International Women’s’ Day: To all sisters and mothers who have slept on bare floors of our hospitals…

Troubled by mounting bills Tormented by recalcitrant mosquitoes Harassed by hunger pangs Stressed by uncooperative weather Circled by despair Yet clinging to hope We raise this song For not giving up For retaining your dignity For remaining soft and hard At the same time Imitating The power of the sun We raise this song Today your children Must rise So that you may leave the…

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The lioness, its cub and the snake

My neighbour went to see his automobile mechanic to replace the brake pads in his car recently when he overheard two young men arguing about the lion in rebellion and million. One of them insisted that anyone with the heart of a lion who champions a rebellion will end up with millions. The other disagreed and argued it was only in the realm of conjecture…

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Who filled the vacuum created by Zacchaeus’ attempt to douse an Honest Thief situation?

Who was Zacchaeus? I don’t recall such a name in Liam Neeson’s Honest Thief movie He didn’t feature in the movie Ok, who was he? A very wealthy man. Ok. He became wealthy by preying on others How many wealthy people do you know who do not do the same? Don’t be presumptuous. Anyway, his actions created the perfect conditions necessary for many honest thieves…

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