have been compelled to impose a partial or total lockdown on all human activities. Religious activities, businesses, schools, and even the entertainment industries have been significantly affected. The worst of it all is that thousands of lives have been lost. In all these, man has been the loser.

 Apart from this pandemic, humanity is also richly bedevilled with so many other forms of calamities, occasioned by natural disasters, economic crunches, environmental changes, socio-cultural and even spiritual challenges. All these have put more sadness on the faces of men. Man is indeed in need of help than ever.

 The struggle to find solutions to these numerous unpalatable challenges has kept leaders of governments, and various humanitarian organizations and institutions under intense pressure. The world is seeking solutions from all angles. In circumstances where solutions are not handy yet, the people need hope, and providing succor and hope to a sinking world is not a mean feat.

Unfortunately, many people do not realize that they have a role to play in finding solutions to the problems bedevilling humanity, or that at least, they can help ignite rays of hope in the less privileged of our society. A lot of us erroneously think and out-rightly look unto the government to provide answers to all odd situations.

 Do I have anything to offer the world? Can I touch humanity? Can I become a blessing to others? Are there people I am better than? Will the world miss me if I live quietly and leave this planet without making an impact? These are one million dollars questions.

This book titled, "The World Needs You'' provides answers to all these questions. It opens our eyes to how important each of us is to our world. It brings to our consciousness; how incomplete the world will be without us. It teaches that we can help heal the world. We can make it a better place for everyone to be happy, by contributing our quota with the human and material resources at our disposal.

 It is not by mistake that you are on earth at this particular time, born into a particular family and city, and endowed with unique potentials and grace. You are ‘rich’, you are ‘strong’ and you are ‘powerful’ enough to impact this generation and cause ripple effects. God trusts your ability; hence He gave you as a gift to the world at this material time.

 To become instruments of hope and agents of solutions, there has to be a total 'Mindshift' - from a 'Taker' Mentality' to a 'Giver’ Mentality.' Takers are 'self-focused' and put their own interests ahead of others' needs. They try to gain as much as possible from their interactions while contributing as little as they can in return. Givers are 'others-focused' and tend to provide support to others with no strings attached. They ask themselves, “How can I add value for this person? What can I contribute?” You can't read this book without experiencing a 'mindshift' and a provocation to be a blessing to the people around you.

 The book is replete with so many examples of people who became heroes by touching the lives of the people around them. It teaches that through the principles of: Contribution, Charity and Attention, we can make the world a better place. You can write your name in the pages of history and die fulfilled. The time to act is now.

 Feel free to download my book, read and share with friends. I look forward to hearing your feedback. bit.ly/TheWorldNeedsYou1

Thanks for reading.