THE MYSTERY OF CREATION AND DEATH

The skull: The inevitable end of life

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Who are we and where did we come from? With different kinds of people, languages, customs, cultures, etc, many questions about creation remain unanswered.

What about death? That is more complicated than creation because many have different theories and opinions about death. Some say that the soul goes back to God after death while others believe in reincarnation, that is, the soul, upon the death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.

However, the Bible says:  “For the living know they will die, but the dead do not know anything nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.  Indeed, their love, their hate, and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun…”

The book of Genesis says: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Initially, that was what we were taught at school. Years after this Biblical account, the man now faces the most difficult challenge in believing this Biblical account about creation.

Worldwide, hundreds of people, including so-called creationists, anti-Christian forces, and fundamentalists, continue to change the Bible’s account of creation into numerous tales that deviate from what the Bible really says.

The belief that there is no God and Darwin’s theory, which rejects the account of creation in Genesis, has caused many people to dismiss the Bible account as mythical allegory. 

It’s not surprising to see big churches throughout Europe virtually empty on Sundays, reserved only for the dead to receive his or her last respect before burial.

 Several people have accepted Darwin’s theory over the Biblical account, as many churches are being converted to drinking pubs, restaurants, and libraries.  

Even though many still are confused over where man originally came from, some continue to play God by taking someone’s life who euthanasia, when he can’t bring the dead back to life.

Since God has given man the opportunity to choose, thus; let those, lean on Darwin’s theory continue to do so, and others who believe in the Genesis creation account also continue supporting the Scriptures. But one question which many find hard to answer is: Where do we go after death?

Different religions have different opinions about death, yet another part of the Bible reveals: “For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.” Both the creation of the human being and death will always remain a mystery because it’s something that takes us by surprise. 

One may cheat death, yet death is inevitable. When it strikes, like the fall of both fresh and dry leaves, it takes away the young and the old.

Doctors struggle to save lives, and incubators save babies, but why has no onegothe, brought a dead man back to life? Is it true that there is life after death? Where does the soul goes after death? Is there reincarnation after death? Are we going to see our loved ones already dead when we also die?

Even though I have no answers to those questions, I can’t depend on Darwin’s theory, because it has no roots. Since the Scripture says: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” I will depend on and believe in the account of creation in the book of Genesis. 

THE EMBRACE OF ILLITERACY AS TRADITIONAL VALUE IN AFRICA

The festival of virgins

Africa is a vast continent filled with a variety of customs, traditions, cultures, and languages. Some of these outdated traditions and customs are seen as senseless, useless, valueless, illiteracy, and complete ignorance.

Female Circumcision: It is estimated that about 140 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the disastrous effects of female circumcision. Horrific procedures have severely traumatized and psychologically affected thousands of women. Female circumcision is practiced in 26 countries across Africa.

In the Republic of Sierra Leone, an ethnic group called “The Bondo Society” still carries this outdated tradition. Gambia launched a three-year program aimed at abolishing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Female circumcision is the number one on my list, as illiteracy is taken as tradition or custom.

Horrible tribal marks in Nigeria: In the olden days, tribal marks were used as identification, especially in Yoruba lands, such as Ogun, Oyo, Ondo states, and Benin. 

In case something happens to you, your tribal marks would help to identify the tribe you originate from or where you come from. The illiteracy behind this barbarous act has disfigured the faces of thousands of Nigerians.

Some of the marks are so horrible that they attract people and gossip. Some women have to live with it for the rest of their lives without husbands.  

Time changes as we step into the world of technology and development. Disfiguring of the face, as tribal marks are gradually fading away or have completely stopped in many places throughout the country.

In South Africa, there is a relatively landlocked country called Swaziland. The king of the country, Mswati III, has 14 wives. This illiteracy, which had been in existence for years, has been followed as a tradition.

The 46-year-old monarch has ruled over Swaziland, which is on the brink of economic disaster, for 28 years. He can’t even solve the problems of 40 percent of Swazis who are unemployed, the country’s highest HIV infection rate per capita in the world, and the life expectancy of 46 years, among the world’s lowest.

 Yet at every annual Reed Dance, the king takes the opportunity to take a new wife. Is this king ignorant, serious, or a joker?

Horrible tribal marks of a Yoruba woman

He recently married a girl of fifteen. Apart from the continued abuse of young girls, the king’s wealth includes expensive cars (fleets of top-of-the-range Mercedes and BMW cars, at least one Rolls-Royce, and a $500,000 Daimler Chrysler flagship Maybach 62) and a private jet ($17 million), while the citizens wallow in poverty. 

This money can be invested in education and health care to develop his country. Have you seen how stupid and ignorant some of these African leaders are?

When Asia is making headlines around the world, it’s about business, but in the case of Africa, it’s about poverty, corruption, war, conflicts, and such stupid traditions and customs, draining Africa’s coffers and underdeveloping Africa. 

I have said this and I will repeat once again, “If African leaders want the Advanced World to respect them, they should show a little intelligence and maturity because they underestimate and laugh at Africa.