BEWARE OF CRABS

In life,there are some people you must not meet and there are some people you must block from your life.When the lion begins to move with dogs,it will start barking like a dog.That is backwardness.

There is a principle in life you must be careful of and many people operate under the principle.it is the principle of crabology.There are people with the crab mentality that don't want you to rise above them.

The term “crab mentality” is used to describe a kind of selfish, short-sighted thinking that runs along the lines of “if I can't have it, neither can you.” I read a book and im shocked that even asians understand the crab mentality.This term is especially widely used in Asia among Filipinos, who use the crab mentality specifically to refer to those who pull other people down, denigrating them rather than letting them get ahead or pursue their dreams. As a general rule, an accusation of having this type of mentality is a poor reflection on someone's personality.it is the princple called PHD-Pull him down

This concept references an interesting phenomenon that occurs in buckets of crabs. If one crab attempts to escape from a bucket of live crabs, the others will pull it back down rather than allowing it to get free. Sometimes, the crabs seem almost malicious, waiting until the crab has almost escaped before yanking it back into the pot. All of the crabs are undoubtedly aware of the fact that their fate is probably not going to be very pleasurable, so people are led to wonder why they pull each other back into the bucket instead of helping the clever escape from unfavorable circumstances.

Now look at this: "Be you not unequally yoked with unbeliever.what has light got to do with darkness,what has righteousness with unrighteousness".we all know dis verse from the bible,but many do not see deeply what it means.An unbeliever is deeper than religious conotations.there are unbelievers in the church,and there are believers who are in the world.A muslim can be a helper to a christian,and vise versa.Listern,a person with a crab mentality is an unbeliever.Unbeliever or people with crab mentality are persons you must never associate with because he will not add value to your life,instead,he pulls you down.he is an unbeliever because he doesnt believe in your dreams and visions,he does not believe in ur destiny spiritually and physically.An unbeliever does not appreciate the creative abilities and potentials a person carries because their eyes have been positioned to see negativity and darkness,that is why they are unbelievers.the rich man can never be a friend to the poor because of the way they see.

Here are 6 signs to know those with crab mentality

1. They are too proud of themselves and treat others as inferior beings.

You can sense a breeze of arrogance from people with crab mentality. They feel like they have royal blood flowing in their veins, and they treat other people as outcast.

2. They panic when they see that people are happy and improving.

 Aside from arrogance, you can also smell envy, jealousy and bitterness from this kind of people. They freak out when the people they look down are rising or progressing beyond them. It gives them a terrible feeling of insecurity. That’s why they will try to pull them down, either by harsh words or by unkind actions. You will see them giving bitter comments on Facebook, Twitter and other social media channels
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3. Their motto in life is “if I can’t have it, neither can you”.

They rather wish everyone will fail than let themselves fail while others are succeeding. They represent the the crabs in the bucket, where the crabs can easily escape from the bucket, but instead, they grab and pull down each other in a selfish competitive manner which prevents any of them to escape, resulting to their collective demise. In other words, people who have a crab mentality are selfish and they don’t have any sense of sacrifice. 

4. They are full of positivity for themselves but full of negativity for others. 
They only see the good things in themselves, but they’re blind when it comes to their negative characteristics. When it comes to how they view other people, it becomes the opposite. They only see the bad things of other people while they’re blind to their positive deeds. That is why instead of appreciation, what you will get from them are nothing but negative criticisms.

5. They spend most of their time talking about people rather than discussing ideas and solutions.

Again, it’s because they treat people as their competitors. Instead of thinking about the brilliant ideas and solutions that can make the Nigeria a better country, they spend most of their time ensuring that no other nigerian can become better than them. When our nation faces a crisis, they will be more active in talking about how people become worthy of suffering rather than discussing the solutions that will help people end their sufferings.

6. They don’t know a thing about compassion. 
Compassion is a great virtue that enables us to understand the feelings of other people. It lets us walk in other people’s shoes and appreciate the lives they are living. But people with crab mentality lack compassion. They are inconsiderate and ignorant of the many people they are offending. They don’t care about the many hearts they are breaking. Well, what can we expect? They only care for themselves.

I remain yours

Dipo Olatade