The Poor Man's Wealth

By Sicebise Msengana

Ramchand and Premchand were neighbours. Ramchand was a poor
farmer. Premchand was a landlord.
Ramchand used to be very relaxed and happy. He never bothered to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He had deep sound sleeps. Although he had no money he was peaceful.

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God's death and burial: How we killed God

By Sicebise Msengana

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For thousands of years, gods, goddesses and supernatural entities have dictate the lives of many people throughout history. Mankind lacked the knowledge about the mechanics of the universe, and as a result we invented supernatural entities like God to explain why things happen; why do bad things happen, why certain bacteria caused illnesses etc. When religion owned all the markets for God, they had absolute control over the lives of the masses. Freedom and reason was stifled, many atrocious acts were committed in the name of these so-called gods and goddesses or spirits. It took brave, smart scientists like Galileo, Kepler and Newton that challenge the Church.

The Wolf in Sheep skin

By Sicebise Msengana

Pic: billionbibles

A wolf was walking in the countryside. He
found a sheep-skin spread on the ground. He thought, "If I wear this skin and get mixed up in the flock, the shepherd will not suspect me. At night, I will kill a stout sheep and then take him away with me".
The wolf covered himself with the sheep-skin and got mixed up with a flock of sheep. As he had expected, the shepherd took him as a sheep and shut him also in the pen. The wolf was waiting for the night.

Saying Sorry is Not Enough

By Sicebise Msengana

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We live in an imperfect world marred by pain and suffering. Over time, there have been different ways to deal with this age-old dilemma. Many answers ranged from loving your enemies to simply asking for an apology. Probably the most famous of all forgiveness asking is begging a deity to forgive us: "Dear God [Allah], I am a sinner and need forgiveness." That's all it takes to beg for mercy and forgiveness.

Although these solutions are loved by many for their godliness, it has some dire implications. For example, Many White people living in South Africa supposedly experienced an epiphany and decided to put an end to the oppressive apartheid system. Or three centuries

The Hare and The Tortoise

By Sicebise Msengana

Pic: Ultracycling

Once, a hare saw a tortoise walking slowly with a heavy shell on his back. The hare was very proud of himself and he asked the tortoise. “Shall we have a race?"
The tortoise agreed. They started the running race. The hare ran very fast. But the tortoise walked very slowly. The proud hair rested under a tree and soon slept off. But the tortoise walked very fast, slowly and steadily and reached the goal. At last, the tortoise won the race.

Moral : Pride goes before a fall. Our pride just like the hare's will come before a fall. Our pride will be the ultimate cause of our fall.

20 Interesting Facts About Our Universe

By Sicebise Msengana

1. The Universe is probably about 15 billion years old.

2. The brightest star in each constellation is called the Alpha Star, the next brightest Beta.

3.   All the stars, galaxies, and black holes in the universe only compose about 5% of its mass. The other 95% is unaccounted for. Scientists are still not sure of the nature of both the dark matter and dark energy. Dark matter, a mysterious form of matter that has been unidentified, accounts for 26.8%
of the contents.