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THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON Submitted on 2009-10-22 05:56:31 (modified 2009-10-22 07:51:37) 
I originally wrote an article I wanted to publish on the King of Pop more or less condemning him for the life he lived, but after much introspection I have come to realize that Michael Jackson lived much longer than most men would if they had the wealth and fame that he had.
TEENAGE LOVE Submitted on 2009-09-30 06:48:42 Many parents get pissed off when they find out that their teens are engaged in intimate relationships with the opposite sex, even to point of physically abusing (especially girls) these children. However, teenage love is a common theme throughout the entirety of human history and has even been encouraged and expected by most past societies. Indeed considering that the Creator has endowed the overwhelming majority of mankind with the ability to began successful sexual activity (as in being able to produce a child) from the age of 13, it seems kind of weird and even oppressive how some guardians become so angry when they find out that their young wards are sexually active. There is no animal I know of on Earth that prevent themselves from having sex once they reach maturation besides human beings.All of that being said, this is not an advocation for promiscuous teenage sex. As eluded to in the previous section, the sexual exploitation of girls is also a common theme in human history. The point to be made here is that before we go around persecuting youngsters for having sex we should at least acknowledge that it is our nature to do so. After all, all adults have been teenagers at some point, and to my knowledge most of us, especially men, did not exercise any overwhelming amount of sexual restraint in our youth. I guess this is why some fathers become so angry when they find out their daughters are sexually active, because they know that there are a bunch of young men out there who were like themselves in their own youth (or even as they still are), which is sexually exploitative. What has always disturbed me, though, is when women abuse their daughters for being sexually active in their teens when these women themselves were sexually active during the same stage of their lives, sometimes even to the point of conceiving children. Just as teenage sex is common in history so is teenage pregnancy, as, under normal circumstances, pregnancy is the natural result of sexual activity. Ultimately and truthfully practically no one wants their young daughter to get mixed up with the wrong man, but I’m not sure if dissing and/or beating the hell out of them is the best way to achieve this result. People tend to make healthier choices, as in being patient and choosing better mates, when they have higher self-esteem, and abuse, especially by someone a person looks up to (such as a parent) ,is a one-way ticket to self-esteem deficiency.Whereas some societies acknowledge(d) that teenage love was natural by arranging marriages for their young adults, modern societies let children basically do what they want and even encourage sexual activity by constantly pumping sexual imagery in our faces yet at the same time, in many cases, chastise them for promiscuous or premarital sex.
"JUST SAY NO" Submitted on 2007-11-17 11:33:33 I was recently reading an article on violence in America (http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/lawlessness.html) that was asking the typical questions people ask when it comes to violence amongst teenagers, such as is it the media or the availability to guns that contributes to the high incidences of violent crimes amongst youth in America. One thing these analysts always seem to miss is that young boys have always been aggressive; for instance, many old and even modern day societies use boys as young as 13 years to fight in wars. Most societies/cultures of the past put measures in place to deal with the aggressive energy of young boys, but not America.
For instance I can remember as a teen growing up in Brooklyn, New York of how gangs of boys from different schools and communities would get together to wreck havoc on innocent victims, often getting no benefit from their actions but the pleasure of beating someone up. Of course we were to blame for our actions, but what about our society, culture and families? Why didn’t they put anything in place to make sure we released these energies constructively, or do they really expect young boys to sit down in a classroom and then go home to study all day? Athletics are not for everyone.
One of the true problems with America is the same thing Nancy Reagan said some years ago, that they are always saying “no” to kids but never saying “yes”. If children should stop engaging in gang violence, what are to do with their aggressive energies. They are not just going to go away.
Another problem with America is that no matter how golden patriots try to paint the past, the United States was founded and enriched through violence, bloodshed and brutal slavery, and this same violence and bloodshed are now coming back to haunt the nation. They say that God loved America, and I am sure He was impressed with the faith of the pilgrims, many of whom were truly dedicated to founding a true Christian nation. God also loved David, but he did not let him build His temple because David shed too much blood on the Earth.
SUBDUE THE EARTH Submitted on 2007-10-29 08:30:27 (modified 2009-07-24 13:47:50) Fish swim, birds fly, and men subdue the Earth, at least according to the Bible. Subjugating the Earth is our primary function; it is the default occupation of every man.In places like the United States, domination of the Earth has been pushed to the extreme with the concrete and asphalt megaopolises. In contrast, in places like Africa there are vast areas of land that no one develops, even though there are plenty of idle hands around. Physical labor is not appealing to many, especially the modern man, but being that it is our default fucntion no one should totally neglect it even if he has the option not to. Whereas I am considering returning to the United States, I will never make my permanent home inside of an urban center.
PROACTIVITY Submitted on 2006-07-12 12:31:23 Yesterday, I was able to avert an instance of child abuse. I was sitting in a village with a couple of friends of mine, and some lady was continually hitting her daughter. The hits, as well as the mother, were getting increasingly violent. There were a number of people around including a woman with a small child strapped to her back that was with the mother, but no one did anything to stop it, despite the wails of the child and the rage of the mother. Child abuse has always bothered me (as I’m sure it does everyone), and I eventually walked over to the mother, showed her a permanent bruise I have as a victim of child abuse, and begged her to have mercy. We both laughed, and she stopped beating the child. I learned a few major things from this instance. First, I coincidentally read a quote earlier today which said something to the effect of the greatest pleasure in life is fundamentally helping another human being. I don’t know if this incident will stop the mother from abusing her child permanently, but the prospect of that happening, and even preventing the abuse for one night, has made me feel pretty good inside. The second is that if there is no truly male (father) presence in the home, a woman is likely to beat the hell out of her children. I have just come to this revelation yesterday, as I realized that almost all single mothers I know physically abuse their children. One of the main reasons that I do not want to have children until I feel financially ready is because I don’t want a situation to occur where I am not present and the mother is beating the shit out of the child without anyone knowing or caring. Third, I learned that the witnesses of child abuse (particularly adult witnesses) are just as guilty of abuse as the person who is committing the tragedy. I came to this revelation yesterday when I realized that, of all the years my mother beat my sister and I, none of the neighbors never came to try to calm her down, even though I know that the screams were unbearable, and we lived in an apartment house, and sometimes a child will be being beat on the top storey (the 8th floor) and you can hear it all the way to ground level. I am sure that if someone would just have knocked and spoke to my mother, showed some concern and calmed her down, many of our miseries may have been averted. The fourth is that, here in Ghana, children are usually blamed when they are abused (just as arrested people are considered guilty until proven innocent). For instance, in order to salve his own conscious and soothe mine, one of my friends present at the incident kept telling me that I don’t know how bad the child actually is. I know some children are terrible behaviorally, but that does not justify an adult, even their own parents, abusing and possibly permanently damaging them, both physically and especially mentally. Finally and perhaps most importantly, I learned that, in some situations, you have to act before you know what to do. After all, human beings perform best under pressure. You ever crammed study the day before an test and aced the exam? Or you ever heard stories of people who instantly lifted multi-ton cars when loved ones were trapped underneath them? One of the reasons I didn’t interfere earlier in the incident was because I couldn’t think of anything to do or say. Finally, it got to the point I couldn’t take it any more, so I walked directly over to the lady. It wasn’t until I was face-to-face with her, at the final split second, that I thought of what to say, and thank God that the right thing came out of my mouth.
HATRED OF WOMEN Submitted on 2006-06-26 04:43:21 I’m starting to seriously believe that Ghanaian men hate women just as much as their American counterparts.
I often hear Ghanaian men, even on the popular media, complain that a man cannot get a woman in Ghana without money. Hypocritically, it is these same men who are always trying to flee the country in order to get money, primarily to impress women. Moreover, these same men often have girlfriends and/or wives already, so why are they always out chasing women?
Are Ghanaian women more materialistic when it comes to relationships than American women? There are actually two opposing answers to this question. One answer is ‘No’, as I believe many Ghanaian women don’t expect the same monetary performance out of men as American women do since the economy here is noticeably less prosperous (although I’m sure that most hope for American-style materialism from their men, and an increasing number of them are actually expecting it). On the other hand, the answer is ‘Yes’, as many American women earn more money than their male counterparts and therefore are not as dependent as Ghanaian women (in fact, an increasing number of American men are dependent on their women).
There is also the issue of instant gratification. I’ve had a couple of Ghanaian sisters complain to me that men they meet nowadays want to have sex on the first night, and when men are more disposed towards immediate sex than to nurturing a relationship, by all means they want to put up a well-to-do appearance in order to get what they want, fast. However, they shouldn’t turn around and complain about or disrespect the women that they sleep with, as they should already know that they will generally get a certain type (their female counterpart, who also wants instant gratification).
Ghanaian men also complain that it is only the men with money (especially cars), such as Ministers in the Government (who are infamous for chasing young women), that get women, but I thoroughly disagree, as statistics show that more poor people screw everyday than rich people.
We all know that the media and blazi-blah are making people more materialistic, but it bothers me to always here Ghanaian men whimper about materialistic women. If the woman is so materialistic, why do you want her in the first place? Aren’t there enough modest women around, or women who understand economic struggle? What happened to attracting a woman based on your character, personality and potential as opposed to your possessions? Economics are an intrinsic part of male/female relationships, but developing your pockets before you develop you inner-being often leads to poor personal/character development and thus more problems in relationships.
A friend of mine once taught me that attracting the opposite sex (for men) is largely based on the male’s self-esteem, and one thing I learned in life is that a person cannot fake self-esteem (at least not on a daily basis). Thus, men without adequate self-esteem or those who want fast sex (without commitment) often resort to primarily material means to get women.
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