Sunday, December 5, 2010
COUNTRY AND GOVERNMENT: A REFLECTION
Today I started writing about whether one can love country and fear government. When I started writing on this subject, I realized the mammoth task ahead. However, I am very encouraged, this essay will help me educate myself about one vital institution in every economy, the government. In writing too, I discovered one important paradox, can country and government be two separate and independent institutions? This is the position i have taken on this issue, I hope I will be able to capture the essence of this project. When I'm done with the paper, I will gladly share it with the world to find out their thoughts on the issue too.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
COULD IT BE
Could it be that you might love someone and want to spend so much time with another. Not necessary because you hate spending time with the person you love but because the other person is 'easy like Sunday morning'. Otherwise, it could be safe to say we all need that experience of the fleeting moment.
Some people are good for each other irrespective of the happenings of the present. The unfortunate happens a lot in real relationships. Fantasies are however fun; free from troubles, pain and hurt, it could be that is not necessarily true.
Could it be that love is so troublesome that you get to that intolerable stage. True love works things out. I work things out. No matter how many fleeting moments I have, I have only one person to spend the rest of my life with.
IT COULD BE THAT LOVE SO PURE AND TRUE BECOMES INTOLERABLE, IT COULD ALSO BE THAT SOMETIMES, WE NEED A FLEETING MOMENT TO REMIND US OF WHERE WE BELONG. MY FANTASIES ARE MY LIFE. THAT CAN TOTALLY BE.
Some people are good for each other irrespective of the happenings of the present. The unfortunate happens a lot in real relationships. Fantasies are however fun; free from troubles, pain and hurt, it could be that is not necessarily true.
Could it be that love is so troublesome that you get to that intolerable stage. True love works things out. I work things out. No matter how many fleeting moments I have, I have only one person to spend the rest of my life with.
IT COULD BE THAT LOVE SO PURE AND TRUE BECOMES INTOLERABLE, IT COULD ALSO BE THAT SOMETIMES, WE NEED A FLEETING MOMENT TO REMIND US OF WHERE WE BELONG. MY FANTASIES ARE MY LIFE. THAT CAN TOTALLY BE.
ARGUING WITH MYSELF
To think that life is full of surprise is a cliche. Yes, I am all about the cliches, and today is no different. We try so hard to make ends meet, we get a job, give off our best and yet still, life is no different from what it was yesterday. Mostly, I believe we try too hard to make it work for us. Life has a way of dealing with us. It has its own way of making things work; that is the natural order. Life should work, it should be fun, full of happiness. That should be the natural order.
You wish! Often a times, life sucks, not because LIFE in general sucks, but because those around us, those who are suppose to have our backs -- family and friends -- are the foes we are running away from. Life should be fair, equity, that should be the basis of every human society. Laugh out loud, because it's never going to happen. The rich will continue being rich, and the poor remain in the gutter. Needless to say, the foolish ones in these groups will lose their positions, for the worst or best respectively.
I believe in LIFE, because it is God's gift to us. I suppose we all have varying opinions concerning life. But eventually, it all works for our good.
LIFE IS BITTER, LIFE IS SWEET, LIFE IS HARSH, LIFE IS COMFORTING, LIFE IS HARD, LIFE IS MANAGEABLE, LIFE IS AWESOME!
All these statements are a matter of opinion. In my best opinion, Life is what it is, it's everything and nothing combined. What is important is what you make of it.
LIFE IS ALL ABOUT LIVING. THAT IS THE WHOLE STORY.
You wish! Often a times, life sucks, not because LIFE in general sucks, but because those around us, those who are suppose to have our backs -- family and friends -- are the foes we are running away from. Life should be fair, equity, that should be the basis of every human society. Laugh out loud, because it's never going to happen. The rich will continue being rich, and the poor remain in the gutter. Needless to say, the foolish ones in these groups will lose their positions, for the worst or best respectively.
I believe in LIFE, because it is God's gift to us. I suppose we all have varying opinions concerning life. But eventually, it all works for our good.
LIFE IS BITTER, LIFE IS SWEET, LIFE IS HARSH, LIFE IS COMFORTING, LIFE IS HARD, LIFE IS MANAGEABLE, LIFE IS AWESOME!
All these statements are a matter of opinion. In my best opinion, Life is what it is, it's everything and nothing combined. What is important is what you make of it.
LIFE IS ALL ABOUT LIVING. THAT IS THE WHOLE STORY.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
FIGHTING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND
So I am here, talking with my girlfriend about a fight we picked . I still think it's her fault, on the other hand, she thinks I was cruel and vengeful. I will really like to think otherwise, but what's the point, what has happened has happened. It was hard, because for the first time, I lost control of myself and did not know what I was doing. I was confused and lost, maybe, I over exaggerated the whole thing. Maybe not. She is sitting by me reading this blog and laughing. She says she was smiling. To continue, I made her cry, something she hasn't done in a long time. I wish I could cry also, but I have not been able to do that in a very long time.
What I was by the way, I mean, my emotional state, was AFRAID. I was afraid for the first time in a long while that I was going to lose her because of my pride. I thought I understood why people commitment passion crimes. But now I know why. This s**** is never happening to me.
She thinks she is going to lose me, she doesn't know losing her will be THE BIGGEST lost on my part not hers. I love my girlfriend, but I AM SURE SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.
TIME WILL TELL.
What I was by the way, I mean, my emotional state, was AFRAID. I was afraid for the first time in a long while that I was going to lose her because of my pride. I thought I understood why people commitment passion crimes. But now I know why. This s**** is never happening to me.
She thinks she is going to lose me, she doesn't know losing her will be THE BIGGEST lost on my part not hers. I love my girlfriend, but I AM SURE SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.
TIME WILL TELL.
CURIOUS
I tried writing on this same topic a while back, rather unfortunate, but I lost my internet connection. So I am here again, trying to write on this same topic again.
Curiosity is defined by the Concise Oxford Dictionary (10 ed.) as a strong desire to know or learn something.
Whenever I think about curiosity, only one cliche jumps to mind, "Curiosity killed the cat" I have a thing for cliches, yes, I do. Let's get back to the argument, curiosity killed...
If this were true, then I am of the view that there is no need to search for the unknown. Nonetheless, I must admit that the thought of the unknown sends thrills through my spine.
If life was about the known, then I don't get the point in living; because nothing about the known is exciting anymore. When Humphry Davy first invented the lightbulb, it was the 'wow' thing of the century, even after Thomas Edison improved on it. Now nobody really cares about light-bulb anymore.
When Newton proposed his gravitational theory it was the 'it' theory in the world of science; most of us don't care about gravitation let alone how to calculate it anymore.
Life is about being curious. If this assertion is also true, then as citizens, we have the right to know what those who have charge over us, either by appointment or election, decide for us in relation to consumer satisfaction and organizational profit in general welfare to the government or the economy we find ourselves in.
Another school of thought will suggest that if the general citizenry knows about every little detail with regards to deals that our 'superiors' have agreed on in our stead, there will be chaos in the country. I beg to differ. Chaos will arise in such situations where the people discover the hidden selfish interests of these leaders. We hide things not because we are afraid people can't handle the truth; it's rather because we don't want them to realize how selfish we are and how this translates into the deals we sign behind closed doors.
Where lies the paradox in this situation? Human Beings according to our nature like to find things out; some 'smart' people on the other hand like to make some of these discoveries exclusive. Some like to know, others are afraid to know, but there is always the strong desire to know. That is where the paradox lies!
Curiosity is defined by the Concise Oxford Dictionary (10 ed.) as a strong desire to know or learn something.
Whenever I think about curiosity, only one cliche jumps to mind, "Curiosity killed the cat" I have a thing for cliches, yes, I do. Let's get back to the argument, curiosity killed...
If this were true, then I am of the view that there is no need to search for the unknown. Nonetheless, I must admit that the thought of the unknown sends thrills through my spine.
If life was about the known, then I don't get the point in living; because nothing about the known is exciting anymore. When Humphry Davy first invented the lightbulb, it was the 'wow' thing of the century, even after Thomas Edison improved on it. Now nobody really cares about light-bulb anymore.
When Newton proposed his gravitational theory it was the 'it' theory in the world of science; most of us don't care about gravitation let alone how to calculate it anymore.
Life is about being curious. If this assertion is also true, then as citizens, we have the right to know what those who have charge over us, either by appointment or election, decide for us in relation to consumer satisfaction and organizational profit in general welfare to the government or the economy we find ourselves in.
Another school of thought will suggest that if the general citizenry knows about every little detail with regards to deals that our 'superiors' have agreed on in our stead, there will be chaos in the country. I beg to differ. Chaos will arise in such situations where the people discover the hidden selfish interests of these leaders. We hide things not because we are afraid people can't handle the truth; it's rather because we don't want them to realize how selfish we are and how this translates into the deals we sign behind closed doors.
Where lies the paradox in this situation? Human Beings according to our nature like to find things out; some 'smart' people on the other hand like to make some of these discoveries exclusive. Some like to know, others are afraid to know, but there is always the strong desire to know. That is where the paradox lies!
Monday, November 1, 2010
WHY WE ARE NOT CHANGING
Many times when you tune your radio to a station to listen in to programs, or even talk to people in your own communities you will discover one common trend, the world has a lot of complains about how bad things are. The paradox in all these issues is this, the very people who cry foul are the very people committing them. So much talk about how things are not going well --bad pension schemes, bad roads, bad presidents, bad parliamentarians, bad economy, horrible health delivery system, etc-- and yet none of the people making noise about the problems are doing anything to change it. In all these, we have failed to talk about the role we are to play ourselves in changing these 'bad' stuff ' into 'good' stuff.
I am that kind of guy who does not believe in the vagueness of cliches because time and time again, they have proven to be true. In this instance, 'empty barrels make the loudest noise!'
If the road in your community is bad, do not go and sit on radio and insult your elected honorable, or ask members of your community to put on red armbands and hit the streets, rather, organize the mob for these demonstrations for clean up exercises, maintenance works and all the positive things you can think about. Let us see if the 'bad' will not turn to good when we do these little things.
THE REASON WHY WE ARE NOT CHANGING IS VERY SIMPLE, MOST PEOPLE ON PLANET EARTH ARE HYPOCRITES! FOR THIS REASON WE WILL CONTINUE SUFFERING UNDERDEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY, THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES LIKE MINE.
I am that kind of guy who does not believe in the vagueness of cliches because time and time again, they have proven to be true. In this instance, 'empty barrels make the loudest noise!'
If the road in your community is bad, do not go and sit on radio and insult your elected honorable, or ask members of your community to put on red armbands and hit the streets, rather, organize the mob for these demonstrations for clean up exercises, maintenance works and all the positive things you can think about. Let us see if the 'bad' will not turn to good when we do these little things.
THE REASON WHY WE ARE NOT CHANGING IS VERY SIMPLE, MOST PEOPLE ON PLANET EARTH ARE HYPOCRITES! FOR THIS REASON WE WILL CONTINUE SUFFERING UNDERDEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY, THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES LIKE MINE.
Monday, August 9, 2010
CAN IT GET ANY COMPLEX
Moral Hazard is just another way of saying
Men cannot be trusted without supervision.
Not so? Even a far better prejudice,
Adverse Selection: invariably implying:
"Who the hell told you your idea is so brilliant you need that much?"
Now don't get me wrong,
The premise of this argument is based on trust
Yet the very institutions that are suppose to promote this concept
Are filled with people and schemes that violate the idealism of the word
We all have a nice way of screwing with people's heads
Whenever we visit the money man's office
Courtesy demands that that he be polite
Because he cannot say
"You are damn bloody liar, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU"
Worst of all he could say,
"I AM NOT GIVING YOU S*** LIAR"
That's rather too harsh don't you think?
So we coined a rather convenient phrase for this
We called it, Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection
Men cannot be trusted without supervision.
Not so? Even a far better prejudice,
Adverse Selection: invariably implying:
"Who the hell told you your idea is so brilliant you need that much?"
Now don't get me wrong,
The premise of this argument is based on trust
Yet the very institutions that are suppose to promote this concept
Are filled with people and schemes that violate the idealism of the word
We all have a nice way of screwing with people's heads
Whenever we visit the money man's office
Courtesy demands that that he be polite
Because he cannot say
"You are damn bloody liar, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU"
Worst of all he could say,
"I AM NOT GIVING YOU S*** LIAR"
That's rather too harsh don't you think?
So we coined a rather convenient phrase for this
We called it, Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection
MY FIGHT WITH MY WORLD
Life is transient,
This world is full of treachery
Yet I believe in the benevolent
The question still remains who to trust
In my world we believe in witchcraft, magic and sorcery
Yet I believe in the Omnipotent
The battle between good and evil ever ongoing
The greatest decision to be made is which side to belong
Yet this battle I fight is still turbulent
I am delimited by egotistical populace
By God, I had no idea to survive
Yet I press on, I am persistent
O THIS LIFE! FULL OF MISERY, FULL OF TREACHERY
I WONDER WHEN ARMAGEDDON WILL DAWN ON US
YET WE TALK SO MUCH OF HOPE, SO MUCH OF LOVE
This world is full of treachery
Yet I believe in the benevolent
The question still remains who to trust
In my world we believe in witchcraft, magic and sorcery
Yet I believe in the Omnipotent
The battle between good and evil ever ongoing
The greatest decision to be made is which side to belong
Yet this battle I fight is still turbulent
I am delimited by egotistical populace
By God, I had no idea to survive
Yet I press on, I am persistent
O THIS LIFE! FULL OF MISERY, FULL OF TREACHERY
I WONDER WHEN ARMAGEDDON WILL DAWN ON US
YET WE TALK SO MUCH OF HOPE, SO MUCH OF LOVE
MY FIGHT WITH MY WORLD
Life is transcient .
This world is full of treachery.
Yet I believe in the benevolent.
The question still remains who to trust,
In my world we believe in magic, witchcraft and sorcery.
Yet I believe in the Omnipotent.
The battle between good and evil is ever ongoing,
The greatest decision to be made is which side to belong to.
Yet this battle I fight is turbulent.
I am delimited by egotistical populace,
By God, I have no idea how to survive.
Yet I press on, I am persistent
O this life! O this world, full of misery, full of treachery, and yet we talk so much of love.
HAITI
When we lay down our heads
The skies above we perceived
We bowed our heads and prayed
Psalms too sweet we received
For all we had had been consumed by nature
Our heart rejoices for the songs yet unsung
Our people rejoice for the liberation yet to be unveiled
Sitting afar off, I realized how obscured hope was from us
But now, now I can see, and so do the people
Drumming and dancing shall fill our courts once more
Food, wine, and abundance shall be our portion once more
The streets shall be filled with the cries and screams of our children once more
Our mothers shall go out to the markets to buy and sell once more
Haiti, we shall be strong, we will emerge victors from all our misfortunes.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Is it Mind or Heart
Many a times we desire for something, someone, someplace.
So many of those times we never ponder about the consequences.
The actions that we take, the consequences thereof, are they from Heart or Mind?
I would like to think otherwise, for if they are from any of the above,
This world would not be as it is.
The world suffers from impulsive thoughts, ambitions and actions!
Selflessness is the last word on most people's Mind and Heart.
To be great is to know what is of the Heart and Mind
I will be great because my life is from the Heart and Mind;
Better yet, I might be lost because of the matters of the Heart and Mind
To be, is a matter of representation
To become, is a matter of evolution
To be there, is a matter of decisiveness
I am here, is a matter of realization
WHICHEVER, WHATEVER, WHAT SO EVER, ARE ALL SEMANTICS
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WHICH IS OF THE HEART AND MIND
So many of those times we never ponder about the consequences.
The actions that we take, the consequences thereof, are they from Heart or Mind?
I would like to think otherwise, for if they are from any of the above,
This world would not be as it is.
The world suffers from impulsive thoughts, ambitions and actions!
Selflessness is the last word on most people's Mind and Heart.
To be great is to know what is of the Heart and Mind
I will be great because my life is from the Heart and Mind;
Better yet, I might be lost because of the matters of the Heart and Mind
To be, is a matter of representation
To become, is a matter of evolution
To be there, is a matter of decisiveness
I am here, is a matter of realization
WHICHEVER, WHATEVER, WHAT SO EVER, ARE ALL SEMANTICS
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WHICH IS OF THE HEART AND MIND
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