By Kimani Wiseman
If we were to get a barrel and fill that barrel with crabs, if one of those crab was to try and escape and reach to the top, they would be pulled down by other crabs in the barrel. Some humans have a “crab in a barrel mentality” and this evidence can be found at our workplace, in our homes, and among our friends.
At some work places, coworkers, bosses, and supervisors would envy you because of your education and your skills and would try their best to “break you”. Some coworkers and supervisors would go to the extreme to spread commess and make up lies for promotion because they see you as a threat for your education and your skills you would have achieved.
Not everything that glitters is gold, this metaphor can be applied to some friends. Some friends would eat and drink with you and behind closed doors, they would bad-talk you and if given the opportunity when your back is turned, they would stab you in your back, you call these friends “Judas”. These friends would also envy us for what we would have achieved in life for example promotion at work, if you were to buy a house or car, and if you were to dress better than them.
In some homes, families are fighting against each other for lands, houses, money, and other material things which is separating a lot of families and causing war among each other. As a society, we need to stop envying people, work hard and be honest about what we want in life, and spread more love, because a “crab in a barrel mentality is detrimental to our society”.