Ernest Duru
Bio
Ernest Duru is a Nigerian. He studied philosophy and Mass communication. He is a freelance writer and had published four books: Cloud Of fate, The Path of True Faith, Race and Racism In The Age Of Judgment and 12 Pillars of a Happy Familly.
Stories (3/0)
ILLUSION OF POWER
ILLUSION OF POWER Man has always loved power, and the instinct to dominate others has always thrilled his fancy since Adam. This instinct, amongst other things, led to many conflicts, and infamous explorations recorded in annals, across the globe. This exploration led White Europeans into many creeks in Africa and Asia where subjects were found and used for the gratification of power. The peaceful habitats of the locals were disturbed when the power unleashed its malevolent force, first with the slave trade and later with subsequent colonization. No matter how power manifests itself, it is always in disguise of fear, weakness, and ineptitude in a duty of governance and relationship. When a mortal treats another as a subject, forces him against his will, and even destroys his life, he shows incontrovertibly profound psychosis. He is a being that has lost contact with reality; he is delusional and in serious need of help.
By Ernest Duru2 years ago in Humans
OF RAISING HOTHOUSE CHILDREN
OF RAISING HOTHOUSE CHILDREN! Any attempt or struggle to create a better society anywhere in the world is always a commendable endeavor. Such effort should attract support from everyone irrespective of race, tribe, tongue, or religion. For the sake of clarity and not to fall into presumption, a better society can be defined as one that has already achieved or is working towards achieving an educated citizenry with a stable economy, security, plans, and purposeful direction for growth and development. This is important because knowledge and literacy in a society determine a lot, particularly on how children are raised. The logic is that if a society fails to educate the people, they will step into parenthood ignorantly to the detriment of their children. And a wrongly raised child becomes a liability not only to himself and his family but to society in general. It is clear many today are raising hothouse children, in the belief that they want to give the best of everything in life to them, and such, to them is love. Such resolve to pamper children often stemmed from trying to prevent the children from going through bitter experiences like you. Still, no matter in what guise or reason, children are prevented from experiencing life by themselves, it is a wrong strategy that ends up often with ugly consequences.
By Ernest Duru2 years ago in Families
THE LAST EULOGY
It was a very familiar neighborhood where everybody virtually knows everybody. The street was a mini-commercial zone with side street vendors, kiosks, and stalls lined on both sides of the road. Happy villagers patronize the merchants with bright smiles that betrayed their love for life and peace they enjoyed amidst poverty and wants. Ever since the troop arrived a year earlier, the people had enjoyed relative peace and the constant harassment of the locals by the Taliban had completely ceased. The people loved their new friends from America but they still felt and see their presence as an occupation. Nina was different, for she had already perceived intuitively that the Americans were of good intention and had come with the new gospel of freedom and human right to Afghanistan. She fraternized and had befriended Sergeant Smith who visited their provision stall regularly where she helped her sick dad as a shop attendant. She could have been given out for marriage a long time ago, but as the only daughter with aged and ill parents, they decided to keep her for a while for assistance. Luckily, Smith came and the friendship had evolved into a relationship. At seventeen, Nina actually looked more mature than her age and had assured Smith that she was willing to elope with him to the US whenever he was ready. She was willing to elope because the consent to marry an infidel was unlikely to come from neither her parents nor relatives who were entrenched in their Islamic culture and faith.
By Ernest Duru2 years ago in Families
