The difference between the poor and the rich countries is not the age of the country, the color of the people, their size, or even height. This can be shown by countries like India and Egypt that are more than two thousand years old and are poor. On the other hand, Botswana, Canada, and Australia, that one hundred years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries and are rich. The difference between poor and rich does not reside in the available natural resources. Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture and cattle raising, but is among the top…
Sustaining a reading culture is essential
Here is a question that was paused to me by one of my closest friends recently; why are you so much bothered about reading? Although I will try to answer this question and explained why a reading culture should be nurtured and be part of every balanced person’s lifestyle, I still felt my explanations were not exhaustive. The reason for this is that many people even some in this audience are having similar questions while thousands of others do not see the value of reading. As such allow me to use this occasion of the lock-down to share my thoughts…
Leadership is also for you
At some point in our life, we all have been or can become leaders. We serve as leaders of our sleeping places, jobs, communities, and our families. Though for many, being a leader means having the power to control others; those who carry this view eventually find that the more they try to control people, the less influence they have over them. For others, leadership means being in a position of authority. Yet, a person can be a leader even if he/she is on the bottom of the totem pole. When a person sees that something good needs to be…
Appreciate your family to improve it
The family is where the human bond is honest A story puts it that a mother lost her soldier son and the news of his death came to her in dispatches from the war. He had died while fighting nobly at the head of his regiment. His mother was disconsolate. ‘If only I could see him again just for five minutes.’ An angel heard her prayer. ‘For five minutes’, said the angel, ‘you will see him’. ‘Quick, quick,’ said the mother, her tears turned to momentary joy. ‘Yes’, said the angel, ‘but think a little. He was a grown man…
Laws of money assist you to make the right decision
Year after year, we continue to joke about the lack of money especially after the excessive spending during the festive season. Most of our savings are spent until we are back to living ‘hand to mouth’, waiting for the next paycheck, just to clear the bills and wait for the next pay opportunity thus repeating the cycle. We end up cursing the corporate world and how the system is built to cripple us. We seem to be born just to pay infinite bills as if we are trapped in the vicious circle of poverty. As we all know money can…
#Covid19 reality check: One Noble Truth Is That Suffering Exists
Is suffering part of life? To live means to suffer because human nature is not perfect, and neither is the world we live in. During our lifetime we inevitably must endure physical suffering such as pain, sickness, injury, tiredness, old age, and eventually death. Through all this, we must endure anguish which presents itself in sadness, fear, frustration, disappointment, and at times depression. There are different degrees of suffering and there are also positive experiences that arise from it. The truth is that suffering is terrible. While still alive most of us would prefer peace, comfort, and happiness. Yet life…
