Johnson Ikube
By Emmanuel Udom
Grand
Councillor of The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, Johnson Ikube, has identified self
mastership as key to overcoming crises and bringing about world peace.
Speaking at the public symposium organized by AMORC at Golden Gate
Restaurant in Ikoyi at the weekend, Ikube said that people wake up daily to
read, hear and feel crises everywhere.
“Terrorism,
religious fanaticism, ethnic cleansing, militancy, outbreak of diseases, wanton
destruction of lives and properties, and abuse of religious practices are some
of the many crises facing humanity”, he said.
These
crises, according to him are caused by the fact that individuals are
disconnected with God, the creator of the universe and have made material
acquisition their gods.
Where there is an individual disconnection, our homes,
communities, states and nations are bound to suffer the negative and regressive
effects of these disconnections, which will manifest in crises.
Speaking
on the theme: “Overcoming the Challenges of Mortal Existence” Ikube further
disclosed that the Biblical injunction of doing unto others as one could have
others do to us must be practiced, not preached, he said.
His words: The universe in and around us must be mastered, not by
force, but through understanding, because life may not always give us what we
want, but what we truly desire.
Therefore,
tolerance, patience, humility, chastity, love, peace, accountability and
openness, must be put to practice by individuals in order empowered by God to
overcome the inescapable challenges of mortal existence.
The
symposium, which was moderated by Prof Isaac Alaba had in attendance members
and friends of the fraternal organization and featured dance drama, questions
and answers season.
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