Indiscipline, a Nightmare

Defined by the Cambridge International Dictionary as lack of obedience or control, indiscipline at its worst can be considered a kind of self-destruction or suicide. Disobedience, the Holy scriptures record, was the first sin committed by man in the garden of Eden.
Regrettably, most of the problems that today plaque our society are caused by disobedience when roles spelt out for our own good, or norms that make life worth living are not adhered to.This weakness of indiscipline is common, alarming, and worst of all has been very painful since the outbreak of the deadly Corona Virus, (Covid-19). But can we dislodge this unwelcome guest to whom we are already providing a comfortable seat? Why not?
If facial masks, sanitizers, water, washing soap, and buckets were as scarce as wells in the desert, or as costly as gold, one would understand why despite sensitization in the media and instructions by President Paul Biya for citizens to prevent contamination, through personal hygiene, the appeals seem to land on deaf ears. Strange!
Asked why some compatriots were out shopping in down town Yaounde without facial masks, the response was funny, but irksome: “Laisse nous tranquille, le Corona est une maladie des vieux, les blancs et les riches » (leave us alone, Covid-19 is a disease for the old, whites and the rich).  Yet, while elderly people are more vulnerable to Covid-19, the young and the poor are not spared from contamination.
Fortunately, the creator of mankind, protects us, through natural immunisation but we must contribute to this protection by respecting the roles of personal hygiene especially this time that Covid-19 is destroying precious lives and economies of countries, at an incredible rate. 
Indiscipline affects not only our fight against Covid-19, but also other life styles that rob us of various instruments of development.
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