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Farafina: A Tale of One 'Sity

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The Path of Faith: A Tale of One 'Sity Follow the link down the Rabbit Hole......

The Search for GOD

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The most beautiful experience we can have, is the Mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the root of True Art and True Science. It is a know-ledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate. It is a perception of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty, which only in their most abstract primitive forms are accessible to our minds – it is this knowledge and emotion that constitute true religiousity. A genuine Faith must recognize that it is through a dark glass we see; though by Faith we do penetrate sufficiently to the heart of the mystery not to be overwhelmed by it. A genuine Faith resolves the mystery of Life by the mystery of GOD. It recognizes that no aspect of Life or Existence explains it-self; even after all known causes and consequences have been traced. All Existence is ancient; and ancient has no beginning. All known Existence points beyond it-self. To realize that it points beyond it-self to GOD is to assert that

A Tale of One 'Sity

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Farafina called me and told they wanted a write-up from me for a special they are doing on their blog. The theme was about my time in the university. I had a day to submit it. Wow, talk about a couple of bricks landing smack on the top of my head. I started writing a letter to decline their offer.... After typing the letter on my hand-held, I was about to press the "send" button, when I hesitated and remembered the words of the best man I know.... My dearest be-loved patient, long-suffering, drama absorbing, tolerant, love-of-my-head-and-heart and one of the MOST brilliant and philosophical men I know: Chidi. The stylish MAN who pushes me mentally and constantly challenges my C.Q. (Cerebral Quotient). His words were: "Always take two seconds to think be-fore taking any action, especially YOU, Omo". Ah, but, this MAN knew me well. I was trying to reach him to ask for his advice on what to do in regards to the offer, but, he was buried in some meeting..

Obsession and Cowardice

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Obsession. Ever-one has an obsession. Every-one is obsessesed with some-thing. Some people claim to get rid of an obsession, but in reality, they are only re-placing it with another one. In a pocket of time past, I heard a preacher say that if you give your life to Jesus the Christ, old things will pass away and all things will be-come new. What is the implication of a life-changing statement? You stop obsessing with Self and start obsessing with Christ. Basically, re-placing one obsession with another. Ok, I am going to veer off this lane in-to another. It is all on the same high-way though.... The bed-rock of all Religion is Faith. Now, we all know Faith is based on bias. So, what does this imply then? In a nut-shell, it infers that all Religion is founded on bias. Religion is all about be-longing. It is about the innate need to be led. It is about dependence. It is about the giving up of responsibility to another. It is a ...... Covert Absolution Operation. Mo

IMPLOSIUM! EXPLOSIA! UNPLODING!

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Ok, I. AM. LIVID. Bursting with it. It feels like I've got thick black smoke in my lungs.... I almost can-not breathe.... Trying hard to suppress the raging fire burning with-in. That is all I have to say at this time. May-be I'll add some-thing later, may-be I will not. May-be this is how I will end it. May-be this makes no sense. May-be it does. I really could not care less. The. End.

Rituals of EXISTence

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Know-ledge is in-deed power. Power over Neuronal Lethargy and Anonymity.  The more know-ledge we acquire, the more we move closer to the door that leads to the absolute state which transcends the mediocrity that is the foundation of every-day existence. Some-times..... I wonder.... if there's really safety in ignorance and boundary(self imposed and societally imposed) limitations.... What would life be like with-out boundaries? Would it be a state of absolute free-dom or absolute chaos..? Or would our previous state(s) of mind be-come colossally enhanced..? Perhaps, there might be the certain sense of Free-dom that comes with the breaking of a barrier..... the dipping of the toe tip in for-bidden waters. The sense of taboo, the thrill of excitement and also of..... danger. We can-not say we are LIVING when there is the predictability of the out-come of our lives. We are born; we acquire formal academic know-ledge; we get a job; we start a family and then w