Love your neighbour as yourself is what the Bible said. I believe the Quran will say the same thing as it recognises Jesus as Isah. To start with, do you love yourself? Does man love himself? If yes he will not indulge in those things that will destroy him. Let alone ask himself; do you really love yourself? If you really love yourself you must do the right thing. Doing the right thing relaxes your mind, and whence your mind is relaxed, your health and wellbeing will improve. Do you really love yourself? How can you love your neighbour when you do not know thyself. The Bible again said “know thyself.” Do you really know thyself?

The development of mankind, especially black man starts with inward search for liberty. Whatever livens a man is invisible. Therefore, the search for righteousness is inward and invisible. The emancipation of black man will begin with black man himself knowing himself, and knowing yourself will make you realise the right and the wrong as God gave man the power of choice. God is democratic and everything in Heaven is orderly. We must love our neighbour only when we know and love ourselves. Every black man on earth must begin now to ask himself a question. Our actions have ridiculed us in the eyes of others. Is black man capable of managing himself apart from stealing what does not belong to him? Why must a black man seek to acquire more wealth himself and his family and generation to come may not finish? Is black man greedy? Is black man selfish? Is black man his own enemy? How can man steal from himself? Embezzling the money entrusted to you is a sin under Heaven. Is a crime against humanity. It is a wound inflicted on oneself. How can black man destroy his economy, making a mockry of independence? Let black man begin for a soul searching renewal. We must love our neighbour as ourselves. Where do we go from here?

By: Oguchi Martins Egbujor