FLOW WITH THE TIDE-REACH THE SHORE – by Oscar E V Fernando Inevitable situations unable to avoid, certain to happen, Have to be accepted in normal fashion. They cannot be otherwise-we have our choice, To accept and adjust or rebel in a nervous heist. Be willing to have it so to avoid consequences of misfortune As first step on the road to recoup in a way that is opportune Accept fate but certainly not be fatalistic As taking the road to recovery is fantastic. Neither cry for the moon nor over spilt milk That has gone down the drain collecting all filth Circumstances do not decide our happiness But our reactions to circumstances make all the difference. Kingdom of heaven is within you and so is the kingdom of hell Either is determined by Your ...
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Barque of Peter – by Oscar E V Fernando Old Testament Bible-Old as the Hills-or perhaps Oldest-foretold the Christ that came. Yes, He came: showed His Divinity at age so tender-among teachers of fame. Lived, Died and Rose to be the subject of Abuse, Disputes Prose and Poetry. Lived to divulge his Divinity and Initiate a Church on Rock, for Posterity. Wisdom prompted-nothing human survives with no ‘Corporate Entity’ He Anointed-on Pentecost Day, Mary His Mother and a Body to Rule-with those following him devoutly. He taught heavenly virtues in parables-no written letter to Rhyme, And left The Barque of Peter, a Sailing Boat, to PREACH The WORD and Rule over Space and Time. With Holy Spirit to Guide and no scripted word to read- preached Love and Forgiveness-crisscrossing seas- To a world so cruel-that worshiped Idol gods and nailed humans hands and feet. No tooth for tooth as of old but Love-preached ...
TRUTH by Oscar E V Fernando Truth! Verity of all Verities; Illusive to the curious mind, so finely tuned. That Lost Chord in the Symphony, we search from the womb to the tomb. The Artist, Scientist, Philosopher, Meditator search with efforts futile, Sees perfection; says eureka; until, others destroy it with their own guile. We say we know the truth: do we know the heart of human kind? Judge not, you will never know it hidden in the depth of human mind. Cast the first stone, the one who hath not sinned, For how would ye know that this woman sinned? ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Spirituality to Materialism to Spirituality – By Oscar E V Fernando Church and bible treasured as gold Tendered the fields and farms in peaceful flow With morning prayers and breakfast fill The tools and lunch they went to till With Fall of man no perfection to behold Disparity there was with poor and rich with gold Greed set in and the gap got wide Frustration and anger brought revolution worldwide Accumulation through greed and discoveries untold Brought in the magic called industrial revolution to behold Spiritless work were the norms that lead to more wealth Systems developed to protect the wealth and keep the health With more competition and greed the evening bell receded to toll To gather folks in homes for spirit to unfold Crushed by the ever fast lane of that new god of Industry The world of spirit hauled under the rubble of indecency ...
Sep 28, 2019
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Missive by OEVF – An Obituary printed in the London Times…..Absolutely Dead Brilliant!! Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: – Knowing when to come in out of the rain; – Why the early bird gets the worm; – Life isn’t always fair; – And maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for ...
The Sky Gets Dark, Slowly (a Missive sent in by Oscar E V Fernando) Mao Dun literary prize winner Zhou Daxin’s latest novel to be published, “The Sky Gets Dark, Slowly”, is a sensitive exploration of old age and the complex, hidden emotional worlds of the elderly in a rapidly ageing population. In it he writes, “…Many elderly speak as though they know everything, but of old age they are in fact as ignorant as children. Many elderly are in fact, completely unprepared for what they are to face when it comes to getting old and the road that lays ahead of them. In the time between a person turning 60 years old, as they begin to age, right until all the lights go out and the sky gets dark, there are some situations to keep in mind, so that you will be prepared for what is to come, and you ...
Sep 13, 2019
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Euthanasia – By Oscar E V Fernando Image Source:-St David’s Cathedral Euthanasia is defined as an act or practice of ending the life of a person who is suffering from an incurable and often painful or distressing illness-in ‘a gentle and easy death’ On the other hand, suicide is defined as an instance of killing oneself deliberately. Science, medically and otherwise has developed rapidly-but has it given a place to morality in this fast pace of material development? Some say this and some say that! It is worth considering whether all medical advancements help humanity; · If they treat people as objects · If applied only to-people who are not considered a burden and therefore deserve to be helped. · If it is based on the utilitarian view of a person-who becomes useless: a set of values based on the belief that an action is morally right only if it benefits the majority of people · If ...
Sep 13, 2019
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Seeking truth in the Fallen World – by Oscar E V Fernando World full of turmoil and grief-we see no end-no perfection. Seek and seek for truth-truth eludes us in grand design. Exasperated, we curse the Vast Creation Look around and blame Creators Omniscient Vision. Seems so true when a child born deformed we see suffering Wars-wars-no end-with no surrender In logic-no explanation-cry out with justified grieving And blame the Creator for such continued blunder, Some would see futility in seeking whole Truth With no surrender-some would reel with the search With search no end-unshaven beard-they end recluse Thoughts unresolved-fingers with logic moved on same search Only Creator would know the end of his search Take Augustine-searched for Truth-saw the child- Trying Empty ocean to the hole she dug in fervent faith Augustine Embraced faith-earned doctorate-releasing futile logic of that same child Oscar E V Fernando ...
Servant Leadership – New wine in Old Wine-skin – By Oscar E.V. Fernando Servant Leadership (SL) is a term, coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in his essay on SL first published in 1970, on propounding a corporate management technique: it says the leader should be affectionately considerate to his subordinate-who in turn will cause a ripple effect. Much waters have flown under the bridge since the Dickensian cruelty to children in the then newly opened factories with the industrial revolution. Following are highlights of the SL theory; A leader should be a person that workers can relate to priority is to serve rather than to command to ensure success and power to the employee. to appreciate that a servant can become a leader only if the leader is first a servant to his subordinate. Such behavior of a leader must result in workers becoming healthier and wiser with self-improvement and eventually ...
Sep 6, 2019
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Reverence for Life. – By Oscar E V Fernando Reverence for Life (RL), in a broad sense, may be taken as respect or veneration for the life of plants, animals and human beings. It is the belief of some that a human being is only an animal and others connote sacredness or morality to a human being, depending on one’s religious belief. On this concept depends the approach to the meaning of (RL) Does it need moral teaching to conclude RL? Observing the world around and the behavior of living creatures would be sufficient to revere life! Following are some thoughts of the Great Humanitarian Philosopher and Writer AlbertSchweitzer-1875 –1965; · Ethics alone will prompt us to believe that RL involves maintaining life, and that to destroy it, without purpose, is evil. · The only one thing we are certain of is that we live, and that we want to go on living-until ...
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