Domenic Marbaniang

You just do what people do But people aren’t always wise And if you think what’s right to do Then people’re thinking otherwise You try to be a simple guy Free of all pretence and pride That’s fine, you need not shy Coz’ pompous shows never abide. So just do that which is right Watch ‘gainst the popular lies Stay calm, keep destiny in sight You’ll always be good doing wise.

Published in REVIVE Magazine, July 2021 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it….”  (John 10:10-12) Recent studies in sheep psychology have increasingly proven that sheep are not dumb animals as popularly supposed; rather, they are intelligent, individualistic, and social animals that exhibit advanced face recognition abilities, emotional understanding, and individual traits along with group protection herd skills. Studies show that sheep emotion can be ascertained from the position of their ears; for instance, when afraid, the ears of the sheep move from their normal horizontal position towards the back; when angry, their ears would go straight up; when surprise...

 

 

  While the idea seems attractive and naturalistic, it renders all notion of wisdom, human institutions of justice, reward and punishment meaningless. Why bother about government, police, courts if justice is automatic. Therefore, the Nyaya logicians argued for the Moral governor of the universe.

A spectacle to the crowd If one cares to be audience, A receptacle of God Though He acts in silence.