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THE TONGUE That night, before John went to bed, he read from the Bible, Moses’ flaws due to his temper and he prayed for grace to hold himself back and not be easily angered. Seconds later, he was gone, soaked completely in the ocean of sleep. Of a sudden, John was no longer 8 years. He was now a man in his late 30’s, already successful in his way and married too. His wife, Rebecca, who he called Becky for short was a gentle woman, the type that doesn’t worry her husband. They really loved each other, naturally, just like milk and flour. All was going smoothly until that day… Before this fateful day, both of them had been expectantly waiting on the Creator for a child but Becky hadn’t taken in yet. On that day, John was visited at work by his uncles; the only two brothers his mom had. They brought news on how miserable their sister was and how it was his fault, how she was dying gradually and hadn’t seen her grandchildren and how that was Becky’s fault too. Well, if I, the narrator of ...

  Hey, guys. I'm posting a sort of freestyle poem I wrote some time ago(more of a message broken into short lines, hope you like it!).... And as usual, please react, comment and share! . NO GOOD FROM EVIL Your son was said to have been stealing, You disagreed, Yet you went into your brother's store, Just the week before, And took some of his food items... And with no iota of a stinging conscience, You boldly declare; 'My brother's property is mine'... So do you mean to assert, That your stealing son, Was blind to that act, And didn't learn from you? . Young woman, Your daughter went into prostitution... You don't believe it, But where exactly were you last night? Was it not in that strange man's room? Oh, come on, Mangoes aren't found on a guava tree, are they? . Any fault found with your offspring, You denounce vehemently; But was it not that same crime, That exact atrocity, Or a variant of it, You committed some time ago? . SIDE BOX This Valentine,...

  ILLUSION He was on the bank, Just last night, On the verge of being carried away, His eyes focusing, On what he didn’t want to lose, Trying hard not to get distracted, By the turbid water, Yet then, he lifted his eyes, And saw it, looking so attractive, so enjoyable; He became engrossed, ‘It’d just take a little swim’, he thought, And tried moving towards it; But it was fruitless, Like navigating a labyrinth in the dark, Or a maze of identical doors, He really wanted this, Thought he needed it badly, At that point, What he didn’t want at first to lose, What he really was supposed to choose, Became valueless, useless to him, And he thought it was an upgrade, When it was in fact, only a worse update, Exchanging the invaluable for a valuable, He dropped it, And it made his journey easier, he naively thought; He was reaching out to his target, A few more scrambling, And some more clambering, He was finally there, The pearl was before him, With a radiance he’d never seen, The wide smi...

Happy new month guys and thanks for the support! When you hate the one God loves  I saw someone post; ‘If God loves the person you hate, you’re in trouble!’ The first thought that crossed my mind when I came across this, was that, God said in His word that He loves everyone, in essence; every human on earth. That declaration is scattered all over the scriptures, the most notable being John 3:16. God loves everybody, that therefore implies that if you hate anyone, you’re in trouble!  And come to think of it, Jesus told us to love both our enemies and our friends because even unbelievers love their friends and hate their foes and we must be distinct! {Matthew 5:43-47}  Another approach to the statement which I suppose is what the writer meant is that, If God is on your enemy’s side, you’re roasted meat, which is absolutely true, because you can’t oppose God’s beloved and expect to make a headway, it’s impossible my friend…  Hours after I saw all these, I remembered Mat...