Poverty through religion, faith, and morals — Conventionally speaking, I am of a low moral character. I am also not a humanlike demon. Far from it. The character flaws that lead me to this “low moral character” conclusion are pretty much known to those who know me. But, it is my reasoning and resistance towards correcting these…

The nature of American politics — In 1972, the U.S. was dealing with interlocking political scandals involving then president, Richard Nixon. The world came to know these scandals under one name — The Watergate scandal. The Watergate scandal sent shockwaves around the world and would eventually lead to President Nixon’s resignation as he was facing certain…

And the dangers of this reasoning — Given that I’ve written extensively about race, I’m sure that somewhere in all that writing, I may have supported the idea that race was invented. But I have never fully believed that beyond the academic explanations given by some professors like Hasan Jeffries, the associate professor in the department of…

Don’t be a standard consumer of banking services — The main reason why most people get bank accounts is for financial safety and financial peace of mind. On top of this safety, the most common types of accounts like current or savings accounts are used as convenient ways of saving, paying bills, receiving money like salaries, and generally keeping…

Here is Why — Who wouldn’t want to drop everything and go on a road trip through endless green fields or unending golden suns in the autumn season? Maybe instead of the outdoors, who wouldn’t want to just kick back and read interesting fiction or watch its movie adaptation? I want these experiences too…

Philosophies for a good life. — Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. Christians typically use this text from Philippians 4:8 to protect themselves from Satan’s influence. But the…

And it's getting worse — When I first joined Medium in 2020, publications were the most brilliant part of the platform in my opinion. First of all, they served as a way to organize different content, and most of the bigger ones published the best articles in each category. This meant that it was easy…

There is a lot happening between extremes — One of the Hermetic principles or philosophies mentioned in the Kybalion is the Principle of Polarity and it states thus; “Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature but different in degree; extremes meet; all…

Your Permission is an Illusion — From an early age, I was trained to avoid people and ideas that opposed the generally accepted truths and ways of life. For instance, coming from one of the most homophobic countries in the world, I embraced that training for a large part of my life, thinking of that aspect…