Past

Have We Forgotten Religion and Politics Don’t Mix? — Here we stand, at war between the past and the future, still fighting the same old battles. When are we going to relearn that religion and politics don’t mix? I don’t care if it’s the Church of Christians Past or the Church of What’s Happening Next, religion is a private…

When I realised that I couldn’t change the past, my life changed dramatically. I still believe that mental illness largely robbed me of my adolescent years. Even today, I wish I could go back in time and hug my former 13-year-old self and tell him that he’s doing great and…

Thinking about the past in excess is irrelevant in the present and the future. Taking inventory of the past is a helpful reminder of one’s cardinal points. It provides 20/20 vision on the directions one has taken and the experiences they’ve had. All of this information helps one acutely understand…

FOR THOSE LONGING FOR THE GOOD OL' DAYS Did the country change so much or our ignorance of it. What’s being exposed has always been. We are just seeing it played out in the comfort of our homes now. Politicians have always lied for votes, were partisans to a particular…

I remember sitting in my one-bedroom apartment where both of my brothers shared the same room. I was with my brother and mother sitting in front of our computer. They were looking forward to buying a house out of the city. Since in our original city the houses were a…