THOSE THAT HATE OTHERS HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LIFE

Cain killed Abel because of hate and jealousy. Paintwork by Gennaro Cucciniello

Life is more precious than silver and gold. Those looking for children and who have tried all possible ways without success can tell you how valuable a child is to them, even though many children are born into the hands of the wrong parents.

The reality is, if you have respect for life, you will never hate somebody, and if you respect yourself and really want everyone to believe you are doing the right thing on earth, even though no one is righteous, you will never victimize and terrorize those whom you hate or speak the truth.

The whole body of a man is propelled by his mind or brain. The mind can engage in the act of both good and evil, but once you kill a human being, there is an indelible bloodstain on your hands, and there is also bloodguilt upon you. 

There are medicines and healthcare facilities that give comfort to the sick. When we are old, we succumb to death, but nobody can ever bring the dead back to life. If so, what authority do you have to take someone's life?

The world is never going to change, not only because the fight against crime has been unsuccessful, but also because there are authorities behind it, since crime is a lucrative business for many rich people and institutions.

There is discrimination, racism, and killings everywhere because of hate; probably that's why the Bible says that "Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has everlasting life remaining in him."

In fact, those who know the truth about crimes against humanity yet prefer to be quiet or declare war on those who speak the truth are more dangerous than the perpetrators. 

Everyone will die, but after your death, what will remain of you for others to talk about matters. Today, many call Hitler, Leopold II, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, etc., evil people. 

This has affected many of their families, who have had to change their names; therefore, whatever a person does, he must first of all think of its consequences.

There will never be any forgiveness for those living today, and also after death, for the crimes they have committed against humanity. 

They will continue to be restless and unhappy and go down into their graves for their sons and daughters to pay for the crimes their fathers committed. 

DOES A GOOD NAME WORTH MORE THAN SILVER AND GOLD?

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The name given to a child after birth is very important. Parents are the best people to tell you the reason they chose that name for the child. In the African culture, a country like Ghana names a child according to the day he or she was born.


Others, too, are named after someone due to the good things or what the person achieved before finally leaving the earth.

Many names are taken from the Bible by Christians all over the world. You often see someone called Joseph. In the Holy Bible, Jesus’ father was Joseph, and also Mary, because Jesus’ mother was Mary. 

In the Christian life, these two people were good. But no one likes to name their daughter Jezebel, Athaliah, etc, because they were very bad people in the Holy Bible.

Like superstition, many keep away from names that have a bad history or record, from Biblical history to our present human history. 

I have yet to meet someone called Jezebel anywhere. Due to what Adolph Hitler did, the family name Hitler had completely disappeared, evidently letting people know that a good name is worth than gold.

I have never heard someone called Judas until I read of a boxer in Ghana called Judas Clottey. Judas, everyone knew betrayed Jesus; therefore, this has been a name not often used for a child, yet Mr. Clottey named his beloved son Judas because he probably doesn’t follow superstition or one inheriting the bad ways or character of others named after.

My question is, “Does a bad name influence people?” According to research, badly chosen names for babies could influence them when growing up. But in what way? Low self-esteem? 

Underestimation, low education, and smoking. Imagine naming your son Ananias and your daughter Sapphira.  Ananias means “Jehovah is gracious,” but he wasn’t faithful to himself. He and his wife sold a plot, gave part of the money, and concealed part of it. When the truth was discovered, both died tragically.

However, if names influence people, what about those with good names but are thieves, armed robbers? And mafias? In my opinion, a name given to someone doesn’t matter as much as the upbringing of the person. 

Bringing up a child to be a responsible person in the future is a very difficult responsibility, yet it's the parents who have to give him or her the best educational, shape, and pattern of life to the child, to be a responsible person in society.