GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

JAPAN HAS A NEW EMPEROR: HURRAY!

ICHEOKU says a country steeped in traditions dating back thousands of years and still proudly holding on to them, has transitioned into a new Reiwa era with a new emperor. Emperor Naruhito takes over from his retired father and former Emperor Akihito as the 126th Emperor and successor to the Chrysanthemum Royal Throne of Japan, founded in 660 BC and reputedly the world's longest lasting hereditary monarchy that has remained unbroken for more than two thousands years. 

He is 59 years old and ascended to the throne following his father's abdication due to failing old age. This now leaves British Queen Eliza as the oldest monarch in the world who has refused to yield the crown, thus left Prince Charles wondering what he did wrong. Even Pope Benedict abdicated the papacy to make way for Pope Francis to step in. 

The new Emperor said that he will follow in his father's foot steps and make the pursuit of peace and staying close to his subjects his cardinal aspiration. According to him, a leader should always be praying for peace and sharing joys and sorrows of his people, while also showing compassion. In his own words, Emperor Naruhito said, "When I think about the important responsibility I have assumed, I am filled with a sense of solemnity. I sincerely pray for the happiness of the people and the further development of the nation as well as the peace of the world. 

Japan a purely male dominant society, where masculinity exemplified in the Samurai warrior tradition, still reigns supreme; the reason their society is efficiently run and functionally top notch. His wife and daughter, Empress Masako and daughter, 17-year-old Princess Aiko were not allowed to witness his investiture ceremony, which only adult male members of the Royal Family participated in. He was given a mirror, a sword and a gem as symbols of his new authority; centuries old ritual empowerment symbols which has not left the Japanese Royal family since its inception. 

The new Emperor has no son of his own and by extension has no direct heir apparent; making his younger brother, Crown Prince Akishino, 53, and the brother's 12-year-old son, his nephew, Prince Hisahito, both line successors to the Chrysanthemum Throne. His daughter, 17 year old Princess Aiko is out of luck. 

The new Emperor will now carry on with the Japanese monarchy as the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people, becoming His Majesty in the Imperial House of Japan, traditionally known as Yamoto Dynasty. ICHEOKU wishes him well and prays, may whatever he believes in provide him guidance and protection as his Reiwa era now gets underway.

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