I knew this girl who was engaged to a great guy. It seemed like it was meant to be and we were all looking forward to a beautiful wedding. However just before they got married, he found out that she was pregnant and the baby was not his. And then she had the audacity to… Read more »
The court convenes for the trial. The charges are read. Innumerable counts of theft; stolen joy, intimacy between God and man. Assault on hope. Murder of dreams. The judge asks the accused to turn and face the audience. You peer closely at its name, printed on the black and white. Fear. For long, fear has… Read more »
It’s 3am. You have tossed and turned more than all the salad in the world. Everyone is asleep and you alone are awake. You are troubled by worries that others do not have. You ask, “Why me? Why is it always me?” Guess what? It is you, but it is not only you. There are… Read more »
The day has been a rush – a rush to grab your backpack, to put your shoes on and you are almost late. Just when you think you are ready to go, you realise you are missing the most important thing. The key. Life can be like that. There is never enough time, things are… Read more »
It is an epidemic. Nothing can stop its rampage. There is none exempted, none spared. The lack of confidence. Dejection of spirit. Lack of motivation. This is more than just the Monday blues. The emotional lethargy, the absence of courage and the loss of heart are some of the symptoms of its presence. Victims stumble… Read more »
Mom’s kitchen Today’s menu: Take it or leave it The day’s toll has been put to rest. She has done what’s best to put the noisiest tummies to ease. She then tries to moves on to her personal mission – to save the world. After all, her mind is sharpened by her cheekiest kid. Her… Read more »
David Beckham is synonymous with football. Young aspiring midfielders pine to cross the ball like the Manchester United star. Beckham’s popularity arguably overshadows his entire team – can you name the class of 92? Doesn’t this sound all too familiar? Moses’s lifted hands translating to Israel’s victory is a familiar tale we know all too… Read more »
Slothfulness. We have all been at its peril. It is almost elusive. There is no obvious evil act committed. But it is the lack of action, the act of omission that is at the root of this condition. There are consequences and someone eventually has to pay. For the sloth, time will reveal its true… Read more »
