Your Mango Status

Besides being firm, attractive and eye-catching, this bunch of mangoes is a magnetic temptation to ones taste buds. The mango is my absolutely, most sought-after favourite tropical fruit. I can never ever have enough of it. I am fascinated by its succulence, warm sunshine colour, and the variety of ways it can be utilised in Caribbean cuisine.
But oh, can the mango be an absolute turn-off as well. There are many varieties of this delectable fruit and not all of them are a pleaser. Additionally, the bright, attractiveness may hide a dark side. The mango may be worm-infested, watery and bland in taste, or even worse cause an allergic reaction to some users. It is easily bruised when stoned or hit and can rot quickly under adverse conditions. Yet it is a Caribbean fruit that add an impressive look to any fruit bowl.
The mango, my favourite tropical fruit reminds me of us humans, our relationships with and importance to each others’ lives and to God, who designed us.
Many of us generally present an attractive and level-headed persona to others that cause them to be drawn to us. Our conversations and attitude are pleasant enough and we are often versatile and skilled in a number of areas. There are some of us, though that just do not do. We are not a hit for many. That does not mean we are not important. Not all mango types please everyone. Some of us hold our very dark side. Just like the worm-infested mangoes, some of us are ugly on the inside. Our well-attired and so-called cultured selves mask the internal worms. We are haters, arrogant bastards and controlling, unforgiving creatures. Some of us are boring, or shallow beings who lack depth and insight. Some of us are so toxic that we immediately throw off or offend our fellow humans, just like the allergic causing mango. Some of us are easily hurt and our thinskinned selves give way under criticism or constant attack. Some of us, like the rotting mango under adverse conditions, never recover from hardships and mentally and emotionally rot away.
Whatever our “mango status,” we are still humans that are important to the fruit bowl of our families and communities and the world. Most importantly, we are important to God, our creator. Whatever mango we are God is able to perfect us to his standards.