HEALTH MATTERS: THE WONDERS OF LOTUS SEED FOR THE HEALTH

A delicious lotus seed soup

We are lotus farmers from China, our lotus farms are located in Honghu -- a land of fish and rice. Lotus seeds are obtained from the lotus flower. They are a versatile food and can be eaten raw or cooked. The dried lotus seeds can be popped like popcorn and eaten. 

The seeds are harvested in the months of August and September and are then dried in the sun. There are two types of lotus seeds, white and brown peel. The shells, membranes, and bitter germ of the seed of the white lotus seeds are removed during harvest.

Brown lotus peels, which get their color from the ripened seed that attaches to the membrane, are cracked in order to remove the germ. Dried lotus seeds are sold widely in Asian markets. They are hardy and rough in texture, and hence must be soaked in water overnight. They can be added to various dishes, such as soups. Fresh lotus seeds are sold with the seed heads.

They must be broken to remove each seed and then eaten. The shell of the fresh seeds should be removed before eating. Crystallized lotus seeds are made by cooking the seeds in syrup and then drying them. One of the most common uses of lotus seeds is lotus seed paste, which is used in Chinese pastries and in Japanese cakes and desserts.

Nutritional Information and Properties of Lotus Seed

Lotus seeds are a rich source of phosphorus, protein, potassium, and magnesium. They may also contain zinc and iron. The seeds contain low levels of sugar, sodium, cholesterol, and saturated fat. One ounce of raw lotus seeds contains approximately 94.3 calories.

Health Benefits and Therapeutic Uses of Lotus Seed

Lotus seeds are popular for their nutritional benefits and healing properties. They are commonly used in Chinese medications and also in various recipes. Lotus seeds contain L-iso aspartyl methyltransferase, an enzyme with anti-aging properties. 

It is known to help in repairing damaged proteins. The seeds contain kaempferol, a flavonoid known for its anti-inflammatory properties. It is known to help in repairing aging gum tissue.

The astringent properties of lotus seeds make them beneficial for the kidneys. They help to regulate the energy levels of the body. Some studies indicate that lotus seeds may be used to treat various sexual conditions. Lotus seeds are used in Chinese medicine to relieve the problem of diarrhea. They are also used to improve the health of the spleen.

Lotus seeds were used to treat people with sleeping disorders such as insomnia. They are also known to be effective in alleviating restlessness. This is due to the natural sedative and calming effects of the seeds. 

The center of the lotus seed is known to be beneficial for the heart due to its cooling properties. The bitterness of the seeds comes from isoquinoline alkaloids, which are believed to induce a calming effect and are also anti-spasmodic. They cause dilation of the blood vessels and thus help in controlling blood pressure levels.

Some medicinal researchers believe that lotus seeds help to strengthen the digestive process and relieve diarrhea. The seeds are sometimes combined with other herbs to treat urinary ailments such as prostatitis and reproductive diseases. However, it is advisable to consult a doctor before using any natural remedies such as lotus seeds.

Other Uses of Lotus Seed

Lotus seeds also contain a powerful anti-aging enzyme, which researchers are now trying to add to various anti-aging products and cosmetics. The dried seed heads are sold for decorative purposes across the world. These seeds are commonly used in dried flower arranging.

Cuisines with Lotus Seed

Delicious meals that can be prepared by Lotus seed are Pork heart Lotus Soup, White Mushroom Lotus Soup, and Lotus Seed and Longan porridge.

Last year, the purchasing price of white lotus seed was USD2.26/kg. If you are interested in lotus seeds, please feel free to contact us. About the export of lotus seeds from Honghu, it will be convenient. We will help to export it.

SEX WITH ANIMALS - WHAT'S ITS SIGNIFICANCE?

Having sex with an animal is an abuse.

Thoughts, work as forces, and that force determines what one wishes. Due to circumstances, many have no control over themselves, therefore doing abnormal things that they find them satisfactorily. 

Sadness, depression, frustration, and loneliness have taken control over people's lives, plunging them into a dark tunnel, without any control or willpower to liberate themselves.


It looks so pretty simple for many people, especially women, to make love with animals, but frankly speaking, it's insane. Total sheer madness. If one is lonely, depressed, or unhappy, there are thousands of books, doctors, and psychologists there to help. Why then must a depressed or sane person seek her comfort by making love with an animal?

Many women have sex with their dogs, and others who want to have an orgasm open their legs widely for the dogs to lick their vagina. The disgusting and ugly thing to do. 

On YouTube, you see women having sex with animals, including dogs and horses. If by anyway those who indulge themselves in such acts were to find their way to see a psychologist, believe me, they will be diagnosed with mental problems. Because a normal, hundred percent sane person can't make love with an animal.

This is the confession of a girl who saw the family dog 'fucking' her mother. "One day, when I was a teen, I went to meet my girlfriend to go to the movies. For some reason, she was not home, so I went back to my house, and the front door was locked. 

Assuming Mom had gone shopping as she said she was, I went to the back basement window, which I knew was unlocked to enter the house. Our basement had two rooms, a game room and a workout room with weights, etc.

I entered the game room and heard some moans coming from the weight room. I peeped around the corner and saw my mother bent over the weight bench and our family dog, a Black Lab, on her back, humping her. 

I heard her moaning and saying, "Yes, Buddy, Mommie needs it". I could not believe it, but soon Buddy finished humping her, and they lay there with Buddy on her back. I scooted back to the house and came back much later." 

From this confession, one could clearly determine the psychological problem this woman had. She was frustrated because for so long she hadn't been 'screwed'. This has made her sick and powerless to control herself. 

Sleeping with animals, as a matter of fact, is a complete sickness that needs a remedy. It can even give certain incurable sickness to a person. Making sex with animals often takes place in many parts of Africa. Some people have been caught red-handed either having sex with goats or chickens.

There are many sickening habits. Once you enter, you can't find it easy to get out; therefore, for those people out there who can't get out of this sick and disgusting situation, try to seek help from professional doctors, health institutions, or psychologists.

People who engage animals in sex, just as well know that they are abusing the animals. This act has made many dogs wild and aggressive toward male visitors who come to visit the women they 'fucked'.

Those who wouldn't like anyone to know that they had slept with their dogs or any other animal can help themselves by reading books, such as 'The Power of Positive Thinking and other books on self-coaching. 

Self-coaching courses are also recommended for people in such a situation.

BRAVE TUSHA SURVIVES TO SEE GANGSTERS ROT IN JAIL

Gangsters, photo credit: Britain's Mail Online


I have been following the case of this fatal shooting, which left little Tusha paralyzed since it happened. I noticed that one of the culprits' names was Kolawole, one with  African roots, probably parents from Nigeria. 


Even though the two other accomplices had English names, without seeing their photos, I knew they were definitely black, too.  Why? The reason is simple and logical. Due to the lack of education, most blacks like to be gangsters.

I must make it clear to readers that the writer of this blog, “JUSKOSAVE”, is not a Whiteman but a Belgian national, with African roots. I am therefore a hundred percent African. 

It’s necessary to say this to avoid people accusing me as a white racist for writing this article against blacks. Frankly speaking, as a black man, at times, I feel very sad to read such stories involving blacks, like what Kolawole, Grant, and McCalla did to this poor little girl.

For so long after slavery, the Blackman has lost his identity. I dream of seeing blacks rubbing shoulders with whites in education and becoming responsible people in society, to heal our wounds. 

I dream of seeing blacks as also intelligent people by excelling in everything like their white counterparts. Unfortunately, in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty. 

Despite all the educational institutions and facilities, in Europe and the United States of America, many blacks avoid all to be gangsters.

This could be the reason they say, “If you want to hide something from the Blackman, write it in a book. These gangsters' lives summarise it all. Since they don’t like school, they simply don’t read. Education is a key to success, not jail. 

According to an investigation, with the intention of gunning down a rival gang member, the three black morons entered a shop, a place they knew would accommodate many people who are to do shopping. 

Without thinking of the safety of other innocent people inside the shop, one opened fire, gunning down little Tusha while playing, and also hitting another person shopping. 

Passing sentence, Judge Martin Stephens QC told them: "Not one of you has, in my judgment, shown a sliver of remorse." He went on: "This is an exceptional case of the utmost gravity. 

Shooting into a shop, a confined space where it was known there were people present, is an attack on society itself by men who saw themselves as outside the law and above the law."

Kazeem Kolawole, 19, of Kennington, south-east London, and Anthony McCalla, 20, of Streatham, south London, were given 14 years each respectively, and Grant, 21, of Camberwell, south-east London, who had gone out with a "determined, premeditated intention to kill" that day, was given 17 years. 

But would this change the wave of crime in Britain? After listening to that gangster rap music, the next thing is to take guns and wage a war against each other.

Crime and gangsters' war can’t be eliminated, but can be totally reduced. The strong campaign against the gangsters' menace in society must be intensified. 

Meetings must be held regularly with concerned citizens and organized programs to educate on the effects of this social vice in society, through sports, schools, and drama.  

Above all, it is the responsibility of every parent to monitor their children to know what they do and the type of people they keep as friends.

WOMEN ARE LOVELY BUT HARD TO UNDERSTAND

Beautiful ladies, but mind changes as quickly as the weather.


Women are creatures very hard to study, even though many people claim they can easily read the mind of a woman. Some say that when a woman says 'No,' she means yes, and when she says 'Yes, ' she means no. Frankly speaking, it's never true, as some can stick to their word.


What I can easily compare the mind of a woman to is the weather. It changes very quickly. 

At times at work, the gym, and other places, you may notice a lady smiling at you many times, showing positive signs that she likes you, but if you try to get to know her more, she will turn you down miserably.

Some ladies are very social and could easily engage you in a conversation, while others will totally ignore you when you want to start up a conversation with them. 

Many ladies always had in mind that they wanted them, especially if the person keeps on smiling or greeting them. The fear of being in a similar situation kept me a stern-looking man, away from a certain beautiful lady for several months.

We met several times face-to-face, without saying anything to her. I am not rude, but all that I was avoiding was thinking that I want her. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware that I was doing something wrong and building hatred for myself. 

The fact that I never greeted her or said hello made her think that I hate her or that I am a racist.  Her daily negative actions toward me became my nightmare.

Her actions made me believe that I had hurt her deeply. The next thing was to find a way to make her happy or to let her know that I don't hate her. But what can I do? 

This is the question. I was even scared to death to call her and speak to her, but one day, an opportunity came my way to change everything in my favour.

I met her with a cup of coffee in one hand while she was holding something else in the other hand. When she got closer to the door, she couldn't open it. 

I dashed like one completing a race to open the door for her. Since then, we have now good friends. I respect her very much. This experience has been my teacher. It is never good for one to think of something negatively about someone.

TEENAGER SHAWN TYSON: AN EXAMPLE OF A BORN KILLER

Teenage killer Shawn Tyson



Some killers are made, and others are born. Teenager Shawn Tyson, as young as he is, to commit such a devilish act, without remorse, pity, sympathy, and emotions, evidently reveals what kind of monster this teenager is. Killing two men at the age of sixteen. Who raised such a killer?

Money doesn’t grow on trees. One needs to work hard for it. Therefore, sheer wickedness to kill two innocent friends because of money. I don’t blame him. I will always blame parents for such cases. A mother or father is the one who brings up a child. 

The parents are those who know who and what the child is. Parents shouldn’t bring a child into the world when they are not ready to raise the child in the right way.

It seems in the past years, Kenyatta, his mother, was having problems with Shawn as a child. If Shawn doesn’t want to be corrected, then many places or institutions could help. Yet she left this stubborn child to choose his own course till murdering two innocent people. 

I don’t know what kind of mother Kenyatta was to sit in the public gallery to watch her son jailed because the evil that Shawn did reflects on her. She didn’t bring up the child in the right way.

British tourists James Kouzaris and James Cooper in Florida pleaded for their lives, saying they had no money. They further pleaded that they were drunk and wanted to go home. 

The monster then said to them, “Well, since you don’t have money, I've got something for you”, then he shot the two friends and fled. Was he really looking for money or thirsty to kill? After all the wallets were found on them with some money in them.

It seemed like a teenager, that’s all Shawn had wanted to do. To kill. He boasted to a friend after his heinous crime. He sits at the court without emotion. Yet many blacks accuse the police and the courts of taking them to jail and producing the cheap labour they wanted so much. 

That’s absolute nonsense. A child who doesn’t want to be corrected, to be at school, will end up in jail as a criminal. This is exactly what has sent so many blacks serving in prisons throughout America. They prefer to be gangsters and criminals rather than go to school. Idiots.

The pain and anguish Shawn Tyson had left the families of the murdered men is very hard to imagine. To take the life of someone is something unpardonable. "They had been given a life sentence when our sons were so brutally and needlessly taken from us." 

"Ours is a life sentence, with no chance of parole from a broken heart, and a shattered soul". Said the families of the deceased, showing their dissatisfaction. They wanted execution. The law has taken its course anyway. People like Shawn Tyson should be caged for life without seeing the sun and the rain.

Dexia Now Becomes Belfius Bank But Customers Want Quality Service Not A New Name

Dexia now stands as the Belfius Bank.

Dexia Bank now becomes Belfius Bank and Insurance. For a number of years, despite the common mistakes Dexia made like any other bank,  the bank continued to be one of the successful and famous banks in Belgium, until the global financial crisis. 

The question is, ‘Would this new name bring a change to the bank industry, when customers are looking for efficiency and satisfaction in bank service?’ Frankly speaking, customers want to enjoy quality, efficient service. 

Quality service brings customers, and poor customer service drives customers away. It's therefore wise to say “welcome Belfius Bank, but customers need quality service but not a new name”.  

Some years back, when a foreigner with a working permit and resident permit went to open an account at Dexia in Antwerp, bank officials denied them access to open an account, by requesting for Belgian passport. 

Yet at the same Dexia bank at Borsbeek, the foreigner will successfully open an account without a nationality passport request. How could a bank be successful when part of its officials are discriminatory and racist? Thank God, today all is over.

After the severe global financial crisis, it was on the lips of everyone that the bank had gone bankrupt. How the bank managed to survive its severe crisis in its banking history is what we see now as Belfius.  

Despite the difficult market environment, the commercial teams of Dexia demonstrated their fighting spirit and strength by steering the bank from the stormy market to a stable one.

Last year, Belgium Dexia Bank was sold to the Belgian government at 4 billion euros, through SFPI, its investment company, while at the same time, Dexia was confronted with the liquidation of one of its old customers, namely Holding Communal. 

Today, Dexia stands as Belfius. This is one of the banks in Belgium, and I am always happy and satisfied when I am there. Congratulations.

FEMALE CELEBRITIES - WHY MANY DON'T PUT ON UNDERWEAR?

It's an abuse of women's dignity.

I am not a celebrity; therefore, I don’t know how one feels to be one, but if being one causes madness or triggers mental instability, then I wouldn’t like to be one for even a second or minute, because some celebrities are soiling the essence of the dignity of women by advertising the vagina naked in public.

In the African culture, every naked person seen outside is someone whose mind is completely out of service. He or she is a lunatic. A woman may put on a dress, but once you don’t wear any under to hide your nakedness implies that you is at the edge of mental instability or her mind is completely derailed.

This is not the case in Europe and America. Sane celebrities now act like mad people to attend functions, parties, fashion shows, and entertainments without underwear. Do you think they had forgotten to wear underwear? Not at all. They know what they are doing. 

Some deliberately sit to expose their hairy vagina. They are advertising their vagina free of charge to the public view. While others pose by lifting their dresses for photographers and the people around to see.

The question is, why do these women do such things in public, knowing that the dignity of a woman lies in moral and physical purity? The thirst for fame, publicity, and the challenge of doing something (stupid) they think is extraordinary, for the press to write about, is all that they are looking for. 

Media attention and cheap publicity have blinded them to the extent that they don't know what shame is. I wonder if their mothers did the same; that's the reason they are following in their footsteps. Many speak against prostitutes, but as a matter of fact, some female celebrities are worse than prostitutes. 

They constantly change men the same as the way they change dresses and open their legs anytime to people they fancy. They think life is all about sex, alcohol, and drugs. That’s the reason marriage and relationships with many female celebrities never last, because the men quickly see them as nothing but whores in disguise and common trash. 

They have completely lost their respect and dignity.

It is a fact that we are now living in a very wrong generation. Adults who need to educate the children from such immorality are now exposing their naked parts on television and in public for the children to follow. No wonder teenage pregnancy is booming globally. 

I wouldn't like to post any 'naked vagina' celebrities (without panties) at public functions on my blog, else readers would understand what I'm talking about. It is disgusting and an eyesore.

It takes a million people to build a good reputation, but one stupid fool to destroy everything they had done. These celebrities are constantly dragging the faces of women through the mud and tainting the precious image and dignity of women. 

We are fed up with seeing their naked ‘pussies.’ We don’t want to see any more. They should, therefore, learn to respect themselves to preserve the dignity of women, including my mother.

ALPHA BLONDY AND ASWAD to play at AFRO LATIN FESTIVAL

Alpha Blondy

Belgium, little Jamaica in Europe, with diverse cosmopolitan festivals, such as the Pole-Pole festival, Mano Mundo, Sfinks, etc., this year brings other great musicians from different parts of the world to entertain festival lovers under the umbrella of the Afro Latin Festival.

The Afro Latin Festival in the past years had brought many international musicians and entertainers from all walks of life to play in Belgium. In its 14^th edition, the festival has introduced great artists to its program. 

The festival taking place in Bree, on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24 of June 2012, features Alpha Blondy and The Solar System. The Ivorian reggae star is not a stranger to Belgium. He has appeared on many international festival podiums, including the Sfinks festival.

Aswad, the British reggae group

The musicians on the program are ASWAD, one of the best surviving reggae groups based in Britain since the 70s. The British reggae group is well known for its combination of R&B and reggae tunes. Another famous reggae singer on the program is Jimmy Cliff, and others are from Africa and Latin America. 

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Music lovers, don’t miss this one.

For more information, go to http://www.afro-latino.be/

DOES A GOOD NAME WORTH MORE THAN SILVER AND GOLD?

Gold bars

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.

56 DAYS FOR LIAM STACEY'S RACIAL TWEET ISN'T ENOUGH

The symbol of white power


Regarding racism, offenders must be severely punished in the sense that they know what they are doing and what the outcome would be. Racism has caused so much bloodshed, unrest, and violence globally that it is time for the world to realize that enough is enough. 


Yet others desire to call for bloodshed and violence; thus, when such people are arrested, they must face a tougher sentence than the 56 days given to Liam Stacey for insulting someone in a coma. 

Bolton player Fabrice Muamba collapsed during a game. If Liam wasn't ready to wish him a speedy recovery, then he must shut up. Instead, he posted stupid racial remarks against someone at the point of death on Twitter. 

What is the significance of this? Calling or supporting racism in football? These stupid comments he made were uncalled for. Surprisingly, he was given only 56 days. 

According to the district judge, John Charles, he took into account the student's early guilty plea and the fact that he had been "in drink" at the time, but he said the comments were "vile and offensive" and his sentence had to "reflect public abhorrence." 

Judge John Charles should have fined him, too, for drinking and losing his mind. People do terrible things and blame it on alcohol.

His school, Swansea University, did the right thing by suspending him from his biology course over the case.

Even though 56 days behind bars isn't enough, Judge John Charles did well to consider this matter. Liam Stacey's jail will serve as a deterrent to others who want to stir hatred and bloodshed through football.

MORY KANTE COMES TO MANO MUNDO FESTIVAL

Mory Kanté


Mano Mundo, a nice and interesting festival taking place yearly under the umbrella of the Antwerp Province, kicks off on the 12 and 13 May 2012, respectively. 


In the past, the festival had hosted famous musicians from different countries globally, including Tutu Puoane, Manu Dibango, and a host of others to entertain the people at Schorre in Boom.

This year, among other musicians to perform at the festival is the great Guinean musician known as Mory Kanté. Mory was born in Guinea on May 29, 1950. As a vocalist and player of the kora, a traditional harp, his golden voice and skills on the kora made him a genius among other traditional musicians from Africa.

In 1987, Kanté became internationally known for his hit "Yeke Yeke," which was one of Africa's best-ever-selling hits as well as being a European number one in 1988, making it the first-ever African single to sell over one million copies. It was in Munich, 1988, that I heard this great song pulling everyone to the dance floor.

In 1994, his international stardom excelled when the German techno duo Hardfloor created a dance remix of "Yéké Yéké." He also appeared in 2006 as a vocalist on British DJ Darren Tate's release, "Narama." On 16 October 2001, Mory Kanté was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

CHILDREN KILLED ON BUS

Killed Belgian children


They just went on a ski trip, happy to see their parents back but then an unthinkable thing just happened. The bus the children were travelling on crashed in Switzerland, killing 28 Belgian and Dutch tourists, including 22 children.


This could be the worst tragedy in the history of Belgium concerning the number of children killed in a bus accident. According to sources, the bus was travelling to Sion, when it veered off the road hitting a concrete wall of a tunnel in the Swiss Alps, near Italy.

The impact of the accident was so severe that six adults, including two drivers of the coach, died on the spot. 24 other children sustained injuries in the crash. Most of the children were aged around 12.

Belgium's Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo,  who went to the crash scene, in a press conference, said this is "an extremely sad day for all Belgians." As a result of the accident, families of the victims were being flown to Switzerland to identify the bodies of the children at a local hospital.

Swiss president Eveline Widmer-Schumpf also visited the site, while an investigation to determine the cause of the crash is underway. This tragedy has plundered Belgium into total darkness.

Around 200 police, firefighters and paramedics worked throughout the night on board the bus, which front ripped open and broken glass and debris strewn across the road. It was even a shock that despite the condition of the bus after the accident some cheated death. The number of people on board was 52.

My sympathy or condolence to the grieving family after this tragic loss of their loved ones. May the Lord give you the strength to stand firm in this difficult time. Everyone is touched. Both children and adults are sad. We pray for the affected family through this process of grief and mourning.

AFRICA AND THE MYSTERY OF WITCHCRAFT

The tools of an African witch doctor

A witch practices witchcraft. In many parts of Africa, it is often said, "Only a witch could know or see her fellow witch", yet in Africa, anyone could be called a witch when the person looks strange and does abnormal things. 

Such abnormal behaviors could be symptoms of a sickness, but the one had already been classified as a witch.

Poverty, hardships, and suffering are common in life, yet an innocent old woman sitting quietly at her compound could be called a witch and be blamed for someone's suffering. In Africa, matters are dealt with cruelty after consulting witch doctors. 

A man brutally murdered his own mother after a witch doctor told him that his suffering was caused by his own mother. This sounds strange, but in many cases, mothers had confessed to being the one causing all the havoc to their children.

Many simply forget that there is a punishment for every evil thing done on this earth. Some people don't even believe that there is any punishment at all. 

In the life of cruel people, when they start reaping what they had sown, the only thing left for them is to accuse someone as a witch. 

"I believe when I left Africa for Europe, a witch sat by me on the airplane. I have been living in Europe for over ten years, but I am always penniless." This was what an African was telling his friend. I don't believe in such statements.

I believe in witchcraft because I have seen the attack of these unseen forces on people many times in Africa. I  have seen a woman confess to killing her own child. 

I have seen a woman confessing to blocking the womb of her daughter, making her barren. The stories are many without end. Some of these stories are genuine, while others are just fabricated.

In Europe, I have seen an old woman between the ages of seventy and seventy-five riding a bicycle. In Africa, any woman of that age riding a bicycle will be called a witch. 

There was a time, a child preacher came on the scene in Ghana. He preached with passion, giving quotations and references from the Bible. At long last, he was called a witch.

 It is time for Africans to eliminate the slavery mentality of accusing people as a witch for their own failures.

A BEGGAR HAS CHOICE IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS

A beggar


A beggar is someone who can't help himself. He or she is financially handicapped. Therefore, to fight for his survival means to beg for a living. Beggars are all over the world, but are much more common in Third World Countries. 

They are often seen in busy places, such as shopping centers, train stations, and markets.

I first thought that due to poverty, that is the reason a lot of beggars were mostly seen in Third World Countries, but now in advanced countries, beggars are commonly seen everywhere. 

The craving to satisfy drug demand by junkies and other social problems has brought so many people to the streets in Europe as beggars.

I wasn't expecting to see someone opening a trash container in Europe, to look for bread or any food that could satisfy him and eat. But I have seen it a couple of times. 

Roofless people, dejected and rejected by society, live on food thrown into refuse containers at the supermarkets.

A beggar has no choice, they say, but sometimes circumstances beyond their control force them to reject or accept. Another point is that since a beggar has no choice doesn't mean that anyone can give them something bad as a gift.

At the central train station in Antwerp, a beggar asked for money, and he was given 70 cents. Right in front of the one who gave him the money, he said, "This is nothing, a cup of coffee costs 2 euros". 

Then he walked away. The man who gave him the money wasn't happy with the statement the beggar made.

However, in this time of crisis, people must understand the plight of beggars. The beautiful part of life is not only going on holidays, drinking and eating, or visiting families. 

There is also joy in helping others. Giving more than receiving not only gives comfort but also a blessing.