The Giving Tree

By Sicebise Msengana

Once upon a time, there lived a big mango tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the mangoes, took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, The little boy grew, and he no longer played around the tree.

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Last Message: Unity

By Malcom X

Pic: Wikipedia

Distinguished guests, brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, friends and enemies:

I want to point out first that I am very happy to be here this evening and I'm thankful [to the Afro-American Broadcasting Company] for the invitation to come here to Detroit this evening. I was in a house last night that was bombed, my own. It didn't destroy all my clothes, not all, but you know what happens when fire dashes through -- they get smoky. The only thing I could get my hands on before leaving was what I have on now.

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

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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