He who digs a pit for others falls into it

There was a real life series I used to watch sometime back on Sony MAX. Title of the series was 1000 ways to die. 

In these series, there is an episode that stayed on my mind forever.

In the episode that am talking about, there was a dude, about 45 years old. He looked no taller than 5'3". 

He was a business man dealing in expensive jewelry. Had a very nice office where he could meet some of his clients. Very neat and orderly. 

However, behind all the office glamour, lay a very dark business this man was running. 

Undercover, the man was a night time robber. 

However, this was not your regular highway snatcher. This dude used to rob from fresh graves.

Usually, people bury their loved ones ardoned with expensive jewelry. So, part of this dude's job was to seek out for fresh graves and when the night sank in, he would set off for "work".

Together with his "workmates", they would quickly dig out the fresh corpse and take off  with the "load". 

The following activities would always take place in his lavish office. 

On reaching the office, the businessman would lock the door, then start with the process of unpacking his "spoils". He would then rid the corpse of any jewelry that would be on its body. 

Against one of the walls of his office room, stood a well furnished table with cabins all round its sides. This table served as cover for the large container of concentrated acid placed inside what looked like a sidedewall cupboard. 

After taking off all the watches and necklaces from the corpse, the businessman would then dispose of the body into the container of acid, where it could burn to oblivion. 

He would then carefully cover the acid container and make the place look like an office again. 

As the saying goes, "every dog has its day". The day finally came for this man to taste his own medicine. 

There is also a Kiganda saying that goes, "ez'omubbi zibeera ana!" This is loosely translated as: A thief's luck never lasts more than forty days. 

On one fateful night, Grave Robber went out for a hunt as he usually does. 

This time, his spoil was a very elegant female corpse. Tight short dress, diamond necklace, expensive wrist watch and expensive earrings. High heels. She looked almost 6 ft tall, heels off. 

In her lifeless body, she was much taller than Mr. Robber. It didn't matter. This was just a corpse. He had a catch and after ridding the corpse of the spoils, he would just throw it into the acid container as usual.

After taking the diamonds off the corpse, came the usual moment of waste disposal. 

Hold on, whatever was wrong with this corpse! 

Instead of easily falling into the acid like a lifeless body should, the "lady" had her own plans as well. Her plan, it seems, was to end this dirty business once and for all. 

Dead woman stiffly stood on the ground, her lifeless load making the business man stumble a bit. 

With shock on his face, businessman stood back a bit, looked the "woman" up and down seemingly asking "her" what the hell she thought she was doing! What followed was an interesting fight between the corpse and the thief. 

The thief rebooted his energy and attempted to throw the "woman" into the acid container again. Alas! Dead woman stood even firmer on the ground. 

In her stiff lifeless posture, for a moment, the dead woman appeared to be alive and seemed to be resisting the harsh punishment of burning in acid. 

No way was she going to be disturbed out of her eternal rest and burn to ashes! 

Her body language seemed to suggest a determination to end this treacherous business, once and for all. 

With his strongest effort, businessman made a final push to get rid of the corpse. Oh! What a long night it was! 

Lifting the corpse with all the energy in his body, he held it from the legs and made his last attempt to throw into its final resting place. 

I watched in astonishment as I saw the corpse pushing hard against the man, making him stagger around like a drunkard. 

In that same moment the man stumbled into the container of acid while the corpse fell hard on the floor and just like that, that was the end of the dirty businessman. 

In my language they say, lw'oyagaliza muka kitawo lutta nyoko. This can be  translated as, "He who digs a pit for others falls into it " This saying means that one's malicious plans will ultimately cause their own downfall/ end. This was the exact fate of the perilious businessman.

Moral of the story: 

You should always know when to stop. Too much of anything is always bad.

Do not plan evil for others, karma may just suddenly turn around and hit you bad.

Always keep your business legal. The earthly watchdogs may not get you but be ware that the Lord is always watching!

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