Poor Dollars, Pennies, Cents, Rupees, Yens, Lire, Riyals, Dinars and all the other various currency denominations! How much are they blamed for being the root of all evil in society! I pity the predicament of the bloodless, lifeless and soulless numeric entities for bearing this burden of guilt sealed onto them from ages long across …
The Collins Dictionary defines malice as ‘behaviour that is intended to harm people or their reputations, or cause them embarrassment and upset.’ Merriam Webster defines malice as ‘desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.’ The Oxford Dictionaries defines malice as ‘the desire to harm someone; ill will.’ Malice, thus, is an intentional covert feeling that gives expression to certain overt behaviour. …
Mount Sinai is famously remembered by people familiar with the Bible, as the mountain on which God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. It was located in the south of the Sinai Peninsula. Liberated from slavery in Egypt and three months into their journey towards the Promised Land of Canaan, the Israelites camped in the …
The English Oxford Living Dictionaries defines hypocrisy as ‘the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.’ Merriam-Webster defines hypocrisy as ‘a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not : behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel.’ Collins English …
The account of the Jericho wall falling flat after being circumambulated by the Israelites for seven days (Joshua 6:1-27) is an amazing and matchless event in the history of the world! If you are thinking that the Biblical account of the destruction of the Jericho wall is merely an interesting story or one of those …
We all go through the lonely lows of life of and on – those grim valley episodes with looming wild grasses all around and giant rugged mountains closing in, in the eerie darkness. No pink, white, purple and red flowers to brighten up the way; no welcome chirping of birds to soothe the ears; no …
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The lone flickering candle that dissipated the darkness in my room during the six-day long electricity outage in the aftermath of the cyclone Fani, reminded me of a Christian’s role to burn for Jesus Christ. We are in times when we generally think of candles while contemplating to have a candle-light dinner. Otherwise, gone are …
Furious Fani’s fury Answerable to no man’s jury Struck with all its might No tenable brain or brawn dared against it stand and fight No bigotry No favouritism No sectarianism No epicurean sensationalism Merciless devastation Beyond forecasted estimation Uprooting lofty trees and vegetation Robbing many a source of trade and occupation Few …
Ancient Greek mythology tells us the story of a beautiful young woman called Atalanta. She was a fast runner and had vowed to only marry the man who could beat her in a race. Many suitors tried and failed. Atalanta always won the race! Then came a young man called Hippomenes who was confident that …
In my first job as a Counselor in a school, I was advised by well-meaning people not to smile in front of students and to maintain a firm composure. I took the advice. Only that, I chose not to act on it! Wearing a pleasant smile is the best and priceless piece of natural ornament one …
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