YOU TOO CAN BE BIASED

'My mother is the best mum in the world.' Are you conversant with this saying? I'm sure you do. I once disprove it, and you hear them saying I'm not talking about everybody but to me, my mother is the best in the whole world. This statement is biased. You see that point you pass judgment concerning a matter from your own point of view, you are biased.

 Like I said earlier the writers of the best mum in the world write based on who they think is the best mum in the world. Even though, she might not be the best. But as far as they are concerned she is the best. This is a biased judgment.

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Am I trying to point an accusing finger at people for being biased? No, but I'm directing my article to those who believe that they are not biased.

 People cook up stories just to favor their course because of their interest. They will go to any length to prove this, not because of anything but their interest. If there is anything humans do or choose to do, all stem from interest.

Interest I say, most times this interest is selfish ones because humans by default are selfish. We all can be biased because we want to favor or promote the cause of our heritage. Today, if you ask northerners who are the people responsible for the problem of Nigeria, it's either they say it is the east or the west. Are they wrong? No, because if you ask anybody from either east or the west they would as well not admit their region is the cause of our problem. This is because humans are biased, and they know how to cook up stories to defend their biased assertion.

This is not a political write up though.

 Often times I see people pointing accusing fingers at others that they are biased. I had done that before too, but I have come to the realization that we as humans are all biased. We all do things that will favor our course, it's only God that is not biased. But as for humans, we are not only biased but partial.

You too can be biased, your father can be biased because of selfish interest.

You too can be biased the moment you view matters through the prism of self.

Bias creates diverse stories; diverse stories is the reason for confusion. But my mother told me;  you think your mother cannot be biased? If you ever think so, you are wrong. Your mother too can fabricate a story because of her self esteem.  Self-esteem is another cause of partiality. If the real story will in any way bring down your self-esteem, you fashion one that robs or romance your ego.

I once read a book about what transpired in the first republic in Nigeria. The author disproves some stories that the earlier narrator had penned. I saw another book from another author chronicle the same event. But I realized the two authors didn't agree with each other in their narratives. 

When this one said 'A', the other one would say 'Z'. This is another indication that men are biased. Does this mean all the events in the first republic didn't take place? No, But the narrators are biased. You too can be biased by taking the side that one of the two authors is actually saying the truth and the other is lying.

No one is a saint when it comes to being biased.

So next time before you jump into taking a side, consider all the stories, look for the point of intersection, and connect the dots. It's then you can jump to take a side. But how many people can go through this rigor before taking a side? Only a few, because concerning any issue we as humans always have preconceived notions.

I have come to the point I know that I too can be biased.

Till we meet again keep being good and real.