A Third World Realm Has Been Discovered…

Sometimes last week, the account of some top dignitaries and celebrities were hacked on Twitter. The hackers posted on the integrity of the account holders, asking for financial remunerations of some sorts. Most people seeing it as an opportunity rushed to send hundreds and thousands of dollars. No doubt, everyone wants free money to an extent. Why am I writing this?

In times past, we were told we have two worlds – the spiritual, and the physical world. But then if you ask me, in an age like this, I would say we have three worlds (if not more). The spiritual, physical, and the VIRTUAL world. The first is unseen, the second is seen, and the last I would say is a mixture of the two. What do I mean?

When people post on social media, do you know the exact point they are in life? Some are going through serious issues and posting pictures of good times. You only see what people post, not exactly what is going on in their lives, which is exactly why the virtual world is a mixture of the seen, and the unseen.

The sad thing is, quite a lot of people these days are placing their real life at the mercy of other people’s virtual lives. Something which makes them sad in return, thinking the grass is so brown on their own side of life. We simply have unconsciously compared the real life we are living which is full of troubles here and there like anybody else, to somebody else’ virtual world.

Most of the time, when it comes to social media, we make a lot of assumptions. No doubt, some people consciously fuel those assumptions by doing intentional photoshoots of their lives in good times and places, so people can think/see they are (also) doing well in life. But then, most times, the assumption comes from us. Someone innocently posts a good picture of his or herself, and suddenly we think the world has moved and everyone has literally left us behind (especially when the individual posts from outside the country which you don’t even know if he/she is squatting and living his/her most miserable life ever, even though outside the country and looking so fly).

What am I trying to say in essence? Asides the spiritual world (which we all know is real though unseen), the other real world is our physical world. Very few things are real on social media. Very few. Besides, it’s only human to post what you see as presentable on social media pages. No one goes through bad times and posts them on his/her wall. Even if they do, it’s often after the phase has passed. I bet if you see a real happening of what is happening in the other person’s life, you might literally block the person, because you are likely to see the person as problematic, or plainly sad, meanwhile, the life would have been a real representation of the human life – a mixture of happiness and pain.

As a result, caution, is a word we must embrace when it comes to social media. Taking every single thing you read at face value would do you a whole lot of damage than good. What happened last week Wednesday (the twitter page of celebrities hacked) is a pointer to how fickle social media is, and how you shouldn’t take everything you see seriously, no matter whose page it is. Get the encouragement you can from social media, but never allow its fakeness get to you. Not everybody is as rich as they appear, and neither is everybody as beautiful/holy as they appear. And even when they appear to be what they post, you have no idea what happens behind the scene. The Hushpuppi saga is an example – Rich on social media, a fraudster behind the scene. Now that he is in jail, based on his real life (as opposed to his virtual life display of wealth and legitimacy), do you still envy or want to be like him?

Save yourself the pressure and trauma. Be content with your own life. As a matter of fact, like the popular Mr. Macaroni would say – YOU ARE (already) DOING WELL.

It’s inhumane to think everybody is having it easy except you, especially based on the things you see on social media. The fact is – as long as we are humans, we will always have (and will keep having) our share of trouble, no matter how rich, no matter how influential. Social media can be likened to an aquarium where fishes are made to believe they are in their natural habitat (the sea), whereas, they are trapped in a much smaller world, despite its beauty and similitude to the real world. You catch that? So, never allow any thing weigh you down in the virtual world, most are not real, and even when they happen to be, it’s only a season of their life, not all there is about them, just like you do not post all there is about you too.

Relax, and take the virtual world with a pinch of salt, so you will not fall into ‘hackers’ hands’ – the pretenders. And as well, never assume a thing based on anyone’s page you see. Be content, be happy, because in the end, we are all humans and troubled seasons comes to all, even the Queen!

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