The Woman Who Taught Passengers How To See

The bus started moving. Everyone else was seated. The bus carried men, women, children dressed smartly. Most of the people inside that bus were disturbed at the sight of a woman whose behaviour was seen as very strange. The woman aged 25 was in the company of her mother. As the bus moved the woman stood up and said to her mother with much excitement, ' Mummy look at the trees, look at the grass, and look at the clouds close to the blue sky.' This behaviour from a twenty five year’s old caused people to wonder what was wrong with her. As the bus reached the filling station to put fuel the girl stood up and her cheeks were full of smile, ' Mummy , the filling station is beautiful , the pumps , oh look at the way they fuel cars.' One passenger called Mrs Banda lowered her head and whispered to her husband, ' Honey we have a mad woman here.' The husband smiled and whispered back to his wife, ' Honey, she must be on drugs.' As the bus continued its journey there were strong winds that caused dust to fill the bus and people's clothes were being spoiled by dust. The twenty five year old woman stood up excitedly and opened the window shouting, ' Mummy, this is fun, look there is dust in my hands, I can feel the sand and see it! ‘Everyone in the bus started shaking their heads about this behaviour. People were now whispering to each other and pointing at her but the lady was not concerned, she said, 'Mummy look at the people's faces, wonderful people here!' At this, Mrs Banda got irritated and stood up and started shouting at the old woman, ‘Your daughter’s behaviour is childish! I think she is getting mad, please take her to the mental hospital before the situation is out of control.' Everyone else in the bus nodded and agreed with what Mrs Banda said. The mother of the twenty five year old Laura looked at Mrs Banda and calmly said, ' We are just coming from hospital now, my daughter was born blind and only yesterday she got her vision. For her, seeing wind with dust, seeing people’s faces and every part of nature are new things to her life. I apologise for the disturbance. Since yesterday when she started seeing, she has been like this. She is thanking God every hour because of her vision.’ The things that look not important in your eyes are much much appreciated for those who have never seen before. Count your blessings. Dont take your blessings for granted.

Life is Like a Letter

.Life is Like a letter Sometimes you dont get it Life is Like an envelope Sometimes you open up to regrets Life is Like a postage stamp Sometimes its not enough for your mail to reach the destination Life is Like a postman Sometimes it delivers the news least expected Life is Like an express mail Sometimes it delays when you dont expect Life is Like a second class mail Sometimes it arrives faster than expected Life is Like a postage stamp It stamps an approval seal on each face Of those that wake up despite falling Of those shaking off dust depite embarassment Of those standing tall despite being told they will never be tall Of those singing louder despite being told they are dumb Life is like a letter You write on it Whatever you wish If you write failure the pen will obey and shed ink If you write success the pen will obey and shed ink If you write doom the pen will obey and shed ink If you write joy the pen will obey and shed ink Life is What you call it Life is you writing and telling it What you can be Where you can be How you can be When to be what you want Life is Authored by you You the mind a powerful pen You the decision a final say Life trully is what you decide What you decide you want to be Like is like how you want your letter to read Please start writing Your letter

The Boy Who Killed A Lion With One Word

Once upon a time there was a boy who went to pick wild fruits in the mountain with three of his younger brothers. The boy , while picking wild fruits , lost sight of his brothers . The fruit basket was full and it was time to go home. He shouted the names of his brothers , ' Mark, Fwasani and Alick, its time to go home, please hurry.' The three younger brothers could not be seen or heard any near so the boy followed their foot prints until he reached the cave. When the boy entered the cave he realised this was the place where the two lions lived. He screamed at his younger brothers, ' How dare you come to a dangerous place like this , you are lucky the lion is not here otherwise you should have been dead by now.' But as soon as he finished speaking and as soon as it was decided to get out of the cave there came the sound of the lion's footsteps . The boy knew their fate had come. He thought for a moment then when the lion tried to enter its cave the boy shouted in a thick voice, ' my little children your meat has come , i will kill the lion and you will never be hungry.' When the lion heard the word 'meat' , it got frightened and started running away from the cave, it ran faster until it was sure it was far away and safe. The leopard saw the lion running and it asked, ' My friend what has made you run aimlessly like this ?' The lion told the leopard ,' I have never heard an animal calling me 'meat', there must be a huge animal that has entered my cave it is planing to kill me and feed its children.' The leopard said , 'Lion , there is no one stronger in this forest like you . You are the king of forest , so go and kill that animal.' But the lion was afraid. The leopard and fellow carnivores convinced the lion that , ' If you are scared go with us , we will stand by you.' The lion asked, ' What if you run away and am left alone to die in a cave ?' The leopard said,' I and fellow carnovores will tie our tails together so that we fight this animal together.' The lion reluctantly agreed. The lion and other animals ran towards the cave with tails tied together as a joint mission to kill this animal in a cave. The boy saw that the animals were coming and all animals were fully charged with rage and anger to kill. As the animals reached closer to the cave they paused to listen and there they heard it for themselves. The boy shouted in a thick voice like a grandfather , 'My little children, I told you that your meat is ready, now see, the animals are helping us, they have captured the lion to deliver it to us because it was running away. Now just smile my kids, your meat is here.' When the lion heard this it suspected the leopard has done a trick to surrender it to the dangerous animal . The lion demanded to let his tail be let loose from other animals so that it can ran away but the leopard refused,' We can handle it , Lion.' The lion got more scared and pulled from the other animals. The tails were still locked together. So the lion pulled and all animals began pushing each other and pulling , they rolled down the mountain and the lion hit the big rock and died. When it was peaceful the boy went home with his younger brothers. He had killed the lion with just the word, ' meat.' In times of crisis , courage and a litle intelligence can deliver people from their dangerous situation.

The Girl Who Had The Last Laugh

It started with the wedding day on Saturday. The ML Mercedes Benz was lost in a pile of dust and threads of flowers decorating the biggest event of her life . The trail of limousines and the inside chorus of joyous voices singing reminded Prima Shumba that this was the greatest wedding ever attended , her own wedding . ' Is your seat belt secure , darling ? ' The chaufer asked. Prima nodded and placed her handbag in between her legs , polishing her dry lips with red lipstick .Everything looked beautiful. Beauttiful weather, beautiful day and her inner feeling told her , ' Girl you look beautiful and your man will have all this to himself.' Prima's thoughts travelled faster than the Mercedes Benz, her thoughts flew farther towards a happier life waiting for her , most happier places she would be and very happier nights she would spend with him from the very night of the wedding. Prima Shumba tall , elegant with bright eyes and attractive lean body smiled at the thought that, ' from today on I Mrs not Ms' and that was indeed fast becoming a reality every minute the clock ticked. ' Are you fine, madam ? You will be with your man of life soon, a few minutes from now.' The driver said 'Thank you driver , I am fine.' Prima did not like to show the driver how excited she was . She thought to herself, 'whats the need of sharing joy with strangers who know nothing about your life. It would be fitting to spend time to ourselves , ourselves with Ken , just the two of us once the wedding ceremony is wrapped up.' Prima looked into the mirror and she grinned how prettier she looked. The Mercedes Benz turned and reached the largest College of Medicine Hall , it stopped a few yards from the main reception. Prima looked beautiful , the driver look at her crimson suit from the corner of his eyes . He openned the door , Prima pause for a moment her long black silky hair rubbing the shoulders. The newspaper had reported biasly towards her wedding , the wedding of the best female musician to a local artist. They were all celebrities in their own right and the husband to be , Ken Phiri owned a music recording studio which was very popular accross the country. According to Prima, Ken was just a perfect match for her, she would guess what Ken thinks and Ken would excitedly say yes that's what he exactly thought and Ken would look at her and reveal what she was thinking , what a perfect match! At one time Prima thought they were just like twins because when she thought of calling Ken,that's the moment when her mobile phone was ringing . It was Ken with his usual, ' I miss you babie!' Now their two bodies were getting together as a man and a wife. First the mercedez took her to see her man at the College of Medicine briefly to inspect if everythng was ready and a quick rehearsal how the two would enter the hall. She expected Ken to be already there and she was worried she was running late, she planning to apologise with a warm kiss , after all it was the day everything would start , the family. The list of wedding invitations looked impressive, , the president , chiefs many local celebrities , both Prima and Ken were popular locally and internationally . She visualized the convoy, the largest reception at the College of Medicine Hall . The drinks, the buffet, the wedding cake, the flower throwing aspects of it and everything looked and felt exciting . It had taken Prima four breakable relationships before she met Ken , Ken Phiri 35 a dozen older than her age but she loved him . She had once declared that , 'even if this world ends I will never find a guy so loving like you .' All Ken did was to smile and kiss her by the cheeks. Prima and Ken hired a priest who would bless their marriage at the College of Medicine then receptions begins straight away . The wedding ceremony was scheduled for 02.00pm and Prima wanted to make sure that her guests were being looked after ver well before she went on to wear her wedding dress. 'Prima, people are waiting . Where is Ken ? ' Prima pointed at the Hall a few yards away , ' He is right in there talking to guests, wait I will call him , we have to start .' But when Prima reached the entry of the all expecting to see Ken, expecting to see finishing up decorations she had ordered from Italy everything looked strange and indeed there was a strange feeling in her. Prima ignored the strange feeling and dismissed it with a smile. She opened the door with a huge smile on her face , but suddenly she stopped, looking shocked and her mouth wide open. The College of Medicine hall looked totally dark . Where is Ken? Is Ken and his friends playing a surprise game on me ? Prima asked herself and then pressed the lights switch , The lights came on but the hall had a population of dried tree leaves , scattered papers , some dust on the walls and rubbish bins on stage , no one was there. Where had Ken gone ? The wedding invitations cards were everywhere on the floor. Prima looked around and outside the hall looking for any sign of Ken. She devided big curtains searching but the hall looked frightenly looked empty . Suddenly she heard some footsteps, excitedingly she thought this was Ken . She was about to shout Ken when she saw an old man approaching from the entrace door. The old man cleared his throat then said,' Am sorry Ken couldnt make it, he has changed his mind. Right now he is wedding someone else in Soche.' To Prima it felt like the world had come to an end .She fell down looking confused and lost. She wished to die straight away, she wished there was a hole her body could go and hide and she couldnt stand the shame and embarrassment of being dumped on the day of her wedding . Prima cried non-stop thinking what wrong she had done to men, for all men she trully loved have ended up leaving her when she least expected them to and when she thought everything was just fine . From that day , Prima vowed never to trust any man. Prima stayed two years without thinking of dating anyone, she hated anything to do with men and she dedicated her time to work commitedly and do house chores. One day Prima met a man , a man not of her type , his face not that handsome face you would imagine but without fear , and with confidence said, ' I have never loved a woman like you , you are the best thing I can have. This is love I feel at first sight.' Everyday Prima walked to work this man asked her the same question, ' Prima I love you, will you marry me?' This was strange and Prima was tired of this. But the more this man talked to her, Prima wanted to know about him,' So what do you do?' The man replied, ' I am a bin collector , I empty bins and clean people's yards.' Prima was put off with the response and she decided to not accept his proposal. But the man insited, ' Prima I love you.' When Prima accepted this man and announced that she would marry him there was huge rebellion from everyone she knew. 'How can you marry a bin collector? Are you out of your mind ? Have you seen how vague and ugly he looks ? After all nobody knows much about his background.' Everyone asked Prima said such things to Prima . Prima insisted , ' You can say what you like but I love Mr Sauko .' After the wedding Prima took her man to honeymoon. She paid for all bills as Mr Sauko had no money . When Mrs Prima Sauko returned from the honeymoon she found there was a limousine waiting for them at the airport. 'Who arranged this?' Prima asked. Mr Sauko smiled , ' its just the begining dear , you are not going to your house there is a mansion waiting for you.' Prima was confused, ' Mr Sauko where did you get money.' He smiled and said, ' I was looking for a woman who can just love my heart not my wealth , now let me tell you the truth. I am an African billionare , living in Newyork, I own mines , planes and oil drilling companies . I decided to come somewhere nobody knows me and meet a lady who loves my heart thats why i started the bin collection job.' Prima was the happiest girl in town and at one ceremony in South Africa she said, ' Love is like wind when it passes you dont cry , another wave of wind that is meant for you is coming , look at me I lost five men and when I thought all is lost, my husband the multibillionaire came along.' 'In life, you come across a big loss which gives you opportunity to have the best.' Prima smiled.

The Girl Who Taught A Boy How To Hunt

One day there was a boy who went hunting to bring meat home. . He carried his spear and his bow walking towards the forest where it was believed there were plenty of wild animals. The boy's mother had told him that there was no food in the house and the whole family depended on him. 'You know very well your father is sick, he can no longer hunt and you know we have house which has nothing except empty pots in the kitchen and water .' The boy nodded. The boy spent the whole day hunting but did not manage to catch anything. It was getting dark and the boy started walking home. Along the way the boy met a girl carrying a bucket of water. The girl knew his name and she excitedly shouted, ' James, your mum has made a big announcement that you are bringing meat from your hunting and the whole village is invited to feast.' James could not believe what he was hearing, ' How can mum embarrass me like that, she knows it’s not possible to catch an animal with this weather.' The girl dropped down the bucket of water and said, 'James, if your mum trusts you why can you not trusts yourself to bring meat home.' 'As you can see it is already dark, I don’t have a torch.' But the girl argued, ' Yes, you don't have a torch but you can see me, can't you?' James nodded. 'So it means it’s not too late for you to continue hunting.' The girl said. James and Mellissa walked together hand in hand and agreed to hunt together. The two of them reached the most dangerous part of the bush. There were hyenas, leopards and lions and other dangerous snakes. James held the hand of Melissa and said, ' I am scared, I can feel in my heart that we will die.' Mellissa said, ' I am glad your heart says so, my heart says we will make it, so keep on listening to your heart.' At other times the heart told James it was alright to go on but at other times the heart said the lion would eat both of them. As the two of them walked into the thick forest, it was getting darker and darker and the sound of a hyena could be heard some distance away. James froze with fear and trembled, 'This heart is saying we must go back. I want to go back.' Melissa touched his shoulder, 'That is a good point but remember your dream is to make history, to feed the whole village with plenty of meat. You have come very far and going back will put you and your mum to shame.' 'Well, why can I not listen to my feelings because the heart can deceive both of us?’ James said. 'You will never overcome anything if you act on your feelings. All you need to do is listen to your heart and that small corner of your heart that whispers you can do it also has a right to be listened to.' Melissa replied As James and Melissa continued to hunt for meat, James began to listen to his heart. The heart started telling him that ,' even though I complain its dark, it is just because i am your heart and many people's hearts feel that way when it is dark , they feel that they have to go home they are going to die if they face darkness. We their hearts once we hear such messages, we also become worried and we start beating faster causing more anxiety for our people to run to where they feel they will be safe. Because when bad things happen we are not happy. But if you can assure me that you will be alright I your heart will stop panicking.’ James told Melissa, ' My heart is saying if I stop worrying it will stop worrying.' Mellissa said, ' Good, now let’s face the darkness, give me your bow and you stay with the spear.' The sound of lions could be heard from a distance. 'We must follow where the lions are going that's where we will find meat.' Mellissa said. At this, James got frightened again, ' My heart says lions are powerful, they have killed many people and we will die.' 'Tell your heart that you understand lions are dangerous but the fear of danger is worse than facing a dangerous situation to find what you want. If you and I are truly searching for happiness which is killing an animal that will bring meat for everyone we should not worry about the sound of a lion.' Melissa said In the next hour, James' heart was no longer afraid until they saw a huge buffalo. He asked Mellissa, ' It’s sleeping but what if my spear misses it? I fear it will wake up and chase you and me till we die?' Mellissa did not respond. She snatched the spear from James and whispered to him to step aside. James trembled and held the bow watching Melissa walking with no sound until she was within touching distance of the buffalo. The buffalo awoke and sneered with its horns at Melissa. James screamed, 'My God we are dying!’ And suddenly there was a huge sound that frightened the whole bush. James couldn’t see Mellissa. He was afraid if Melissa had been killed. After seconds of commotion and noise there came silence like death. Blood was all over the grass and James started crying calling out Melissa's name, ' Melissa, please tell me you are alive!' His feet stumbled on something, something looking like a dead thing and the coldness of blood licked his skin. James turned around his heart pumping with fear and his eyes saw it all! The buffalo lying dead blood still gushing and the spear still deep inside in its body. Mellissa was on top of the tree laughing , ' As soon as it tried to hit me with its horn I went round and used the spear to kill it straight away and i quickly climbed a tree watching it dying.' 'What is your secret? ‘James asked Mellissa. 'Telling your heart that it should not be afraid and your heart will learn to be courageous.' The whole village feasted on meat because of the courage of one girl who taught a boy to be brave.

The Amazing Story of Love

As Rebecca walked home from school she wanted to know if Timothy really loved her. Rebbeca stopped behind a mango tree and Timothy joined her, they held hands . Both Rebecca and Timothy were just teenagers, this was their first time to be in a relationship , no words were much said and no one was much able to express what was felt inside their hearts. Rebecca asked Timothy , ' Do you think I am beautiful?' Timothy shook his head left and right . Rebecca asked Timothy , ' Do you really want to be with me ?' Timothy shook his head left and right then said , ' No, not really.' Rebecca was furious and asked, ' So if that is the case, Timothy , are you happy if I can leave now ?' Timothy nodded , ' Yes you can.' Rebbecca got hurt and she furiouly began to leave saying , ' You have spoiled my day.' As Rebecca walked away Timothy grabbed her arm and told her to stay with him. Timothy said "You're not beautiful but precious and shining in my eyes like a diamond. I don`t want to be with you now, I need to live with you forever. And I will not be sad when you leave me now , dearest Rebecca , I would die if you are no longer part of my life."

Things To Make You Live Happily like a Queen/King

1.Eat more natural foods and eat less food that is manufactured or processed . 2. Drink plenty of water, water is life. 3. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind yourself about mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness. 4. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment of today. 5. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. 6. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 8. Smile and laugh more, the power of happiness starts with a smile. 9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.Do the opposite. 10. Don’t undermine yourself on what you can acheive. And no one else should underestimate your potential 11. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree and be ready to learn 12. Make peace with your everyone crossing your path so they dont spoil your day 13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their life is all about. Don’t compare your wealth with others. Just be happy with what you have. 14. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.You are on the driving seat and you can decide to be happy or not . 15. Forgive everyone for everything. 16. What other people think of you is none of your business. 17. Believe God can do it. 18. Spend ten minutes each day to be on your own and think about what has been achieved and what to do better tomorow 19. Share your happiness with others . One person can make the whole society happy. 20. Watch your wallets and your purses. If possible go for a walk in the park , it saves money instead of visiting the shops aimlessly . Once you are in that shopping environment , money is tempted to leak.