Wikipedia refers to fundamentalism as a belief in a strict adherence to an established set of basic principles (often religious in nature), sometimes as a reaction to perceived doctrinal compromises with modern social and political life. I on the other hand perceive it as a reluctance or better still the complete refusal to engage or in a mind set that is contradictory to your own. It is the extreme form of radicalism to me! Now in the last couple of days, President Barrack Hussein Obama ( as his tormentors so affectionately like to refer to him) has got the hard end of christian fundamentalists all over the world (but more so in the U.S) for his purported indifference at the proposed construction of a mosque right next to the site of the fateful September the 11th bombings in New york city. Because of that, a recent survey shows that 18% of Americans surveyed think President Obama is a Muslim, many argue that he is not in that case worthy to hold office simply because they believe to ...
This is going to be quick and unfortunately a little dirty because I feel I have said this in some sort of way before * ( Dead Friendships in a Chinese Bathroom... ) * but hey! Coming home... So recently I have been struggling to deal with people around me, specifically people and their expectations of me, from me and consequently frustrations when am unable to meet them. Am not here to say sorry or anything in that regard, naaaa... all I want remind you is that; disappointment is inevitable, its part of the game and life is full of disappointments. - if you are looking for solace, my boy Benji recently wrote a great piece on ' doors closing ' that may soothe your wounds. You go into a thing expecting this and you get that. You go into a thing, not even knowing what the thing is or if am being polite not speaking up for yourself to start with and you get what you get. Heck sometimes you both agree on a thing but shit just happens - that is LIFE! But nooooo.... you my d...
I like you, he said - I like you too she replied. At that moment he opened up his eyes and allowed her to look straight inside him. He let her make her way up, through the maze of his nerves. He let her crawl up his veins until she found his soul- And at that moment they had found it, -They had reached the uncomfortable silence only it was not uncomfortable.
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