The Prostituted Gambian Mind

Prostitution is not only manifested through sexually perverted and deviant practices. It is also manifested in the unconscionable behavior of humans through our deliberate actions that negate the moral compass innate in our subconscious state. Being a slave of our conscience can be a beast of burden that consumes our daily thoughts and activities. Most humans find it irreconcilable to be at ease with what they know to be outright and flagrant abuse or transgression on fellow humans.

In the case of the Gambia, I am of the view that most in our midst have lost the ability to communicate with their inner self thus the demise of their conscience. A spineless human being cares about nothing but the preservation of self at all cost and hence the deliberate indifference manifested by some of us against our fellow compatriots. This attitude is morally repulsive but it is a consequential effect of poverty, Social complex borne out of age old prejudices and moral decadence borne out of our insatiable appetite to acquire material and worldly possessions at the least cost to our efforts and energy. Prostitution of the mind is a severe state of decadence that is irreversible once entrenched in our daily routines. The distinction between wrong and right is often swayed by expected returns and or favors to be accrued. God bless the Gambian for we have become our own beast of burden due to our deep immersion to worldly possessions. So lets start looking inward for a solution to our festering Gambian nightmare of insincerity and lack of loyalty and conscience. We have to take ownership of our thought processes and also question authority as power is vested on us and by proxy, we delegate our inalienable powers to chosen leaders to deliberate on our behalf. We must fear no one but God because he is our provider and protector not any mere mortal like us. Our mortal existence MUST be dignified and meaningful to all that we encounter be it humans or the environment. The Gambian has opted for a non dignified existence by playing second fiddle to the whims and caprices of the highest bidder. What a painful existence! Finally, lets not expect MUCH from the preachers of morality for they talk like angels and act like men. Our theologians/clergy are supposed to be the shepherd of the flock we collective called Gambia. They must give us spiritual guidance to sanitize our existence and interactions with our fellow brothers and sisters. The Gambian cause must not be a political revolution but a moral crusade. This moral crusade will be the arbiter of our conscience and once attained, we can then have viable political decisions to benefit the Gambian family at large. Let the real Gambian please stand up not the self centred opportunistic animal innate in our existence. We just want to receive and hardly give back. Time for a serious and critical rethink of our national values and priorities. Gambia is here to stay for posterity therefore we all must endeavor to do the right thing for her so that our off springs will be proud of us and the plume of the historian will serve us right. After carefully shopping for great Gambian virtues and ideals, I walked to the checkout counter called the Gambian reality and I felt short changed by myself and by extension, all of us as Gambians