It may look like you have conquered the world, but you have not. Even if you have conquered the world, you cannot conquer it forever. You conquer the world today and someone else conquers it tomorrow. That is why it is advisable that when the world is under your conquest,[Read More…]
Politics
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We are our own problem (2)
A thief is a thief only when he is not your relative. When a thief is caught and taken for punishment, the relatives shout here and there. Sometimes, they take guns and threaten to initiate violence if the thief is not released. For the sake of peace, the thief is[Read More…]
Welcome back to everyday life in the wild
Today we are going to take a walk through the streets of the forest. Let us assume it is early morning and everyone is awake. If you don’t wake up very early in the morning, something will do it on your behalf. If it is not hunger, it could be[Read More…]
Did I hear you correctly?
I heard you saying that it is none of your business whether youth get empowered or not. Which society can live without young people? Do you forget that the population of young people is bigger than the population of the elderly? I don’t think you mean it. Young people are[Read More…]
You need to dive into developing yourself
By Ustaz Mark Bang Personal development can be understood as a growth process aimed at building a better version of yourself. Identifying your life goals and taking action to achieve them. There is always something about ourselves we can improve on. The human potential is limitless, so it’s impossible[Read More…]
If your entire struggle is to avoid suffering, you need to think twice!
By Chol Peter Majoh Aside ending suffering or completely avoiding it, life itself is an endless struggle. It’s a 24/7/365 circle struggle from one’s birth to death and there’s no rest in it. In it (life), there is a lot to bear and that’s what we term as suffering.[Read More…]
Water and health
By Agar Mayor Gai-Makoon Water is as good as it is dangerous. There is no life without water. Besides, it is bad news that there can be water without life. Unsafe water and poor sanitation services do not support life. And lamentably, most deaths in our society have their[Read More…]
Happy birth day, Dr. John Garang De Mabior
Happy belated posthumous birthday to you, Dr. John Garang de Mabior. Born on June 23rd 1943, if Dr. John Garang de Mabior lived to-date, he would be 81 years and 8 days old today. The founding father of the Republic of South Sudan, I wish I were an expert in[Read More…]
How and why being the president is not good for you
It is too expensive to be a president. And if you don’t know, most of the presidents live as if they hold the keys to heaven. They spend like there is no tomorrow. If they have problems, money is not one of those problems. They have a lot of money[Read More…]
Could an 8-month salary missing be a sign of salaropause?
June is gone! It is nine months now without the salary. Since when the salary delay started, it never exceeded six months. It usually used to hang between four and five months. Something must be wrong. Maybe the salary has reached a menopausal age, forcing me to coin a word[Read More…]
UNIVERSE IS MADE UNFAVOURABLE FOR ALL LIVES TO LIVE IN
By Ustaz Mark Bang Whether we live indoors or outdoors, the universe is unfavorable, whether we call conferences or World Summits to cease environmental degradation, universe is unfavorable, whether stopping scientific discoveries, advancement in technological development, exploiting natural resources, atomic evolution, wars and conflicts, and emission of toxic gases,[Read More…]
Parties to announce election fate on Monday
By Philip Buda Ladu Parties to the Revitalized Peace Agreement and roadmap are set to finalize signing a document to determine the conduct of the December 2024 elections. The presidency will endorse the document and unveil it on Monday, next week. Chairman of the High-Level Standing Committee for Revitalized Peace[Read More…]
Welcome to a court case between a rat and the lion
There have been several court cases but this one is different, it brings the big and small together to discuss some things, matters of life and death. If the rat wins, the lion will eat him up, the rat will be his snack. If the rat loses, he will lose[Read More…]
WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE GOOD GOVERNANCE
Ustaz Mark Bang A good governance minimizes corruption, considers opinions of the minority, listens to the oppressed in decision-making process, and responds to the needs of the community. We have the governance but lack the characteristics that we’re going to look at shortly. Now, the term good governance has[Read More…]
WE JUST WANT TO LIVE, LOVE, BE LOVED AND HAVE PEACE
Ustaz Mark Bang I am not interested in fight, hating, blaming, or being pretty with whatever remaining time I have on earth. As we continue battling with so many problems in our country, things to do with economic turmoil, conflicts happening here and there, a large number dying and[Read More…]
Teach others by showing kindness, humility and truthfulness
By Ustaz Mark Bang There are always high chances of respect, honour and admiration when one shows truthfulness, kindness and humility to other individuals encountered in life. People sometimes treat those with the least privileges with dishonor and that shows they lack spiritual eyes to see what future might[Read More…]
We, the forgotten, praying yet for another day
I didn’t know that it was a dream. I nearly wept when I woke up from this nightmare. To begin my adventure, you need to put down whatever you are doing and embark on an endless journey with me. Somewhere in the middle, you need to expect accidents and some[Read More…]
Not a man but a boy
He does not finish what he starts to do. Boys don’t have plans to finish anything they start to do. They can start doing something but can give up in the middle. A boy fears the test that comes on the way to his destiny. I have heard him talking[Read More…]
The end of good news is that your problems are not unique
The good news is that you are fine, and the bad news is that life is not going to treat you with kid gloves. Life does not care whether you are weak or strong. It does not even care if you are rich or poor. It treats people equally. You[Read More…]
Leadership as God intended: Punishment are inevitable for mockers and simpleminded. Proverbs 19:25
Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit “If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.” Leaders at different levels of society, homes, institutions, governments, e.t.c, are seldom faced with the uphill task of keeping sanity, order or serenity[Read More…]