Monday, July 30, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Reincarnation
Sometimes I find it very intriguing, I mean the belief found in some religions that when a human dies, it is only the body which cease to exist but the soul after a certain time takes a new body and new beginning of human life takes the form.
When I get myself indulged in this thinking, I get this feeling of being puzzled by as what could be the real truth about life and death.
However, that belief goes further to claim that a person is born in a decent or indecent environment depending on what kind of life and deeds did he or she commit in earlier life. So if you lived your life doing positive actions for the mankind, hopefully after you die you might be reborn surrounded by unseen positive vibrations to help your eandevours in this world. On the otherhand, if you acted intentionally to cause unhappiness in your neighbors' hearts, then watch out! ill fate awaits you in the next life.
That is how some people believe. Everybody has his or her own belief.
But, suppose you take seriously that belief I have mentioned above, what do you think Bill Gates did in his earlier life that led him to be reborn in this life endowed with all that immense riches? Or if not him, think about Mother Theresa of Calcutta. Where is her soul right now after all that humane actions she did for the mankind? Oh! What about Adolf Hitler? Is his soul joyful?
With love.
Souvenir
Cultural Heritage in Zanzibar
Hili jengo linaitwa Old Dispensary, likiwa limesimama imara ndani ya Mji Mkongwe Unguja.Kitu hicho ni cha zamani wapendwa! miaka ya 1887. Lilitumika kama dispensary katika ground floor na makazi kwa upande wa ghorofa. Baada ya kukimbiwa na wenyeji wake yalipotokea Mapinduzi 1964, jengo likawa katika mikono ya serikali.
Mwaka 1997 jengo likafanyiwa ukarabati (restoration) na Aga Khan Trust for Culture na kuzinduliwa na Dr.Salmin Amour akiwepo pia Prince Karim Aga Khan.
Hivyo hili jengo ni moja ya majengo mengi ya Stone Town Zanzibar yaliyofanyiwa restoration na hiyo taasisi.
Jengo limetulia humo ndani si mchezo! Matunda ya human imagination bila shaka. Kudadadadeki!!
Moses.a.k.a MwanaHekima.
Zanzibar.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
XENOPHOBIA
These Russion fellows have been going around chasing the walk alone students and heavily land on them blows which say probably nothing other than "go back to Africa, Russia is not your country". This reminds me of Iddi Amini and his saga on Indians.
I remember at one time USSR was in the frontline in helping young Africans to study in Moscow.There was even a university with the name Patrice Lumumba, which has changed now. One could not imagine at that time what is happening right now. What has caused this xenophobia? I welcome comments.
I listened to BBC and one student said that African girls are not attacked so often.Why? Is it a sign of weakness to attack a woman? Another student responded by saying that by attacking males, Russians feel more in control of the situation.Another said it is an issue of jealousy to attack boys because they date beautiful Russian girls!! Oh my God!
To study in Russia is much more cheaper than in West.Perhaps the Universities in Europe and America should cut down the cost to allow more Africans and other International student shift the focus from Vodka country to more loving hands.
It is the 21st century and racial attacks still exist!! Ooooops!