Young Ugandans Reluctant about Agriculture

Experts argue that Africa’s potential to feed the globe is huge, but the economic importance of this, has not yet sunk in the minds of many young people in the African continent. Important to note, interventions to integrate the youth into agriculture, is little, compared to the need to do so.

A growing concern that must be checked is the dreadful attitudes of the youth in Africa towards agriculture. It is regrettable that as a continent in this 21st century, such misconception does exist!
It is a fact that young and energetic people in Africa are generally reluctant to engage in agriculture anytime the call is made, experts say.
Byte Bashaasha on attitude.
(I think this is an attitude, it is an attitude and you know you can trace it from where many of us come from, many of us come from the rural areas, and its like well when u r doing agriculture you are poor, so after you've gone to school why should u be doing agriculture,and that kind of stuff. The other aspect I think is the school, you know in some schools they still use agriculture as punishment, u come late u go digging, u didn't answer a question right in class you go digging, you know those kind of reinforce that agriculture is not that productive)
ME: Yes indeed, Africa’s youth do have a strong belief that agriculture is a slow sector – a dead-end path in their quest to get rich quickly. A sample of views taken from some Ugandan youth in Kampala confirmed that when confronted with the choice of investing in agriculture or other sectors, the majority of them would opt for other areas of the economy.
Byte 2.youth pop edit stagnant
(no I'd rather invest in the information sector)
3.youth pop boutique edit
( now I've just finished school, so if I had money, I would not invest it in agriculture coz I want something that will bring me quick money, like a boutique!)
4. Youth pop edit yes
(ofcourse I would, umm..my interest in agriculture is because my parents are farmers and right now agriculture would be a very profitable business, so I'd definitely invest in agriculture)
5.youth pop edit not really
(not really, because agriculture is first of all connected to the weather, you must wait for a certain weather so that you grow your crop and the returns of agriculture take long so I wouldn't)
7. Youth pop fashion edit
(no coz agriculture is not really my thing I think I'd go in for another business more like fashion)
ME: A recent conference in Kampala aimed at bringing the farming and banking sectors closer together noted the lack of expertise in agricultural finance as a rising challenge for the Ugandan economy.
ME: Bashaasha blames the poor performance of agricultural finance on policies and plans that ignore labour requirements.
8.Byte inadequate human resource
(the whole planning process doesn’t take into consideration the required human resource capacity you know to deliver. You can have these nice documents, nice plans and even money but you need people, the human resource people to be able to deliver, I think aah the level of training in terms of agricultural finance both I think at undergraduate, even at graduate and even lower levels of diplomas, they are not there, they are inadequate. )
ME: Echoing this, Robert Richards an agricultural economist from New Zealand notes that training programs in Uganda are too few and far between.
9.Byte Richard Roberts
(This country needs good technicians and I look for the technical training opportunities, they exist! question is are there enough of them, I am not so sure about them)
ME: Ushering in a new argument, Francesca Akello from Young Ambassadors for Rural Development states that any interventions for agricultural finance to succeed will certainly require the active involvement of the youth.
10.Byte Akello on strong participation
(we can not begin deliberating issues around agricultural finance for africa in general and uganda in particular without a good and strong representation of the youth and for anything to succeed will need their strong participation)
ME: Akello says inadequate training opportunities are complicating efforts to get Africa's youth interested in the agricultural sector. Bernard Bashaasha from Makarere University agrees…
12.Byte bashasha bite 1
( I’d be happy to see youth targeted programs, in terms of training them really not only in agricultural finance but generally in agriculture. There people we train in Makerere university or other universities, when these people leave there expectations is not to go and practice agriculture, there expectations is to go and get white collar job and may be join a bank or a non governmental organizations)
ME: As commercial farmers complain that their crops are rotting in fields because they can’t find enough laborers to complete the harvest, Bashaasha thinks government should start programs to encourage early school-leavers to find work on farms.
13. Byte Bashaasha bite 2
(there are youth may be some of them have dropped out at senior 4, others have dropped out at senior 5, some of these you can see them in petty business, the boda-bodas and whatever. I mean those youth, are a resource that could be mobilized. And again the programs to mobile them anyway and assist them and support them do not exist, so I think that's an opportunity that we are not capturing. )
ME: The 2010 development strategy and investment plan of the Ministry of Agriculture observed that the capacity of young people in Uganda to effectively engage in agriculture was limited by a lack of access to resources. So what is the Government of Uganda currently doing about this dilemma? The Minister of state in charge of investment, Aston Kajara, explains that 44.5 billion shillings have been extended to young entrepreneurs to encourage investment in the agricultural value chain.
16.Byte minister on youth fund not target agric
(this money is not targeting agriculture per-say it is targeting income generation for the youth, the best areas today there not only trading or boutiques, but we shall encourage the youth to identify projects such as juice extraction and other agricultural produce)
ME: The importance of Agriculture in Uganda is unquestionable. Agriculture employs 80 percent of the population and accounts for almost a quarter of the country’s total economic output. Despite this critical role, the future of agriculture remains uncertain as long as the youth consider the sector unattractive.
Juliet Mabisi, UBC Radio!

Depression, A disease that is killing many silently! Its even made worse now that the world moves too fast. everybody is so busy running here and there, chasing the bus. catching a taxi, making that money- yes everyone is too damm busy to notice that we have a disease that is amidst us.Interestingly this disease does not segregate. Paul Summergrad the president of the American Psychiatric Association, says it affects people across the spectrum.

Lets give it some thought before we dismiss it lightly. A new vision article published in May 12th 2012 indicated that 20 per cent of Ugandans have some degree of mental illness ranging from depression to severe madness.A world renowned actor Robin Williams popular for his role in Mrs. Doubtfire, Good Morning America battled with this disease. This clearly shows us that no one is exempt from this disease. Lets wake up and pay close attention to depression, a disease that is silently killing many in today's fast world.

Scientist claim they have now discovered a water reservoir beneath the african continent!

I find it funny that scientist did not know this before, Africa's riches is beyond description and a lot more is stored in this poor continent!
For the christians God may be telling us not to despise what seems ugly or simple coz it can turn out to be something so great.
Now the discovery reveals that the water below 'the notorious' dry continent africa is 100 times more than the one on the surface.
wow God you are a amazing, i am glad this discovery has been made because talk about the scarcity of water in this years celebration of world water day was the order of the day!

Faith in the Judiciary system of Uganda is on the verge of collapsing

The Judiciary department of the Ugandan government has decided to increase the number of judges and magistrates in an attempt to clear the current case backlog in the law courts of the country. The chief Justice Benjamin Odoki told members of parliament who paid him a visit at his chambers on 18th of august 2009 that there is need for increments at various court levels. The supreme court is expected to add 5 judges to the current 7 to make it 12 in total, court of appeal needs an additional 7 to the current 8 to make it 15 in total, High court of Uganda requires additional 32 to the current 50 to make it 82. This follows a series of mob justices that has taken toll of Uganda and complaints about the case backlog in courts. Whether this new attempt of the judiciary will yield fruits can not be ascertained now, but the reality on the ground indicates that many Ugandans have lost faith in the judicial system of this country.
There have been claims by a number of ordinary Ugandans and opposition members who have expressed that the Ugandan judiciary is very corrupt. And although chief justice Odoki, insist and shifts the blame to the police and Director of Public Prosecution who delay due process in courts, many Ugandans are convinced that judicial officers are to blame for the case backlog in this country. Examples demonstrating the corruption in the judiciary is not farfetched because not too long ago Moses Ndifuna a grade one magistrate of Mbarara district in Uganda was arrested for receiving a bribe of 2oo,ooo shillings to alter he’s judgment in favour of an accused person who was appearing before him. The case is before the anti-corruption court of Uganda and investigations into the case is still going on.
And although Odoki insists on telling us that there is reduced growth of case backlog from a 13% growth in financial year 2007/2008 to 4.0 during the current financial year, the increasing number of mob justices in the country suggests otherwise. This is because the rising crime level and mob justices indicate the loss of trust by the people of Uganda in judicial services of this country. People prefer to take matters of the law in their own hands because they are skeptical that the judiciary will fail them.

Counterfeits are indeed a serious problem that can no longer be ignored!

Counterfeits are a predicament that has put our countries in a complex dilemma as counterfeits continue to take toll of our entire social- economic development. In Uganda massive fake products have inflated our markets without any prohibition, raising both safety and health concerns throughout the country. The recent fake four hundred bags of cement impounded by Uganda Revenue Authority is a case in point.

The hazardous consequences of counterfeits are very clear and it beats my understanding that there are some people in this country who have no conscience. They go ahead and trade counterfeits in the markets knowing very well that what they are selling to the public could harm their lives.

Early this year there were rampant collapse of buildings under construction in the city, at that time we only concentrated on blaming the engineers at the building site. we did not stop to think that these buildings could have possibly collapsed because the cement used for their construction was perhaps not genuine. Uganda's treasury is also losing vast amounts of revenue to the unpaid taxes of counterfeits which usually doge taxes. This creates a very awkward situation and pushes a way the genuine products from the market, creating a catastrophic situation.


This situation encourages the genuine investors and manufacturers to forfeit investing in our country. investors are thus pushed a way from the market because they continue to incur loses and compete unfavourably with fake products which are usually sold at convincing low prices. whatever happened to the phrase that cheap things are expensive in the long run? These cheap products turnout to be ineffective for the purposes for which they are meant for and at the worse stage it can cost us our lives. We need to embrase this phrase and shun fake products but this is complex. yes, it's complex in the sense that many of us lack the sense of decernment to establish whether agiven product is fake or genuine.


Therefore even as we fight the nuisance of counterfeits whiich is eating us up like a cid consuming a person's skin, we must understand what constitutes counterfeits for various products. the commonly counterfeited products include drugs, shoes, soap and detergents although Ugandans have added construction products like cement. So my appeal to Ugandans is that they should be sober and observant when purchasing products. And they should also report people selling counterfeits to authorities because the fight against counterfeits needs a combine effort.

Counterfeits are indeed a serious problem that can no longer be ignored or allowed to continune any more. It must be put to an end immediately if we are to curb economic loss in our country.

Managers and employers should be sensetive when relaying bad news to their employees!

The Story about the Mwiri teacher(Mwiri is a single sex secondary school in eastern Uganda in Jinja district.)who commited suicide over his transfer’ is a clear indication that the increasing number people depressed in Uganda should be cause for alarm to the entire public of Uganda.In a study conducted by world vision in 2001, it was found that 21% of adults surveyed in selected HIV and AIDS-affected communities in south-western Uganda were clinically depressed in this country. This study concentrated on HIV/AIDS affected communities but it can work as a pilot test to show us that there are quite a number of people who are depressed.The previous reports of the media about a man who murdered he’s family and the recent one about the Mwiri teacher is an indication that the levels of depression are rising not only as a result of HIV/AIDS but also because of the existing high levels of poverty and other related problems.According to World Health Organization depression is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration. These problems can become chronic or recurrent and lead to substantial impairments in an individual's ability to take care of his or her everyday responsibilities. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide, a tragic fatality associated with the loss of about 850 000 thousand lives every year.In light of the article that was published in the daily monitor of February 2009, one would assume that life is worthless. The diseased David Kaggwa’s suicidal death clearly indicates that some people in Uganda do not treasure the sacredness of life and thus ignorantly devalue it in preference of what exists around us such as our jobs, houses, cars which we assume are a better bargain than our pressures lives!Therefore while some people strife to exercise, eat well, do regular check ups, pray and protect their lives, some ignorant ones just commit suicide. The paradox here is whom I’m I angry with? Is it those who commit suicide? Or those who ignore depressed people? and trample over them making them less hopeful and helpless. In this particular case my pointing figure is accusing the Head teacher of Mwri who did not pay attention to the emotional weakness of Mr. Kaggwa because he was busy cruelly relaying the transfer details to Mr. Kaggwa without putting into consideration he’s emotional state before giving him the bad news of he’s referral to the Ministry for posting elsewhere.This brings to light the negligence of poor managers who luck the skill to council and prepare stuff for the bad news that awaits them. Bad news of any sort has never been an easy thing to digest. I’m sure that all of you out there know that catastrophic news can send anyone in their right senses to become crazy enough to attempt to or take their own life. One requires emotional backup from an understanding person in order to absorb and digest bad news. Cooperate leaders, Directors, Managers and employers should know that we entrust them with lives of our loved ones. If you are a boss out there, Know that you have a responsibility of looking out for your subjects. Device a more appropriate means of relaying bad news to your subjects in a less traumatic manner. The reasons that acted as a catalysts drive for Mr. Kaggwa to commit suicide was the short notice announcement from the School head teacher. He’s depressed state caused by overwhelming financial problems could not enable him bear the news of being unemployed.

love the children don't abuse them

Issues concerning child abuse have been popular in the local media and it seems to be fading away so soon. Protests and campaigns against violence and child abuse of children should become more proactive. This is because numerous forms of abuses go on and on and we sit back and look on.

Evils such as child trafficking, child sacrifice, child soldiers, defilement, child battering, child labour, domestic violence, and child prostitution are some of the abuses children have had to live with through out their lives. We have tremendously sinned against the innocent children in so many ways and the list is endless.

The motherly heart of a woman has disappeared, because if we look at most of the evils that happen to children it has its genesis with the cruelty of a woman. Some kinds of child abuses start early. For instance, with every puff of cigarette, your baby absorbs growth-retarding diseases of nicotine, carbon monoxide, ammonia and hydrogen chloride. Mothers who are supposed to love care and protect children start destroying them with bad habits such as smoking, alcoholism and ‘indiscipline’ acts during their pregnancies. As if the torture given to them is not enough during pregnancy then comes, the physical and psychological neglect of a child after birth. For useless purposes such as looking young, little headed mothers refuse to breast feed their babies and deny them the natural nutrients God prepared for children in their breast!


In a recent documentary on BBC, it was repoted that lots of children especially the girl child were being shipped to the west to be used as child prostitutes. The documentary talked about a teenage Nigerian girl who left her Home in search for greener pastures only to be deceived by a selfish cruel woman who helped her crossover to western Europe, only to use her as a money making tool in prostitution. The girl was found by one of the BBC reporter who took the responsibility of returning her the right authorities who returned her safely back to Nigeria. On return several medical check ups were done and she was found with the deadly disease. The poor girl will now live with the nightmare of the disease. This reminds me of the issue of cross generational sex. Big pot bellied men old enough to be grand parents have no shame in luring young children into sex. So many cases have been reported in the print media about a father who used his own daughter. The sodomy way of life has captured the world and when God pours down his wrath, we should not be surprised. But it is not too late for us to change and pray to God for forgiveness.


We should realize that a lot of evils are going on in the world and it should not chock us. The financial credit systems are failing, terrorist attacks are rampant, high crime rate and leaders with virtue are no more. All this is because we have neglected the word of God which commands us to love and bless the little ones. In Matthew 18:10 God warns us not to despise and abuse children because they are a blessing.
Indeed increasing crime rate such as cases of defilement, burning of schools and the magnitude of street children show how greatly we have wronged the innocent children. We have innocent blood shading in our hands and these children are crying aloud to God. If we want to avoid curses and the wrath of God, let us stop

Men!

They say once a fool always a fool, n l guess once u get a womanizing husband they will always be womanizers even if they rise to positions which demand high respect. My trip to Gulu was at its climax, for there's much fun and activity in this town so much that it has been referred to as the city of northern region.

Havanah which is the most popular night hang out and a spot for those who love dancing was my next destination after touring lucrative hangouts such as Diana gardens, stadium view and many others. Havanah pub has been highly advertised and often written about yah, as usual l wanted to go check it out for myself.

Many friends around had ambiguously praised the place n l was charged to check it out. convincing my girlfriend was not so hard because she had scheduled this day to be a girl's day out. wow. this was my advantage since l dread the thought of unnecessary touching and squeezing from Boyfriends who want to mark their territories to the staring committees of admirers in Club.

l dressed up to look hot n set off to enjoy my night at Havannah Pub in Gulu.

Prosperity for all bounces back 'coperative'

In their endevour to reach the peasants with their prosperity for all project, the NRM government has importantly noted the need for' cooperatives'.When the NRM government assumed power, for reasons based known to the master planners and top advisers of their boss(Presdent Yoweri Museveni), cooperatives were wiped out. commercial banks were then introduced, and this slowed the national development of peasants especially farmers who could not keep up with the high rates charged by these banks.


Banks such as Backlays, Crane bank were introduced and these had a profit maximization motive. The cooperative Banks which were enabling Peasants and farmers to economically grow were scraped off. The absence of cooperative banks slowed balanced regional development and it became a big blow to the economic development of peasant farmers throughout Uganda.

It is great news for many farmers since our government has realised the importance of coperative development as noted in the Minisiter of Finance's address to the Speaker and the Paliament house. " Let me once again take this opportunity to urge Ugandans to join the Savings and Credit Cooperatives and the Production and Marketing Cooperatives", the Minister urged.


This unexpected move of government to encourage development of coperatives is good news for Ugandan farmers. Because this simply means that more farmers are going to be able to interact with other farmers, save, borrow loans to improve their production. My only concern is the seriousness in which government intends to put in these coperatives. We are forinstance happy about the micro finance and SACCOs that have been put in place by the NRM government. But can it be guaranteed that the confusions that has been happening with many of the micro finance institution shall not be repeated?

The media has occassionally reported cases of grambling peasants whom some micro finace institutions greedily take their money. others have been fulled by cone men eho collect their money because of luck of proper institutions such as the traditional coperative institutions. the burden is therefore on government to protect these farmers fron corrupt cone men, provide sufficient methads and technical help such that the agricultural sector can boom in this country.
Overall, the buget this year substantial favouring towards agriculture and this is surely a good indicator that NRM is serious with their 'prosperity for all' project. they are targeting a sector which employs 80% of Uganda's population- a good indicator that NRM is keepint their word to enhance economic growth for the entire population of Uganda.Horaaaaaaaaaaaaaah for prosperity for all!

Carey's off the singles list

Hmmmm…r u still dreaming or still fantasizing about it? Well, Mariah has done it. She has finally found that special one to share her life forever with. What I’m I saying…she has found her forever man…Nick Cannon! The Stars tied their note on 30th of April this year (2008) Cannon was heard swearing a hundred times that Carey is beautiful on the outside and 10 times beautiful on the inside. Oops that is real love dear people. He already knows her inside and out!

So singles out there chill out n don’t u mess coz Nick has left the singles diary and her beautiful voiced Carey will assure and finally admit that her ‘we belong together’ song was worth it. Coz her and Nick surely belong together…don’t they!

Farmers need help to reap big

Prices are increasing sharply for some of the most basic foodstuffs traded on international commodity markets. The price of wheat has doubled in less than a year, while other staples such as corn, maize and Soya are trading at well above their 1990s averages. Rice and coffee prices are running at 10-year highs, and in some countries, prices for milk and meat have more than doubled. In fact here in Uganda the price of meat, which used to go for 3000 Uganda shillings per kilogram in the last years, is now 5000 Uganda shillings per kilogram.

The rising food prices have escalated the concern of both the local and international community. The difference is in the action being taken by various governments to avert this problem. In Uganda’s case, President Yoweri Museveni has already encouraged farmers to grab this opportunity to reap big in their sales. But the irony in this is the evidence that many farmers are very poor and luck even the improved means of farming for increased produce to be realised.

Generally, traders come directly to farmers to offer a price. Farmers are forced to accept either because of lack of good roads and affordable transportation means. They therefore can only sell locally or they do not know the market rates. This makes them subject to being cheated by the middlemen. Many sell a low price simply because they need the money immediately. This creates a vicious circle where farmers are unable to improve their crop yield by buying better and fertilisers because they are getting very little money for their produce. And with the costs of food rising rapidly all over the world, solutions are urgently needed to not only feed people in the short term, but also provide more in the long term.

It should be noted that Agriculture accounts for 80% of Uganda's occupation and in the previous budget less than 4% was allocated to the agricultural sector. Yet with the big percentage if farming is taken seriously we could perhaps reap big and avoid inflation of food prices.

The former UN secretary has already made a remarkable move by encouraging Africans to learn to cultivate their own food. This is a good initiative but unless proper help is rendered to demonstrate and help farmers from the grass root level, all will be in vain.

In Uganda here the agricultural sector is the most marginalised, little coverage is given to agriculture and even the government policies do not have an acute address to making agriculture a success. Uganda is a country gifted with a relatively good weather and good soils; it therefore has the potential to provide food for both its local market and the international community. In fact l find it very shocking for us to go through the hustle of increasing prices of food stuff yet we could avoid this if agriculture was taken seriously by the government.

Faculty of Arts at 5pm.

A mixture of cold and the warm cooling air breeze diminishing in the air is felt as the sun goes to sleep. It is 5 pm sharp -a rush hour time. After along tiring and exhausting day of boring lectures with only a lunch break for a relaxation, many students on day program at the faculty of arts are ending the day while this hour is the beginning of lectures for some. Do not expect to find the department offices especially that of mass communication open and any single lecturer of mass communication around as these people strictly adhere to the university provision of closing offices at 5 pm.
In every corner of the compound there are small groups of students engaged in whatever suits their moods, class work discussion, gossip and a good laugh. Seating areas that are highly on demand are the stone slabs that welcome you as you enter faculty of arts. The idlers find this place a perfect place for staring while the tired one will find it a relaxing place- whatever the reason, the stone slabs at faculty of arts sell like hot cake at 5pm.
It is a time for getting in touch with the working class students who can be evidently noticed by their neatly pressed shirts, classy turn up trousers and shiny shoes. It is a good time to see who has a job and one can possibly tag along for contacts to get a job or other benefits.
The printers and their operators seem very busy at this time as various students crowd the place awaiting to be served. It's not clear whether these are only evening students but my guess is that most of them are. The day students are mainly dependants who would rather copy their notes manually by writing. And if you are looking for real variety in fashion the place to be is faculty of arts at 5pm. The rush in of trendy dressed up female and male students will update your style choice. There is a wide range of fashion, cooperate, beach, dance hall, African ‘bitengi’ down to causal out-fits. The rich mixture of fashion gets more interesting with the various hair-dos of female students. So, are you in search of a place to feast your eyes with fashion and new trends, then look no further, faculty of arts at 5pm is the place to be!

In memory of grandpa

Even though we your grand children never had the oppportunity to see you, the fond memmories that you left with grandma and your children tell us alot. we feel close to you everytime we look at the virtue of respect and humility that your children are imparting on us. For they have persistently reminded us that you advocated for maximum respect and humility. You are greatly missesd dear grandpa.

SHE BEARS THE PAIN

She bears the pain
From the morning sickness,
Swelling legs and nausea
She carries you in her belly
With all the discomfort
Bringing a child has

She bears the pain
With all the mistreatment
She endures the beatings
Of an abusive man
For her life is a sacrifice for
Her children and the man in her life

No Male species has ever known
This kind of pain but
She bears this pain with courage

No One Falls In Love By Choice!

Ever wondered why you are stack with that guy or gal that u know u don't even know so well? Now, I know the ladies, who've been there and done it, will definitely agree with me. Remember those sweet sixteen days when you would read the ‘Mills and Boons’, dream of prince charming who comes along and takes you to the moon? Oh yeah, l sure do remember mine vividly!

In many instances you will find yourself in love with someone who is totally the opposite of what you have dreamt of your entire life. How you fantasize about a wide shouldered, tall well built guy with six packs. It is the dream of every girl to get a protective romantic man who can shelter them, but you will be surprised at how very few if not none, get to have a man who can shield them.

Tyler Perry’s ‘Diary of a mad black woman’ portrays Kimberly Elise as atypical innocent woman who falls prey of the abusive husband. In her narration she confesses that “sometimes she felt that she didn’t really know the man she was so madly in love with”. She did not choose to love him but she did love him and even when the time came for her to give up that old love she had no choice because her heart and soul choose to love again when her co-actor Shemar Moore gets her hooked to he’s paws. There! She was in love even if it was not her choice. She persisted that she was not ready for love but she was in love! Truthfully if l had a chance to change anything about erotic relationships, l would opt for the alternative of having control over the choice of whom l love.

If there were people falling in love by choice there would definitely be less divorce cases all over the world. The force that drives many to indulge in the game of love usually starts with a force that is against ones will. During the quest for what we really want, so many obstacles befall us and choice is thus abandoned then, destiny takes its course. We do not choose whom we want to fall in love with we simply find ourselves in love, when we least expect it.

Rain on me Lord

Even though my weakness and shame have driffted me far away from your presence. My sin constantly weakens my strength to lean on you and has drawn me away from your favour. Lord my life is now occupied by emptiness and sorrow because your glory left me. Nothing is right anymore, everything is going wrong in my life. Peace is merely a longing, even hope that used to keep me on ma feet has fled.I'm left in dispare and this world that I'm placed in is no home for me. It is so cruel,merciless and crude in its punishments. Poverty, homelessness, loneliness, pain, hunger, hatred..oh no! the list of torture here on earth is endless. I admit that l've wronged you and l wonna come back to you Lord so RAIN ON ME and wash a way my agony and take me back home. Yes, take me to heaven where l shall rest enternally.

Hope will come again

Though the winds of darkness and the rays of shadow has conquered,
though the storm is too strong to bear,hope will come again! Far across the distance...a strong light ray approaches and brings with it a new bright shining star........singing..' Hope will come again!'