Written by Prof. Mannixs E. Paul, PhD, FCFIP, FCIML, FCECFI, FFAR
Have you ever asked yourself—why did God create laws? Why do nations, societies, and leaders spend so much time making laws? And more deeply, why do people still break them?
The answer is simple yet profound: Laws were made to help us, not to harm us.
God, in His infinite wisdom, gave laws to mankind as a compass—to guide our lives, protect our hearts, and create a just and peaceful world. Divine laws were never meant to enslave us, but to set healthy boundaries for freedom. Like a parent who warns a child not to touch fire, God’s laws are rooted in love and designed for our good.
Human laws, though imperfect, mirror this divine pattern. We make laws to create order, promote justice, and preserve peace in a world full of diverse people, cultures, and beliefs. A functioning society must rest on clear expectations, shared values, and enforced rights. Laws keep us accountable—to each other, to our institutions, and to the ideals we claim to believe in.
But the greatest enemy of law is not ignorance—it is self-interest and greed. When human desire becomes untamed, when selfish ambition outweighs collective responsibility, laws are broken. The love for power overshadows the power of love. Corruption seeps in. Leaders exploit. The weak are silenced. The common man is forgotten.
And then, slowly, a society begins to fall apart.
Any community that fails to uphold rules and principles will inevitably descend into lawlessness. Without law, oppression becomes normal. Intimidation replaces justice. Truth is buried beneath propaganda, and hope evaporates like morning mist under a rising sun. The moral compass of a people becomes disoriented. What was once wrong becomes acceptable. What was once right becomes mocked.
When the values that once held society together are eroded day by day, the foundation of trust collapses. And with it, the dreams of generations.
But it doesn’t have to end this way.
We must rise again—not just as individuals, but as communities, as nations, as a people united in purpose. We must reawaken our reverence for law—not out of fear, but out of a desire for justice, for fairness, for a better world for our children.
Let us return to what is right. Let us esteem truth again. Let us remind ourselves that when we honor the principles that protect all, we all flourish. Peace is possible. Hope can be restored. Societies can be healed.
But it begins with a choice—to live by law, to act with integrity, and to lead with courage.
May we not be remembered as the generation that let values die, but the one that revived them.
Courtesy of MEFOUNDATION