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Adopting a child especially from a third world country (like the poor countries in sub-Saharan Africa) and giving that child a good place to call a home, good education, and a better future, is one of the greatest gifts you can ever give. However, not everyone can adopt and not everyone should adopt.
If you feel physically, emotionally and psychologically sound to adopt a child, then go ahead and be an angel to some of these poor children in Africa, Asia, and around the world. If you are...
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Former president George Bush once referred to Africa as a "country" instead of a "continent". Of course it was a slip of tongue which he immediately corrected. Africa is not a country but a continent of about 55 different countries. Africa is the second largest continent in the world today in terms of land mass and population size.
Some people sometimes underestimate the size of Africa but to put it in perspective, you can fit the whole of the United States, the whole of China, the whole of...
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Once again, not everyone can adopt and not everyone should adopt but adopting a child from a third world country and giving that child hope and a better life is one of the greatest gifts you can ever give a poor child. East African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and those at the horn of Africa such as Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia have very similar adoption processes. The following is a guideline for U.S. citizens who are interested in adopting a child in...
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When the great gods of China are busy tearing through their dog meat, the entire world keeps silent. When the obese gods of America are busy swallowing pork chops, the entire world pretends as if nothing abnormal is happening. However, when the old but gentle gods of Africa touch pieces of chicken, the entire world goes crazy as if it is so abnormal to eat chicken. The truth however is that, We Africans love chicken and so are our gods. Yes Africa is "chicken" and chicken is Africa. We love...
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Positive attitude to conquer youth problems? I once asked an adult; a retired educator of the English language, 'what will it take for me to overcome the problems am experiencing as a youth and those am yet to experience without being overwhelmed by them?'
His response was plain, 'choose the best attitude in all you do. Habit will make it pleasant for you to handle your problems. A build up on Pythograth (a 6th century B.C mathematician and philosopher.) philosophy.
Startled, I wondered how...
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