‘Work hard!’
That’s all we remember being told.
That’s the tune of the lips of the old.
The sweat and dirt, like debt we must honour,
The aching in our shrunken calves and femur
The pounding in our chests,
The thrill of making another pile of money.
All these, again and again, like pests
Scare us back ontomoney mono-cycle of life
To work one last time.
Make your choice
Assume that what’s inside
Is as beautiful as the lid.
If you’re surprised, blame your shallow education.
See cuteness,
This is Faisa,
All powdered up to attend the ball being held at the palace.
The prince wants his princess.
It is rumoured that Cinderella will show up again.
This time, those glass shoes are hers.
I see years drawn before me.Good memories
Which silent pains couldn’t mar. I see tomorrow
Promising again trials, toils and tears
Which I again will overcome
For what I came with hasn’t left me yet.
Waist beads are the prettiest trend you’ll never see.
You might get a peek now and then. As a woman leans over a certain way and the glistening glow of her African waist beads makes a coy cameo appearance.
Waist beads are everywhere but they’re not for show cos they are worn under clothing. The meaning of the colors varies with every tribe — it’s kind of like visual dialects. I was amazed when I met this young lady-Shine who is 8 years with her cousin Albert selling all kids of beads including waist beads and she knew the names of almost all the waist beads she had on display in her grandmothers shop. She was helping her grandmother who had gone to run some errands in a nearby town. Waist beads are for all women — any body type, any race, any background.”
Think of them as colorful strands of femininity — vibrant glass or clay beads, gemstones, pieces of horn, shells and sometimes gold or silver fittings, strung together by hand and tailored to embrace a woman’s individual midsection.
Yet they’re more than just pretty baubles. The hues — and the reasons for wearing them — bear myriad meanings, a mystery and folklore.
Sibling relationships are indeed both unique and precious, and can be a source of great strength and comfort.
The sibling is the constant, the touchstone, the reality check.
Two very different people, they have their disagreements, but are fiercely supportive of each other.
Once in a while I get to spend time around nature and immerse myself into the healing power of the woods and it’s beauty
Witnessed an accident recently where a tractor collided head on with a Toyota Corolla sedan. Firemen came to the rescue and sent the victims to the hospital for medical attention while they stopped traffic and used water to flush fuel spilt on the road to avoid any possible fire that could have resulted due to the crash.
They ended up saving lives witnessing the entire process was an eye opener that makes you realise what goes into their work as a fireman
Feeding a hot and crowded planet is quickly becoming one of the principal challenges of our time. As the global population continues to grow and demands more food, climate change and extreme weather are putting new strains on food production.
Producing sufficient food in this rapidly changing world is a Herculean task and one that can only be achieved through historic increases in crop productivity and resilience.
Feeding the world’s population is a central challenges of this century and current technology is simply not sufficient. We must transform and reinvest in our international agricultural innovation ecosystem to produce more productive, resilient crops for a hungrier and warmer world. This is the one of our most powerful tools to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s population.
Life’s entanglements should never make you assume its all over. Focus. Behind those obstacles is always a ray of hope you should look forward to.
The bonds that bind blood are not materialistic. You don’t find them in wealth. They seamlessly knit in the memories made every step of the way through life’s journey. Focus on the things that matter. Blood is thicker than water.
On and on,
Man must march on,
Building himself, then building buildings.
Camping outdoors can be therapeutic. Nature heals
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