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.

Monday, April 5, 2021

PARADE OF ANCIENT MUMMIES: WHAT IS WRONG WITH THOSE EGYPTIANS?

ICHEOKU says just wondering if disturbing of ancient burial grounds and digging up mummified pharaohs, princes, princesses as well accomplished men and women of ancient Egypt is the best way the Egyptian government can spend their resources, the yawning needs of their society considered. For a country which heavily depends on the United States for financial aid and which have so many impoverished people living in their society who are suffering from acute and chronic poverty, it is a misplaced priority, spending so much digging up and parading ancient mummies. The tourism and historical dimension argument in support for such, notwithstanding, such ancient burial grounds should be respected as sacred hallowed places and those entombed therein should be left to enjoy their old world in peace. 
They had lived their lives and in their time and it should have been better to let them be where they belong, in the historical past. There is no need for the unwarranted mixing of civilizations by forcibly unearthing thousands of years old buried mummies and putting them up for display just to satiate the cravings of an ogling new world. Simply put, it is not the best practice and Egyptians should have improvised whatever they desired to display in their museums and left the originals where they were. Even Mona Lisa has thousands of its duplicates floating around the world while the original Mona Lisa is hidden somewhere, although some people wants the world to believe that it is at The Louvres. Why disturb ancient people from their resting places otherwise why were they placed there in the first place if not to be left alone and in peace.
The living has their own life to live and should focus on it and leave the past, which once lived, where they are and exactly where they belong, in the ancient world. But this desecration of things which should otherwise be left holy appears to be the curse of Africa where ancestors are not allowed to rest in peace such as what Egypt is doing with the complete devastation of their storied historical past. What use is it anyway digging up these ancient people who were long entombed. It is cheapening what once loomed large and thus demystifying them. What else do they want to prove by the continuing violation of the sanctity of these ancient burials or have they seen any other culture including the Incas, the Mayans, the Aztecs, Europeans, Japanese, Chinese and the British people doing the same havoc to their own ancestors. 
Unfortunately, it is only Egypt that engages in this macabre practice which does not show any respect for its sacred burial places and ancestors. Rome has never dug up any of its emperors;  the British people never dug up their Kings nor their poet of renown William Shakespeare; American Indians will go to war if anybody disturbs their ancient burial grounds or their buried ancestors; Hawaiians constantly demand for the reburial of any of their excavated ancestors. All these cultures could similarly attract ogling tourists to feast on the remains of their ancestors if excavated, but they still do not engage in such practices, so why the Egyptians?  It is also bad clinging so much to the past as it makes it impossible for Egypt to grab the future firmly with both hands and it translates to the stagnation of a culture that gave the world so many firsts, including paper, irrigation and writing. 
ICHEOKU says it is about time Egypt ended the violence which they are doing to their ancient civilizationt and  avoid the curse which customarily comes with disrespecting the dead. It is sad to trivialize such historical figures, rulers and royals who held sway in ancient Egypt, in the manner Egypt is doing. They are not objects nor do they have monetary value to warrant parading them or putting them up as exhibits. These were African royals and what could not be done when they walked the earth should not be tolerated now, no matter the guise or form. They were respected then and their awe should continue to be a guard against such disturbing of their resting burial tombs. How can they rest in peace when they are being dug up in this manner and paraded like common objects. Everything should not have a dollar sign or amount affixed to it. Where is African's dignity or is Africa forever cursed? Put an end to the damn thing oh Egyptians.

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