The World As I See It
“The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose”
—Myles Munroe
The world is in shock to learn of the death of Dr. Myles Munroe, a pastor and motivational speaker, whose teachings on leadership, purpose, Christian character, relationships, and many other themes, changed the thinking patterns of millions of individuals around the world.
Last week, I posted a recap of the points I garnered during the Sunday service, with a pledge to do that every Sunday. I assumed it would be a pretty easy task—just return from Church and type. How wrong I was! Thanks to a loveless case of flu, I couldn’t write anything yesterday. Today is Monday, but who says Sunday recap can’t come on Monday morning?
So I finally got to finish my first politics-themed book. After years of reading mystery, romance, Christian, and everything else, I guess it’s time to move into a new territory. Continue reading “Power, Politics & Death”
Sunday! The day of the week when majority of those who profess to be Christians turn up in Churches for Service or Mass or whatever appropriate appellation.
For some, it’s a really sober day, filled with “God bless you brother (or sister)”. For some others, it’s sober plus fun, and yet for some, it’s just about fun Continue reading “Sunday Recap”
I heard October ended yesterday. Woke up this morning and realized today wasn’t October 32. November 1, the first day of the penultimate month is here.
Continue reading “One More To Go”
You need to first read Part 1.
Then, it seemed Mr. A suddenly remembered that the ongoing session was triggered by the radio caller, and he abruptly burst in, “Thunder fire that guy. Before I talk your papa, now take, your mama.” “All these small boys that manage to buy recharge card and don’t know anything about the country”. Mr. D tried to let him see that the caller only made known his point of view, which he was entitled to. Continue reading “The Bus Parliament [2]”
Diversity is an attribute that makes a parliament interesting and intriguing. Individuals with different backgrounds coming together to discuss issues that affect them and the people they represent. Many parliaments would envy the diversity of a bus’ passengers—individuals picked randomly from different points along a route, not held back by party allegiance. Continue reading “The Bus Parliament”
Whew! So this Monday was “No Bra Day”? Despite daily monitoring of global events, I didn’t get to know of this day till the day after. Maybe it’s because it didn’t get to the front pages of the CNN or BBC website (mobile). Continue reading ““No Bra Day” – Seriously?”
With almost eight thousand persons infected, and about half that number of lives lost, the world is grappling with one of the most devastating diseases ever suffered by humanity. In the midst of this healthcare crisis, with calls for massive public enlightenment in order to help fight the scourge, some individuals have signed up with a disingenuous tool—propagating ridiculous conspiracy theories. Continue reading “Of Ebola and Ridiculous Theories”
Letting those kids back in was a decision I got to rue for the rest of the day. It seems they went to request for a double portion of the “spirit of naughtiness”. Continue reading “Who’s Teaching These Kids? [2]”
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