Pieces off me: Childhood Deja vu

Pieces off me: Childhood Deja vu: " In church today, I saw a small child in the arms of his mother. The child looked so happy and he was indeed chubby, because he was well fee..."

Childhood Deja vu

 In church today, I saw a small child in the arms of his mother. The child looked so happy and he was indeed chubby, because he was well feed. I was glad for his mother. One interesting thing that i noted was the fact that immediately the child was breast fed, he began sleeping, and in  his sleep he appeared so peaceful as though nothing could ever disturb him in life. Yes what could disturb him when he was in the comforting arms of his mother? The other day I saw two small kids dancing happily to a song that was playing in the distance, I was walking with a friend and I told him that for us adults, the happy days are over. But what did I mean? you see the higher you grow, the more people expect of you, and whether consciously or unconsciously, your life is ruled by these expectations. you notice that your parents expect you to do well, that your peers expect you to act and behave like them etc., and when you refuse to meet up with such expectations, you feel terribly bad. now should you feel bad? we are always advised not to allow other people rule our lives; as true as it is, we should also realize that man  is a social being and in his social nature, he has recourse to the thought system and reasoning faculty of others, even though he, of course would have a mind of his own. and yet he would try to make his life conform to the dictates of society, family, friends,peers etc. what a life! and you would also agree with me that when  you do what is expected of you, you are happy, because you are parised, now when you do something bad, you are sad because you are scolded at or embarrassed. as water-tight as this is, there are some people whose stock in trade is to rebel, and this they do well. why do they rebel? it is because of what i have just said, it is because there are life expectations that rule us, something close to a cabal that calls the shot on everyones life. I know that God has full control of this life, He is, yet, there is still something that determines how we order our lives as adults. the happy days are over because that thing goes and attacks that drive in us to be the best. our happy days are over because we would never know such joy, such peace, such calm as we knew as children when we had nothing to worry about, when our every need was met by others, when we would sleep calmly with no thought of any unfinished business, when we would wake up and dance and laugh and sing, and indeed eat. As children we always thought that that was how life was, but we know better now. Life and its expectations... I would advise one thing- never let yourself be weighed down by life expectations and yet again try to live up to your potentials. be happy always, never trade with your happiness and never expect that something outside would make you happy. happiness is within, it is internal, it is God, because God is within each and every human being. entrust your worries to Him but Do your part. Our Child Hood Days Are Over...it is time to face the difficult situations that life presents us with.

Pieces off me: My relationship with God

Pieces off me: My relationship with God: "hmmm... my relationship with God has been for a very long time very one-sided. it has all been about- God give me this, God help me with tha..."

My relationship with God

hmmm... my relationship with God has been for a very long time very one-sided. it has all been about- God give me this, God help me with that, God rescue me from this, God do this for me... in essence it has always been about God helping me. that is why I say that it has been very onesided. Is this onesided relational nature a bad thing? Is my relationship with God all about the help He offers me? every one should ask him/herself this question. People say that God is just a figment of fantasy to those that have not made it in life, to the poor, the downtrodden, the oppressed. they say that God is not who we take Him to be. I say with all air of authority behind me that if this is who people take God to be, then I better be considered as one among the aforementioned. Yes, indeed, I am always in need of God's help and yes that pretty much determines my relationship with Him, because I am nothing without Him, I will be nothing with out Him and I was nothing without Him. so why am I distressed at the fact that my relationship with God has always been about asking and asking? it is because, I have no other person to turn to and it is most definately because I have in God a Father who is ready to respond to my every need. I instead thank God that my relationship with Him has been one sided, I do not regret ever being His and I will rather remain poor and oppressed in God than rich and delivered without God. To all who might have considered this question, i say to you that God is happy that the relationship you have with Him is One-sided, take it from me, He would not be happy if it was otherwise. I always want my relationship with God to be Onesided, I know that achievements and successes do matter, but God matters more. do not think that I ahve achieved anything in life, no, but whether I will acheive or not, i rather remain God's slave than the Devil's personal assistant. I am happy with the realtionship and God is too. Thus this is what I will do, I will keep asking for God's help till I enjoy His beatific vision in heaven. what of you...?

Pieces off me: Porn Damage

Pieces off me: Porn Damage: "I guess it will surprise all porn lovers, I mean my caption, but you never know what porn does to you, as a young or even old person, as a r..."

Porn Damage

I guess it will surprise all porn lovers, I mean my caption, but you never know what porn does to you, as a young or even old person, as a rich or poor man. many have attributed the varying number of sexual cases to reside in this evil called porn. not jumping the gun here, is porn really evil? you see, when i first came in contact with it, there was every reason for me to believe that there was good in it, i mean it will show you how to make your sexual life a fulfilled one. but do you realise that when you are being tempted into doing something evil, that which tempts you makes you view all the good sides to it. in evil there is never good, because when you are already neck deep into it, you realise that it was not as you expected.  Pornography is the product of Latin literature and it means "the devil's picture", so when you are viewing it you are doing something evil. there is no mid-ground between evil and good. whatever is evil is evil and that which is good is good. one with a very lively conscience, when i say lively i wish to emphasise the fact that some people have dead consciences. so those whose consciences are alive would have themselves being warned about the dangers of porn and it aftereffects. but do we listen? we often do not. why? because the temptation to watch porn attacks that God-given lure in man to produce. thus it becomes so hard. people who watch porn tend to disregard their fellow humans, i mean to say that a man watching porn would look at a woman as an object of use and not more as a creature made in the image and likeness of God, the woman would do likewise. Pornography is evil in that it gets you addicted to it, and like every addiction, it is very difficult to get out of, unless you are aided by grace. i assure you that your relationship with the opposite sex would be damaged if you get to attached to porn, your marriage would be ruined if you attach yourself to it. the immorality that arises out of such pictures, debases all that man stands for nad turns man into brutes, no, something lower than brutes, this is because brutes know when to engage in reproductive acts. man was endowned with reason to better himself and the world at large, which he has done, but he has also aided in making evil more enticing to himself. Like i said before the greatest damage porn does to one is that it affect your social nature as a human being and ushers in a worls of immorality and disorder, where sin reigns supreme, the kind of world the devil would love. let us ever keep fresh in our minds that the prayer Christ, himself taught us, included the coming of God's kingdom on earth. even without being religious, we all ahve a call to respect our fellow humans and their wills. indeed those whom act such, opted for it, but we disrespect them by encouraging them. we encourage them by producing and selling such acts and by even watching such acts, for by watching them you are saying "keep up the good work", to them. porn is enticing because it attacks that sexual part of man that is quite weak, but we must never forget that what is bad is bad and can never be good. indeed the fear and knowledge of God entails the rejection of all that is evil (Prov 8:13). I think it is time we waged war on this societal scourge, this religious evil and stop behaving as if it does not exist.