Out of emotion

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Hi guys, I hope April has been good to us all. I want to share with you the decision I made out of emotions and the result. Many people think we only get emotional when we are sad, or whenever a tragic thing happens, such as the loss of loved ones or when we are in one difficulty or another. People do think it is only during these times that we are helpless, that we are filled with emotions and make decisions out of it. While this may be true, it is worthy of note that we also get emotional when we are so happy and overwhelmed with joy. During these times, we are also filled with emotions and some also make some decisions out of it.

I remember a few years ago, I had a particular breakthrough that came when all hope was gone. I became so happy and joyous to have that kind of success. I couldn't contain my joy. It met me that day at the place of prayer, on a particular mountain in a far town. I started praising God instantly, appreciating God for the wonderful thing He did for me. I was filled with emotions. In my prayers, I looked up, and made a vow that I would come back to the same mountain to give a token back to God. That vow I made that day was the decision I made because of what happened and how I felt at the moment, not considering the distance and how realistic it will be to go to that mountain again to drop what I vowed. How time flies, I have not been able to carry out what I promised that day, even when it is almost 2 years. Maybe, I would have made a more realistic vow if it wasn't from emotions. Maybe, I wouldn't have said I would go back to the mountain. Maybe it would have been an easier task if the decision was not made that same day and hour. I was emotional. Though I will fulfill my vows by God's grace. We should be careful with our emotions and put them under subjection.

Thus, we can be emotional and act out of emotions when we are sad or happy but more attention should be paid to those hours when our hearts are merry.

Emotions are indeed powerful but they shouldn't control us as humans. Emotions shouldn't make us do what we'll regret later. Imagine, a group of people visited a public primary school in our village a few years ago. They came with goodies and other luxuries and presented themselves as a foundation that helped the less privileged.

They offered the school headmistress and the staff members some money and asked them to provide about five indigent pupils, orphans to be precise, that they could sponsor. The headmistress was so happy that fortune eventually smiled at the little ones and her school as a whole. She was eager to present two orphans and they promised to go with the two kids to sponsor their education.

Clouded by what they had to offer and her happy mood, the headmistress didn't call the kids' relatives or involve the government or police or any legal team to document the process. She decided that the girls could follow the visitors without investigating the kind of people they really were till they left the school premises. By the time she realised the people were human traffickers, it was already late. They had gone, and the kids' relatives asked her to provide for their children in all ways. The situation was a critical one in the community. The said headmistress is still in the prison till now. Emotions shouldn't be our masters, we should be in charge of our emotions as humans, as most decisions made out of emotions are what we otherwise not do or we'll do better in the real sense.

This is my entry to sciFi Aprilinleo prompt.

Thanks for reading.

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