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BusinessPost Corona World by Farastein(op): 8:30pm On Mar 22, 2020
We are the brink of a new world. We had all unanimously expected a great change in the year 2020. Unfortunately, it seems our collective subconscious of thoughts have brought about this change. For years, the world’s major Abrahamic faiths with its billions of adherents had prayed for, wished and anticipated the end of tphe world; the supposed End of Days. After all, basic psychological and spiritual science tells us we are bound to manifest the thoughts we water.

What if just as random number generators and other experiments had longed shown were true? What if human thoughts alone do affect reality? This has been handed down by specialists in this esoteric fields of science as the genuine explanations for genuine miracles, healings & coincidences. Quantum Mechanics had long proved that the observer is not independent of the observed, and can affect experiments via thoughts alone.

A lot of us may not consider all of these until it comes to light the amount of investments the world’s governments had continually invested in the fields of parapsychology and other related esoteric fields that border on the human mind, and the inherent power it is believed to possess… So again, with a little more thought, consider whether the collective subconscious pull of humanity could truly affect our present reality at such a long awaited year of change.

A substantial proportion of humanity in the developed world had long imagined this End of Days would be brought on by the WWIII. Albert Einstein himself had once said, “I do not know what sort of weapons would be used to fight World War III, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones.” One of history’s most influential thinkers had felt humanity would be reverted to the Stone Age by the events of the next great war.

What if this expected war had happened and we’re living in its aftereffects? Since the 1980’s at the height of the Cold War, the threat of a nuclear war had greatly diminished as the superpowers realized they each had enough arsenals scattered over the world to reduce the surface of the planet to dust. As much as we see these nations as enemies, this is just the surface interpretation. The UN and their individual strengths had ensured they were secret allies when it benefitted both parties.

The greatest threat of war was not nuclear-based, but bio-weapon based. They could engineer weapons that were not always for destruction but for control of the populace. According to a few hypotheses, one of such bio-weapon intended by Beijing to mitigate the long riots in Hong Kong had gone haywire. The mishap had happened as a battle in Wuhan where the virus was released into society.

Like a thief in the night, the End of Days had come upon us in our sleep; stealing away at society until it had been too late by when the house owner discovered. According to these absurd theories that present a chronologically correct view, this World War had commenced in 2019, and we’re in the aftereffects. It is the very reason the virus is codenamed COVID-19. Although, seemingly preposterous to believe, these theories suggest that the general information being fed to the majority of the planet is just a false truth; a mockery of the truth. The genuine reality may go thus if we subscribe to these views:

The virus had indeed started in Wuhan China, as predicted in a few novels, cartoons & short stories, but not 2020, but in 2019. The virus is truly airborne; not just when a carrier sneezes or coughs. The carrier may actually poison the air by his breath. The meagre amounts of death recorded from the total number of infected persons is also believed to be a misrepresentation of the truth. The true deaths in China had exceeded hundreds of thousands, and the disease is currently a global pandemic.

For the very reason that these rapid deaths may begin to spread to other nations, the plot of the non-lethal Corona virus was spread to the world governments & their leaders, and international organizations to prevent panic as death’s increased in other nations from the airborne pandemic. The only probable solution was a mock story of the true reality to prevent panic. This story ensured governments in affected regions could enforce self-isolation on the citizens as the only way to mitigate it’s spread.

Unfortunately, governments which are not able to ensure the self-isolation of its citizens would greatly suffer; as the true pandemic wades through the world. Several nations like Russia that may have been privy to the true reality had shut down their borders since January; just about as soon as the rest of the world got wind of the situation disguised as Corona virus, at a time when the disease was believed to be only within China.

Quite a number of world leaders had failed to address their citizens on the issue of the pandemic. A few have altogether disappeared from the world’s media. Some theories suggest that the few who do appear may just be body doubles. In our nation, our own president had failed to address the nation on the gravity of the situation, and his immediate family had imposed a self-isolation on themselves already… Again, what if the expected End of Days had come upon us like thief in the night?

Lol! Sorry to scare you though with these thoughts and theories that intrigue your mind. But even the situation in the media is just as gloomy for Afrikans who have an arrogant, ignorant and unprepared community. The media tells us situations are bleeped up in Europe, especially in Italy, where more than a billion persons are being forced to remain indoors self-isolating from the rest of society.

If these situations were to translate in Afrikan society as the virus is currently here as reported in the media. Could our government enforce a compulsory stay at home in our crowded city centres? What would happen when the government is forced to shut down necessities such markets and banks? Would crime rate increase if our government is able to pull this off; as in a complete lock down as in Europe?

Whatever the case may be; whether the conspiracy theorists are to be believed or the media, the situation indeed seems looming with a cascading chain of problems for Afrikan nations like Nigeria. A new society would probably be birthed from the pandemic and its consequential panic; A New World where movement is restricted by the government until a tested vaccine or drug is developed.

Those who would be the last prone to the infection would be food-producing rural areas as such communities are often only visited by merchants and only a controlled amount of outside visitors. Access to food might just be their succor when there would be a resultant shortage of foods in city centres which don’t grow any. In these little known villages with only a limited population of youth, the crime rates are unlikely to skyrocket as they receive a controlled amount of outsiders.

People whose businesses and jobs enabled them to work from home would likely be the majority of society who still earned whilst at home. A lot of folks would be forced to invest in Forex, Sports, Cryptocurrency and other financial trading venture in order to earn whilst trapped. Those in the villages who had access to the internet, a food farm and electricity may just be better off than those in the crowded city centres which crime rates are likely to rise if the pandemic and its restrictions do not blow off after a few months.

If thIngs continue in their downward trends, it does seem we may just be at the brink of an unprecented change in history; a divide brought about by this COVID-19. We may now be the first citizens of a post-Corona Afrika; a post-Corona World. How best do you prepare for this? It may ne indeed wise to hope for the best, whilst you prepare for the worst.
Christianity EtcPost Corona World by Farastein(op): 6:32pm On Mar 22, 2020
We are the brink of a new world. We had all unanimously expected a great change in the year 2020. Unfortunately, it seems our collective subconscious of thoughts have brought about this change. For years, the world’s major Abrahamic faiths with its billions of adherents had prayed for, wished and anticipated the end of tphe world; the supposed End of Days. After all, basic psychological and spiritual science tells us we are bound to manifest the thoughts we water.
What if just as random number generators and other experiments had longed shown were true? What if human thoughts alone do affect reality? This has been handed down by specialists in this esoteric fields of science as the genuine explanations for genuine miracles, healings & coincidences. Quantum Mechanics had long proved that the observer is not independent of the observed, and can affect experiments via thoughts alone.
A lot of us may not consider all of these until it comes to light the amount of investments the world’s governments had continually invested in the fields of parapsychology and other related esoteric fields that border on the human mind, and the inherent power it is believed to possess… So again, with a little more thought, consider whether the collective subconscious pull of humanity could truly affect our present reality at such a long awaited year of change.
A substantial proportion of humanity in the developed world had long imagined this End of Days would be brought on by the WWIII. Albert Einstein himself had once said, “I do not know what sort of weapons would be used to fight World War III, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones.” One of history’s most influential thinkers had felt humanity would be reverted to the Stone Age by the events of the next great war.
What if this expected war had happened and we’re living in its aftereffects? Since the 1980’s at the height of the Cold War, the threat of a nuclear war had greatly diminished as the superpowers realized they each had enough arsenals scattered over the world to reduce the surface of the planet to dust. As much as we see these nations as enemies, this is just the surface interpretation. The UN and their individual strengths had ensured they were secret allies when it benefitted both parties.
The greatest threat of war was not nuclear-based, but bio-weapon based. They could engineer weapons that were not always for destruction but for control of the populace. According to a few hypotheses, one of such bio-weapon intended by Beijing to mitigate the long riots in Hong Kong had gone haywire. The mishap had happened as a battle in Wuhan where the virus was released into society.
Like a thief in the night, the End of Days had come upon us in our sleep; stealing away at society until it had been too late by when the house owner discovered. According to these absurd theories that present a chronologically correct view, this World War had commenced in 2019, and we’re in the aftereffects. It is the very reason the virus is codenamed COVID-19. Although, seemingly preposterous to believe, these theories suggest that the general information being fed to the majority of the planet is just a false truth; a mockery of the truth. The genuine reality may go thus if we subscribe to these views:
The virus had indeed started in Wuhan China, as predicted in a few novels, cartoons & short stories, but not 2020, but in 2019. The virus is truly airborne; not just when a carrier sneezes or coughs. The carrier may actually poison the air by his breath. The meagre amounts of death recorded from the total number of infected persons is also believed to be a misrepresentation of the truth. The true deaths in China had exceeded hundreds of thousands, and the disease is currently a global pandemic.
For the very reason that these rapid deaths may begin to spread to other nations, the plot of the non-lethal Corona virus was spread to the world governments & their leaders, and international organizations to prevent panic as death’s increased in other nations from the airborne pandemic. The only probable solution was a mock story of the true reality to prevent panic. This story ensured governments in affected regions could enforce self-isolation on the citizens as the only way to mitigate it’s spread.
Unfortunately, governments which are not able to ensure the self-isolation of its citizens would greatly suffer; as the true pandemic wades through the world. Several nations like Russia that may have been privy to the true reality had shut down their borders since January; just about as soon as the rest of the world got wind of the situation disguised as Corona virus, at a time when the disease was believed to be only within China.
Quite a number of world leaders had failed to address their citizens on the issue of the pandemic. A few have altogether disappeared from the world’s media. Some theories suggest that the few who do appear may just be body doubles. In our nation, our own president had failed to address the nation on the gravity of the situation, and his immediate family had imposed a self-isolation on themselves already… Again, what if the expected End of Days had come upon us like thief in the night?
Lol! Sorry to scare you though with these thoughts and theories that intrigue your mind. But even the situation in the media is just as gloomy for Afrikans who have an arrogant, ignorant and unprepared community. The media tells us situations are bleeped up in Europe, especially in Italy, where more than a billion persons are being forced to remain indoors self-isolating from the rest of society.
If these situations were to translate in Afrikan society as the virus is currently here as reported in the media. Could our government enforce a compulsory stay at home in our crowded city centres? What would happen when the government is forced to shut down necessities such markets and banks? Would crime rate increase if our government is able to pull this off; as in a complete lock down as in Europe?
Whatever the case may be; whether the conspiracy theorists are to be believed or the media, the situation indeed seems looming with a cascading chain of problems for Afrikan nations like Nigeria. A new society would probably be birthed from the pandemic and its consequential panic; A New World where movement is restricted by the government until a tested vaccine or drug is developed.
Those who would be the last prone to the infection would be food-producing rural areas as such communities are often only visited by merchants and only a controlled amount of outside visitors. Access to food might just be their succor when there would be a resultant shortage of foods in city centres which don’t grow any. In these little known villages with only a limited population of youth, the crime rates are unlikely to skyrocket as they receive a controlled amount of outsiders.
People whose businesses and jobs enabled them to work from home would likely be the majority of society who still earned whilst at home. A lot of folks would be forced to invest in Forex, Sports, Cryptocurrency and other financial trading venture in order to earn whilst trapped. Those in the villages who had access to the internet, a food farm and electricity may just be better off than those in the crowded city centres which crime rates are likely to rise if the pandemic and its restrictions do not blow off after a few months.
If thIngs continue in their downward trends, it does seem we may just be at the brink of an unprecented change in history; a divide brought about by this COVID-19. We may now be the first citizens of a post-Corona Afrika; a post-Corona World. How best do you prepare for this? It may ne indeed wise to hope for the best, whilst you prepare for the worst.
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HealthRe: Public Health Advisory To Nigerians On Coronavirus Disease by Farastein(m): 1:22am On Mar 18, 2020
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http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/advisory.html
HealthRe: Abuja Doctors Begin Strike, Amidst Coronavirus Crisis by Farastein(m): 1:20am On Mar 18, 2020
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HealthRe: Coronavirus: Nigeria Government Must Close Border Now — NMA by Farastein(m): 1:19am On Mar 18, 2020
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fulaniHERDSman:
President, Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Francis Faduyile, has called on the federal government to close border against countries with high cases of coronavirus.

Speaking in Lagos, Faduyile said that the time has come for the country to close its border against countries with a high level of coronavirus infection.

He noted that if coronavirus gets loose in the country, Nigeria will suffer for it, “the time has come for us as a country to take decisive action. I can tell you, if coronavirus gets loose in this country, the whole of Nigeria will suffer for it.

"The view of Nigeria Medical Association is that it’s high time the Nigeria government take that decision of closing the border against those countries with a high level of coronavirus infection.”

Source:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/03/coronavirus-nigeria-government-must-close-border-now-nma/
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Tiwa Savage has reacted to the 3rd case of coronavirus in Nigeria.

She asks why the federal government can't close borders to curtail the spread, and also advises that returnees should be isolated for 14 days.
HealthRe: Coronavirus: FG Discourages Nigerians From Traveling by Farastein(m): 1:15am On Mar 18, 2020
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Following the 3rd case of coronavirus in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health has provided more guidance for Nigerians. The ministry emphasized that people should not travel to affected countries unless it's very essential.

(1) We strongly discourage any travel to all affected countries except for essential trips

(2) We encourage everyone returning to Nigeria from any country to self-isolate for 14-days

(3) All those returning from countries where there is ongoing high community transmission (over 1,000 cases cumulatively), should self-isolate and will be actively followed up for 14 days by theNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Port Health Services

(4) Please continue to maintain hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette.

http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/resource/press_release/press_release_17_03_2020.pdf
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FamilyRe: Virginity Doesn't Guarantee A Stable Marriage (a Must Read for young ladies) by Farastein(m): 12:41am On Mar 18, 2020
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Disclaimer This thread does not in anyway encourage promiscuity nor does it propergate indecency but rather it underscores some real facts for young ladies to be aware and more mindful of what's ahead.

So a very close friend of mine I happen to know very well married as a virgin, this was about 11 years ago. After about a year of blissful marriage, her marriage turned hell in the ensuing years that followed, she never opened up to me until last week when she did; she is blessed with kids, but her husband has been giving her hell in the marriage, abuses her, both physically, mentally and emotionally, carries various young girls and flaunts them to her face. She is about calling it quite. This is a girl I know very well as we grew up together, and I can vouch for her on many fronts, one thing I know about her is how genuine, cool headed and humble she is, she's someone meek at heart, I am sure she wouldn't create problems for her husband in a home, she was just unfortunate falling into the wrong hands

I also happen to come from a large family with 5 sisters (all married), from all my sisters, the one with the best marriage is the one that lived more of a party life style in school, attended many parties etc, and the one with the worse marriage was the one that married a virgin (actually, she has the kind of personality I wouldn't be surprised might cause problem for her , her husband and husband relatives, as she could be selfish).

My point is, for the Ladies, being chaste and maintaining high morals is something any parent will be proud about and will long for their child to uphold; but do not see that as all you need to portray yourself as suitable enough "wife material". Marriage is something very dynamic and complex, it entails a lot, and has to do with both you working on various facets of your life (of which sexuality is just one) as well as being able to choose an appropriate partner for yourself.

Do not see being a Virgin as the price you have to uphold for your husband, as it doesn't in anyway guarantee a good or perfect marriage (far from it), it is rather more dependent or perhaps a fine and infallible blend of various facets of your life viz a viz personality, charisma, behaviour, sensibility etc. as well as your keen sagaciousness in choosing an appropriate partner who is sensible and will be very well compatible with you..

Just a food for thought sageful minds can ruminate and mull over!!

Thank you very much for your time.

Yours truly

Vega100
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PoliticsRe: Northern Nigeria Developing And Growing Stronger Than Ever Before(photos) by Farastein(m): 3:27pm On Mar 16, 2020
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CultureRe: 25 Most Popular Igbo Masquerades by Farastein(m): 3:15pm On Mar 16, 2020
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In Igbo culture, the masquerade (Mmanwu) embodies the spirit and human worlds. The mystique surrounding the masquerade is one of the key components of the Igbo culture that survived Western influences,

It is generally believed in the Igboland that the masquerade is a spirit which springs from the soil. The masquerades are classified into categories based on specialization. Each masquerade possesses particular attributes (warrior-like prowess, mystical powers, youthfulness, and old age) and specializes in one or more skills (dancing skills, acrobatics, and other ritual manifestations).

Masquerading may involve one person team or a team made up of instrument players, vocalists, dancers, masquerade advisers, and the masquerade itself. Most masquerades are covered from head to toe with some piece of clothing or/and bamboo rafters, a wooden mask is worn over the face. The mask will vary depending on the type of masquerade and the place of origin within the Igboland. Some masks are designed to be beautiful, intimidating or downright sinister. Most masquerades claim to have some mystical powers and are constantly competing to see which one has the most mystical powers, whenever they appear together especially at village squares or funerals. The masquerade appears during traditional celebrations, funerals and festivals especially the new yam festival.

Below are the Top 25 Most Popular Igbo Masquerades

1. Ijele Masquerade

Ijele is a special and most popular Igbo masquerade and the largest mask system ever to enter the history of the world masking tradition. Ijele has its origin from the norther part of Igbo land (Anambra and Enugu State, Nigeria). known as the biggest Masquerade in Sub-Saharan Africa, Ijele was listed in the UNESCO Archives as an intangible cultural element in need of urgent safeguarding.

Ijele masquerade is the King of all Masquerades and as such has 45 different other masquerades perform on top of it in the olden days. Presently, the 45 masquerades are represented by the 45 figurines seen on top of Ijele. The myth and size of Ijele is wholesome as every aspect of life is depicted on Ijele. It is the climax of all masquerades hence performs alone and mostly last.
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CelebritiesRe: AMVCA: Nkechi Blessing Mocks Her Colleagues Who Borrowed To Look Good For Event by Farastein(m): 3:10pm On Mar 16, 2020
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CelebritiesRe: Anita Adetoye Weds Emmanuel Ikubese (Photos) by Farastein(m): 3:04pm On Mar 16, 2020
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Celebrity makeup artist, Anita ‘Brows’ Adetoye is married to her lover, Nollywood actor and model, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ikubese in a lavish lagos wedding.

Their white wedding took place on Saturday 14th March 2020. And at the reception, they had Timi Dakolo serenade with some of his songs. 

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TravelRe: Coronavirus: Nigerian Embassy In U.S. Suspends Passport Interviews, Biometric by Farastein(m): 12:01am On Mar 16, 2020
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LiteratureThe Real Forbidden Fruit by Farastein(op): 9:22am On Mar 10, 2020
In a research done in the late 1960's, Roland Fischer gave small amounts of psilocybin to graduate students and then measured their ability to detect the moment when previously parallel lines became skewed. He found that performance ability on this particular task was actually improved after small doses of psilocybin. When he and Terence Mckenna discussed these findings, he smiled after explaining his conclusions, then summed up, "You see what is conclusively proven here is that under certain circumstances one is actually better informed concerning the real world if one has taken a drug than if one has not."

Some psychoactive substances in the right doses have been known to improve alertness, muscular co-ordination, visual acuity, certain cognitive processes and even improve general creativity. Some psychoactive substances such as DMT are endogenous to the human body. Cannabinoids which are found in cannabis are produced naturally in the human brain. In fact, THC, which is the psychoactive 'ingredient' in cannabis is very much similar to anandamine, which is a natural neurotransmitter in the human brain.

Many ancient cultures had been well aware of the effect of certain plants on the mind and body. Many ancient religious practices were based around the use of psychoactive 'drugs' for spirituality, as some still do today. Even the Adam and Eve story, and similar legends from other cultures present a subtle hint at the use psychoactive substances. "The fruit of the forbidden tree literally 'opened' their eyes, and suddenly made them conscious". It is not a surprise that modern users of some psychoactive substances, especially the psychedelics, also comment about the drugs "opening their eyes" and "expanding their consciousness". Coincidence?

Often in today's culture, when people think of psychoactive substances, they tend to focus on episodes of intoxication, but many forget that many 'drugs' are used and accepted in subthreshold or maintenance doses; coffee being an obvious example. People tend to forget that almost any substance when overdosed on could be dangerous.

The ridiculous 'illegality' of almost all known psychoactive substances has hindered important research on their effect, synthesis and use in society; even though many have proved to have useful purposes beyond our imagination. We've successfully altered our external environments, hence, easing some aspects of living. We alter our bodies to improve sexuality and comfort. I wonder why altering our minds (which may be the most important improvement of all) with drugs that have been proven active and useful is deemed "illegal". It appears very foolish indeed if you give it enough thought.

Before we commit ourselves irrevocably to the chimera of a drugfree culture purchased at the price of a complete jettisoning of the ideals of a free and democratic planetary society, we must ask hard questions: Why, as a species, are we so fascinated by altered states of consciousness? In fact, ample anecdotal evidence supports the existence of a preference for intoxicated states among elephants, chimpanzees, and even some butterflies. It seems as if it is not humans alone that want to peer beyond the curtain of our normal conscious state.

Around 70,000 years ago, probably around the same time as our Toba population bottleneck, when the total amount of breeding humans may have dropped below 2,000; something suddenly happened; referred in history as 'The Cognitive Revolution'. This period marks the start of human culture, and the evolution of the primitive 'Homo sapiens' into the modern thinking and cultural being we are today. You might say, it was this point we stopped being "animals". Modern science has little explanations for this drastic change in our consciousness and cognitive abilities.

And there are fringe theories that buttress the aid of psychoactive substances, especially psychedelics, in the evolution of our modern consciousness. In fact, studies of the human brain and it's processes seem to suggest that it is "pre-designed" for the use of psychoactive substances. Some psychoactive substances are even endogenous to our bodies. Certain compounds in some psychoactive substances are already present in the human brain as neurotransmitters; aiding the use of these substances. Random coincidence? Or co-evolution of hominids and these plants?

Our present consciousness is still a mystery to science. For all we know, the Bible traditions might be right after all; and our distant "Adam and Eve" ancestors may have had their eyes "opened" by 'eating' from plants we now foolishly forbid; by eating of the fruits of the Forbidden Trees
LiteratureNature's Ark Of The Covenant by Farastein(op): 10:50pm On Mar 08, 2020
Around the world, are littered monuments and artefacts whose origin and creators baffle us. Structures such as the Great Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt; the Nazca Lines in Peru; Easter Island heads in the South Pacific and many more all over the globe. These structures are often of such scale and precision that they’re irreproducible by our current global society. Most of the monuments and artefacts, being inorganic, have not even been correctly dated by modern dating methods.

Quite intriguing, innit? Littered around the earth, maybe one could even be discovered underneath the foundation of your home, are monuments and artefacts that we do not know how old they are; how they were formed, and neither can we seem able to replicate them; and no proof who were their creators. Who built the Pyramids of Giza at such an interestingly scientific location, with its parameters hinting exact universal constants and laws, to such extreme precision and finishing? Ancient Negroes in Egypt 4500 years ago? Or maybe someone else? Something else even?

Littered around the globe also, are folklores of a civilization before ours that somehow vanished in a global catastrophe. The most popular of such tales is Plato’s Atlantis; a civilization that sunk into the sea, some 11,000 years ago. A similar tale is seen within the pages of the Hebrew Torah. The story of Noah and the ark. Surprisingly in other cultures, are similar tales of a world whose sins resulted in a global flood that drowned away their civilization. That of Noah and his ark feels eerily like the Epic of Gilgamesh from the Mesopotamian culture that preceded the Canaanite's.

Was there truly a global civilization driven into extinction, whose surviving monuments and artefacts filter down to us through the river of time?... Throughout history, we’ve seen empires rise & fall with the ages. The fall of the Western Roman Empire birthed the Dark Ages of Europe, which eventually birthed the Renaissance. The Sumerian civilization fell leaving seeds of merchants and persons dispersed around Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent to metamorphose into the Akkadian, Assyrian & Babylonian empires. How plausible is it then that a previous global civilization had fallen, and had been wiped off by nature’s wrath? Was a more advanced society flushed out from existence by a global flood?

Evidence for a global flood that happened during the last Ice Age 11,000 years ago is slowly being unearthed. A timeline coinciding with Plato’s destruction of Atlantis; a tale acknowledged by Plato to have been told by Egyptian priests and wisemen. Most likely cause of this global flood points to impacts on the ice caps; from outer space or from sufficiently large nuclear warheads. Maybe mankind may have engineered his environment so drastically, to his unbecoming. Why does it seem we recently discovered agriculture just 10,000 years ago, even though man’s cultural presence and effect on his environment is at least 30,000 years old?

Were the Great Pyramid of Giza built by ancient Egyptians without even the invention of the wheel or iron? Or by a more sophisticated culture? Were there really arks as in the tales where a ‘selected' portion of humanity was preserved to regrow in the hinterlands of the continents with much more primitive counterparts? Could these seeds of civilization from this previous society that survived create legends of Wisemen and Gods founding ours?

Maybe, just maybe as in the tales, mankind was indeed punished for her sins by nature’s wrath. A global war had resulted in a global flood. Just maybe those impacts on the ice caps in the Northern hemisphere are not from outer space as we might generally suppose. An advanced mankind had gotten so advanced yet so disunited that it wiped itself off existence with its technology. Survivors had restarted civilization again with primitive societies at the hinterlands of the continents giving birth to the legends. And maybe their only record surviving through the rigors of time unto us are these brilliant stone monuments and artefacts that defy our understanding.

Albert Einstein had once said, “I do not know what sort of weapons would be used to fight World War III, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones.” Are we bound by the Sisters of Fate to helplessly repeat the mistakes of those before us, for failure to learn wisdom and run a global society not based on ego, strife & competition?

Help stir our global society from its present path of destruction. Help create an alternate future; one of love and mutual respect for our Mother Nature. Our mother tongue is the language of wisdom and reason, and we must speak it. Visit: www.afroagropower. to secure your space in this haven of a future. The fate of the world is in your hands; you decide. GROW a new future or BLOW Apart from the ignorance of our predecessors?

LiteratureIdgaf by Farastein(op): 8:54pm On Mar 07, 2020
When we give the middle finger, it is a symbol of affection and not of defiance. It does mean we care that much to give a Bleep. For if you look behind, to the fields wherein we had grown our bleeps, you'd find that it is barren, and that we do not have so much bleeps to give...
Invest your bleeps wisely, for if you're reckless, just about everything and everyone would impregnate your mind. Save your bleeps; for those things and those people that set your soul on fire, for only those things which seeds you'd want your mind to bear and deliver. Trust us, you don't want to be infected with STIs (Societally Transmitted Ignorance)...
Drink up me hearties & hoist the Jolly Roger!

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