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I am going to say this again because, well, it must be said I guess.

budaatum:
Thoth is the Egyptian god of writing, magic, wisdom, and the moon.

Hermes was the ancient Greek god of trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel. One of the cleverest and most mischievous of the Olympian gods, he was the patron of shepherds, invented the lyre and was, above all, the herald and messenger of Mt. Olympus so that he came to symbolise the crossing of boundaries in his role as a guide between the two realms of gods and humanity.

You need to live up to your name or consider changing it please.

Stupidquestions:
Today, Africa is synonymous with poverty, stark ignorance, stupidity, evil, communal hate and inter-ethnic strife, needless death, even with our animated religiosity, we remain a dark continent in the presence of 'light' and 'knowledge' which is a constant and superflous in the 21st century.

The reason for the above is simply because we are Adamites, as in, like Adam, naked and enslaved in the Garden of Eden, which is what you have described above. Every day we slavishly walk by the Tree of the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in fear that on the day that we pluck of its fruit and eat is the day we shall surely die.

In the future, we will evolve into use the senses Eve, and stop and pluck the ripe juicy Fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and eat to find out if it is true that we shall surely die on the day that we eat the fruit, or not.

Then shall our eyes open, and we will clothe ourselves in the Wisdom that we shall use to free ourselves from slavery in the Garden of Eden that you describe above.

feedthenation:
20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy’s as Midwest braces

https://apnews.com

So sad this is happening

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed Italy’s for the highest in the world Saturday at about 20,000, as Chicago and other cities across the Midwest braced for a potential surge in victims and moved to snuff out smoldering hot spots of contagion before they erupt.

There have now been 19,701 deaths reported by the US, according to John Hopkins University. That compares to 19,468 reported by Italy's government.

Anyone recall when times were not so bad?

Stupidquestions:
That's still the main focus of the thread before the commenter above brought land into it....so the question remains, what's the purpose of The Black nation and the black people to the grand scheme of things in the world?

First, may I be allowed to redefine your "Black Nation" as Africa, since that is the continent of black people.

We gave the world the God, the one known as Yahweh, that is the foundation of Judaism and Christianity and Islam, and which accounts for the understanding of up to perhaps two thirds of human beings on this planet. That in itself is a mean feat indeed.

The clue for the above is in "Out of Egypt", so those who seek to understand know where it is they must go to seek.

The problem is that we forgot, and had to wait for that which we gave the world to go around and return back on to us as it is currently doing. And when our eyes finally open to our past, our future potential would explode into our consciousness and then will we know our purpose on this earth which is to "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth" .

It starts with one person at a time however, but in due time, we will indeed be blessed.

And on that note, let me sing thanks and praises to the great Nigerian Prophet of my time, Seun Osewa for assembling us here so you may pose what might seem like stupid questions but which help us discuss and learn what our purpose may be, for no one is currently greater than he will become! Well, except Fela the Abami Eda, and your very self, of course.

LordReed:
BTW my dear buda, are you familiar with https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_atheism#:~:text=Christian%20atheism%20is%20a%20form,Some%20include%20an%20ethics%20system

Lol! I posted the above then saw your post!

budaatum:
buda is buda who does not fit in boxes.

As Christ said, one must not live by bread alone or one will be malnourished.

But for current purposes, consider Atheist Christian Muslim etc etc etc, if you must define buda by the Words buda eats.

budaatum:
More like an unbeliever. But I guess both words mean the same to many.

Try, "Christian Atheist". Tell me your understanding.

https://www.nairaland.com/4508641/american-politics-thread-joe-bidens/447#88305312

And this last one is in honour of eomajeh. The best Atheist Christian I've met here.
https://www.nairaland.com/6460381/how-atheist-me-happily-married#99976382

LordReed:
So close you could smell the toke on my breath! LoL

In essence he told me to develop my mind properly and use it properly. Isn't Jesus just the best! LMAO!

If I say 'Jesus is the Lord of Atheists', the theists will stone me and the atheists will stone me too and neither will ask me to explain because they would both assume they understand what I mean.

My Lord, you are evolving from an ignorant Adam into a Use Your Senses Eve, and watching us grow is my greatest delight.

Stupidquestions:
Lol. So you mean our land is blessed and with purpose ....

A land is not blessed with purpose, its just land. Its the people who occupy a land that find purpose and use for the land they occupy.

The wealth is not in the land but inside the heads of those occupying it! Which is why it is written, by the sweat of thy brow shall the land produce the food that you shall eat.

If you do not sow sweat the land will produce nothing for you to eat!

Stupidquestions:
As a black person, it's really hard to see where the black people where the black people or the black nations fit in the grand scheme of things looking at the rock bottom hierarchy we occupy in our present world......

As a black person, its really hard for you to see where black person you fits in because you only see the rock bottom you occupy.

So I suggest you start climbing out of the rock bottom because it sure is a different view at the top of the hill, as black person I can assure you.

budaatum:
First, its not an "our" thing, but an individual thing, especially since everyone must dictate their own journey through life.

And second, its not a "purpose" as such, as in, its not something given to you but a thing you plan out for yourself.

Therefore, the more accurate question would be "what is my purpose", as in, "what shall I do with my time on this earth"? And as you might have guessed, that's for me to decide, just as you get to decide what to do with your time on this earth.

May we all be intelligent enough to make good plans and have the courage and enough time to live them through.

ThothHermes:
This is the doctrine of demons.

Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth and yet increaseth, there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty.

What does it mean to scatter please

To give to the needy, and to help those poor in spirit, as opposed to putting it all in one single pastor's taking bowl.

The clue, you see, is in the scatter.

And its not about the money, but the scattering of the Wisdom in your head and the Love inside your heart.

LordReed:
My dear buda please guess.

My Lord! That's like asking buda to make up crap inside buda's head lol.

Best I can do is you gained an understanding.

Fahdiga1:
This man has already monopolized everything in Nigeria simply because he is a northerner

Actually, it is because he is industrious.

He is a proper get up and break down every barrier to get what he wants sort of man, and Nigeria needs a lot more of such people.

Next time perhaps think before you write!

RightMaker:
I am a Nigerian Writer, perhaps because of my previous writings, some men are after me for no reason since last week Saturday, the incidence happened at several places, the big church beside Movida Lounge in Kubwa {Gospel bla bla bla}, Abuja is the place where the second attack occured during their choir practise, the choir were even praying for me when they entered... that time around, in multitude, i jumped over several fences just to escape... Ever since then it has been rough and tough for me, at a point, some shots were fired, but i escaped it. I lost my phone in the process of the attack and i guess my phone is with them. Please come to my rescue, the Church beside Movida lounge, kubwa, that is the venue of the second attack, the first attack took place at the big redeemed church at phase 3 junction opposite iyabo restaurant, when 2 men entered the church while i was praying... several others happened afterwards, but please and please, this is a serious matter.

I have some pictures of the 2 major deep wounds sustained during the process, along the line, more than 40 scratches are all over my body in an attempt to escape from then. I dont know what to do please, I dont know where to go, and i dont know what they want from me.
they are everywhere... They still follow me everywhere

sanpipita:
It's hilarious, people like MTG try hard to sound controversial and popular then end up doing stupid things.

Its like drumptpf. Give them enough time and they'll buy the rope and hang themselves.

I had a guy who for months was trying to sound smart until he walked a mile or two in dead peoples shoes.

Make sure you read the original report in the Guardian before commenting!

https://m.guardian.ng/news/herders-kill-one-in-akwa-ibom-community-asaba-residents-panic-over-threat/

1Sharon:
Shaving causes infections

I was not shaving at the time so the boil could not have been caused by what I was not doing, I would think, and when I was shaving, which was for decades, I never had armpit boils.

All men do not cheat! Men (and women) who cheat are pigs that have no respect nor regard for themselves so can not have any respect or regard for their partners!

Partners who respect and have regard for themselves should keep such people at arms length and always ensure a prophylactic is between them so one does not get infected with what their partner picks up roaming about.

I'll let others come tell her what to do about the sales girl if she doesn't already know she ought to be fired immediately. As for getting over your The Psychological Trauma? I'd consider dumping the lying cheating pig because you never know where else he's been poking and what he might bring home to infect you with!

sanpipita:
They keep making unforced errors, after doubling down suddenly she realized her statements were wrong or she's just pretending? time will tell

I bet she got told her remarks hurt their pockets and reduced their income, so she doubled down quicktime.

1Sharon:
Exfoliate before you shave or stop shaving at all.

It wasn't a shaving thing.

LordReed:
Guess what Jesus told me was the solution to my problems, what his holy toke actually did.

You need to share, my Lord!

budaatum:
I try to do good because I have found that doing good profits me more than doing the ungood.

Take insulting people on here. Whenever I insult anyone I feel like I am burning in hell. A voice in my head says, "buda, surely you could have responded a lot more intelligently than that". So I start to hate myself for not being intelligent, and then I hate how unintelligent I feel, so gradually, I am teaching myself not to insult anyone so that I never feel bad. Besides, it is so much more satisfying to turn the other cheek to those who insult me and who might supposedly deserve to be insulted back because, first, its just a cyber slap that neither hurts my body nor my soul; and second, like a real slapper, their cyber hand gets tired before they hit the seven times seventieth slap especially if I caress their cheek with my soft intellectual hands, and nothing is more satisfying and enjoyable than defeating hatred with love is what I have found.

If I do bad, like say I steal for instance, I would have to look over my shoulder to ensure I am not caught, and while looking over my shoulder I would not see where I am going and would likely walk into a pole or fall into a ditch, and how silly of me that would indeed be.

If I steal I would have to tell lies too, and then would I also have to keep track of the lies I've told to whom, which all takes up a lot of brain power and my time, which eventually becomes stress as I'm constantly looking over my shoulder instead of where I am going, and have to remind myself which lie I might have told to whom in case I mix up lies and get found out to be a liar, and in the process and all along, I would have ignorantly been stealing from myself because all the brain resource being used to maintain a lie could have been used to advance my own self and make myself a better human being, but I stupidly would have been stealing that brain resource from myself and wasted it on lying because I stole! How much more stupid than that could I possibly be! Why not just not steal nor lie and instead use all that resource to work for what I want? I'd sure delight in the rewards of expending the sweat of my brow, with my integrity intact to boot!

Na, its not some God that stops me doing bad. Its the brain that God put in my head and gave me the strenght to develop that makes me try very very hard to only do that which is good and to reap the profit in so doing.

Its like a person who sows corn reaps corn and a person who sows cocoa reaps cocoa, a person who sows the ungood reaps the ungood that they sow, and so buda sows good so buda reaps a peaceful mind.

Do note! buda is a work in progress.

N.b. buda is not a Christian.

! I had those on both armpits some few years ago. I went on to be very ill but I doubt they were related. Had one pop up again last month so quickly attacked the modafuqa with Sudocream and it quickly ran away! So here.

Thank you, SonofIssachar, for sharing this with me.

LordIsaac:
Exactly.... This generation wants to keep shifting boundaries till we have no morality left again in society. Personally though, I have made up my mind to always call them out no matter whose ox is gored.

The civil way in which you gored their ox is what I admired most.

Xenry:
what is the purpose of our existence?

First, its not an "our" thing, but an individual thing, especially since everyone must dictate their own journey through life.

And second, its not a "purpose" as such, as in, its not something given to you but a thing you plan out for yourself.

Therefore, the more accurate question would be "what is my purpose", as in, "what shall I do with my time on this earth"? And as you might have guessed, that's for me to decide, just as you get to decide what to do with your time on this earth.

May we all be intelligent enough to make good plans and have the courage and enough time to live them through.

Kobojunkie:
Nevermind!

Mind? buda? Never! I have made note of your "capable of walking a mile or two in the shoes of other dead people" though, so make sure you never ever forget or I shall delightfully be reminding you.

LordIsaac:
Provoke or not, you don't insult your father. Canceling my words will not change that.

Indeed it wouldn't. Ordinary simple lie I lied to my father aged 9 years old. He made me write "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee", 100 times and I have never ever forgotten to not lie!

He was not even a Christian at the time, the cheeky bugger! I so miss him sometimes.

akoniyong:
I don't understand this

Be patient. Others will soon come and tell you what you understand.

Stop doing that which you know you should not do for the wages of your known error is .....

Kobojunkie:
This was never about your person. I am partly to blame as I assume we are all capable of walking a mile or two in the shoes of others. I should rephrase my original question then.

Are you saying here that for illness that is not of the mind, if a patient visits a doctor while alive but eventually succumbs in the end, such a death is welcome as in the case of Elisha. However, if the illness is instead that of the mind, even if the patient visits a doctor for treatment but eventually succumbs, such a death is not welcomed?

No! I am saying nothing of the sort! Not everyone is Elisha, or my father or buda, so I would expect differences in attitude towards dying. And I have not walked a mile or two in the shoes of any dead person so I can not say if they welcomed their death or not, nor can I say how another individual might react to their dying or death unless it is a person I know and who died like my father died and that I already mentioned. And he did not welcome death, as you put it, he knew he was dying and faced it with fortitude. And now that my father is dead, I'm afraid to say that he has not yet given me any feedback that his death was welcomed or not welcomed!

Kobojunkie:
I am simply trying to understand your own responses is all.

No you are not! "trying to understand your own responses is all", at all.

In fact, you are actually trying very hard not to understand my responses by trying to play smart though you clearly aren't as you can clearly see for yourself, though you'd never admit it!

How does, an illness of the mind can not kill buda because buda knows the cure for illnesses of the mind, become "doctors are wrong in this that an illness of the mind can kill"?

Is buda everybody? Did a doctor tell you an illness of the mind can kill buda?

Kobojunkie:
So, the doctors are wrong in this that an illness of the mind can kill.

Who told you illnesses of the mind can not kill? Where did you get that idea from?

Can you please inform me what causes the death of a person who successfully commits suicide please?

Kobojunkie:
So for illness that is not of the mind, if you go to see a doctor while alive but succumb in the end, that Death is welcome as we assume in Elisha's case.

I'll have to let you know after I die if I welcomed death or not, but before I die, and while I am alive I'll try to live, but if death is inevitable I'll embrace it with fortitude I guess, even though death to me means worm food.

That's what my own father did, approach death with fortitude, so I expect I would do the same since he taught me well.

Kobojunkie:
But if the case of the illness of mind, even if you see a doctor while alive but succumbed in the end, that Death is not welcomed?

As in if an illness of the mind kills me?

I doubt that's possible since I've posted the cure for illnesses of the mind above. You do know I will take my own medicine, and wouldn't give it to you without taking it for myself if needed, right? I don't even think I'd need to go to a doctor since I already have the cure for illnesses of the mind, so I don't really see how an illness of the mind could possibly be my cause of death.