Education, by definition, ought to grant wisdom, as expected to enlighten scholars to become productive in society. Something appears as if yawningly missing, in the field of education. When judged by scholars who boast of holding PhDs but without tangible benefits on the ground. The educational system seems as failing…
The only asset to be cherished is honesty
The value and the purpose of living are in one’s integrity, existing for eternity. While everything should be treated as morning mist. A person’s integrity is different from his physical looks, whether blind or crippled. There are those wishing that their physical looks ought to have been better, but this…
Authoritarianism is cultish in nature
A cult is defined as a group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity, sometimes viewed as a sect. It is often existing on the margins of society or being exploitative towards its members. But this includes devotion to a person considered to be a saint. Loyalty is…
Becoming happy by making others happy
The law of happiness is as applicable as any other law of nature that produces results. If you smile at another person, the same person smiles back at you. Although, that principle does not apply in the event that the other person construes an ulterior motive. Nevertheless, a person draws…
The Citizens Convergence for Change, with a bang?
“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship…
Becoming a Christian on one’s own terms
Before leaving, Jesus instructed His disciples to preach the gospel to all nations. This did not mean that everyone would believe. Some would believe, but others would not believe. The prerogative was left at a person’s own determinism. The gospel had to be exactly the one that Jesus had advanced.…
Worshippers as compared with doers.
In doing God’s work there is no failure. There is no need for the consideration of volume, or publicly commendable contributions. It is not about numbers, or the magnitude of what is achieved, but about the attitude. We can all not be like any of the professionals acclaimed to have…
Sex is the deepest condition of human degradation.
Humans were created in God’s image. In their uppermost condition of dignity, humans are God-like. However, after degeneration, the worst condition in humanity is in sexual appetite. Procreation was designed by God, and sex plays the role of ensuring procreation. Nevertheless, the degradation of humanity is deepest in sex. The…
The origins of idolatry
Idolatry is the worship of an idol or cult image, being a physical image, such as a statue, or a person in place of God. In Abrahamic religions, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam, idolatry connotes the worship of something or someone, as if God. In these monotheistic religions, idolatry is…
The maximum degree of poor communication is death
It is impossible to talk to a corpse. Communication represents life so that where there is no communication, life would be unachievable. An evil governing system goes as far as cutting off the internet so that clandestine killings can take place, without detection. As long as governed by an evil…