CONFORMATION vs. TRANSFORMATION

“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”
The media has moulded our models, we learn what to wear and what not to wear, we learn what colours to blend and what colours will cause a catastrophe. Our ideal guys are the likes of Denrele, Lady gaga, the new Beyonce, even Sean Combs, we want to party hard and it gets so hot we want to take off our clothes.
Sharon Stone teaches us the art of making love, Angelina Jolie teaches us to kiss even if it is our sibling – passionately, Madonna sings our love songs, and even my beloved Pied Piper sings our worship.
Harry Potter models for teenagers, Justin Bieber sweeps the little girls off, Elen Degeneres is my favourite talk show artist, Oprah, our strongest and richest black woman living...INCREDULOUS!
I love Kendra’s smile, I even miss her role at playboy’s mansion, I can’t afford to miss Dr 90210 not that I want a pump up, but that will be a free sight if Modupe wouldn’t let us see.
Ok! Coming back home, P-sqaure reminds me of Usher, Styl Plus used to sound like boys II Men, D’banj and Durella, a clash of personality, and I just can go on and on. The Nollywood is aiming to become like Hollywood, and the movies from Ghana are gradually at that pace.
One of our major problems is globalization, there is an evasion of culture and morality, ours is a sane ethos but we have opened the door to perversion, obscenity and indecency. It’s easier to conform, it appeals to the eyes, appeals to the flesh and makes you feel high above all others – if you’ve never taken ganja, ask those in our music industry, its a norm...CONFROMATION!
Then I asked; where is Sammy? I looked for him at House on the Rock. Whatever happened to Infinity, been looking out for their album? Where does Keffi stand? The last time she was with this aggressive guy...uhm!
Where on earth is Segun Obe, Buchi and my beloved Kush? What’s up with the controversy about Bouqui? Not sure of what Dekunle sings, does he really like Jesu gan? Please where is Gyang? Was ‘Na ba ka’ an attempt to hit the spotlight?
Kore has been stealing my ears for a couple of weeks now and I pray he never stops; Mid Night crew are in a world of their own, they seem to be in another realm; Xtreme is going extreme with the praise groove...wow!
This is actually not about the music or the movie industry, but it is about us as a nation. We have opened up so many doors and the serpent has taken its bite. We get easily conformed that we lose our sense of identity. How can we get transformed? By renewing our minds through what we import into ourselves via the five senses. We must guard our heart because out of it flows the issues of life. Whatever we allow in is what will dictate our lives.
No wonder there is teenage pregnancy here and there, no wonder there is gayism all around, no wonder we can’t seem to stop shouting corruption, no wonder we all get so money driven, no wonder there is...no wonder there are... no wonder there will be... NO WONDER!