It is never safe to be a social island

A remote and isolated African village

To be socially reclusive and to be disconnected from society is dangerous. Though you may be happy and secure in your environment and see no internal and external threat, there are forces who see your isolation and contentment as an opportunity to take over your land, your possessions and your peace.

 

The story extracted from the Bible
So the five men (spies) left and went to the town of Laish. They saw how safely the people there were living, like the Sidonians. They were a peaceful, quiet people, with no disputes with anyone; they had all they needed. They lived far away from the Sidonians and had no dealings with any other people... Judges 18:7

When you get there, you will find that the people don't suspect a thing. It is a big country; it has everything a person could want, and God has given it to you.” Judges 10

After the men from Dan had taken the priest and the things that Micah had made, they went and attacked Laish, that town of peaceful, quiet people which was in the same valley as Bethrehob. They killed the inhabitants and burnt the town. There was no one to save them, because Laish was a long way from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any other people. The men from Dan rebuilt the town and settled down there. Judges 27-28

 

Lessons to learn...

1.    Always take guard and establish safeguards to protect your family, assets and/or wealth, whether it be legal documentation, or people who can vouch for you and stand by you in battle

2.    Never be too content to believe that a foreign entity or enemy shall not covet your land, your wealth, your business or your family and seek to take it

3.    History will at times remember favourably, the bully who took over the land, the business or the opportunity! Those taken over are forgotten and probably none of their lineage shall ever existed again.