Thursday, August 22, 2024

L'Abri (The Shelter)

 L'Abri


Now the dangers lie in an intelligent mind!

There weren't many houses in the neighbourhood when I was growing up. Even then, there were whispers of dangers in the surrounding areas. I remember thick jungles and a banana plantation. 

The destitute built shacks with coconut fronds and zinc sheets. The zinc sheets were almost always rusty, and reminded of those found scattered in dumps.

That was then.

Now, the situation has changed. There is greater danger than before as I witness what is happening around me. My neighbourhood has changed, and my life has changed. I have grown and seen the beauty and harshness of the world.

However, the mindsets of the deserters remain. Vile and hungry for power and wealth, they operate under false disguises, now armed not only with advanced technological weapons but an even greater weapon, the intelligence of an educated mind. Used unwisely, an intelligent mind is the greatest weapon since knowledge is at the fingertips to destroy the world's peace.

Where is the shelter? It is not anywhere in the world except in a clever mind to evade persecution or torture. From now on, we will all be on the run, to evade the new wars of the world, to survive, to live.



L'Abri

Maintenant, les dangers se trouvent dans un esprit intelligent !

Il n'y avait pas beaucoup de maisons dans le quartier quand j'étais enfant. Même à cette époque, on murmurait que les environs étaient dangereux. Je me souviens d'une jungle épaisse et d'une plantation de bananes.

Les démunis construisaient des cabanes avec des feuilles de cocotier et des plaques de zinc. Les plaques de zinc étaient presque toujours rouillées et rappelaient celles que l'on trouve éparpillées dans les décharges.

C'était à l'époque.

Maintenant, la situation a changé. Le danger est plus grand qu'avant, car je suis témoin de ce qui se passe autour de moi. Mon quartier a changé, et ma vie a changé. J'ai grandi et j'ai vu la beauté et la dureté du monde.

Cependant, les mentalités des déserteurs demeurent. Ivils et avides de pouvoir et de richesse, ils opèrent sous de faux déguisements, désormais armés non seulement d'armes technologiques avancées, mais d'une arme encore plus grande, l'intelligence d'un esprit instruit. Utilisé de manière imprudente, un esprit intelligent est la meilleure arme puisque la connaissance est à portée de main pour détruire la paix dans le monde.

Où est l'abri ? Il n'y a pas un seul endroit au monde où l'on puisse échapper à la persécution ou à la torture, sauf dans un esprit intelligent. Désormais, nous serons tous en fuite, pour échapper aux nouvelles guerres du monde, pour survivre, pour vivre.



Be that person who makes a difference to someone.

Have a happy weekend.

Shobana


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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

From July to August

 







August is here once more. Another month of the year has changed hands - from July to August, that is.

I thought about July, and how it brought forth summer springs. 

Summer has always been one of the favourite months for those who enjoy the four seasons. It is a time for renewed vigour, for friendships and relationships to foster, as with all merry-making, gatherings are planned and enjoyed. 

Is love the most sought-after emotion during summer? When hearts are light just like the season. Though, some cry the woes of hot summers, others enjoy the bliss of newer encounters. 

 I come from a land of the sun and sea, so I know how gorgeous it is to partake in a land of long summers.

It is sad to see and hear of all the calamities that have touched the world, breaking it into fragments of disunity and misgivings. 

It is a fragile thing, this peace we know of and share, so let's begin searching deep into our souls about what ails us, and still make that effort to stand by peace. 

Let's hope that peace reigns throughout the world. 


Please listen to my podcast on the poem titled 'That Golden Peace.'

Have a great month of August and may the month bring much serenity to all hearts.

Children of War

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