BE A GIVER NOT A TAKER


I recently read an article on why African women tend to marry much older African men.  The answers really didn't shock me, the most common reseason being for financial stability, and then that older men have already sowed their wild outs so to speak and should be more mature.  I don't know if I totally agree with these reasons but I guess statistics don't lie. Here is a link to help identify the reasons why this might be happening.  Why Young Women in South Africa are going for Older and Riskier Men.  

In this article it discusses the risks involved with the practice.  One of the biggest being the young woman's chances of being infected with HIV goes sky high.  I am annoyed theat there is not enough education and information for women in Africa to rise above this social stigma.  It states that younger women are encouraged to find older men to marry.  It is advised to have a "sugar daddy" to take care of meeting their needs and wants.  I think that women need to learn to stand on their own two feet, regardless of their social status.  Maybe there needs to be more preaching of gender equality and women gaining some self esteem and self worth, and then all this being exposed to STDs and HIV will eventually come under some kind of control. 

Don't say Bomb!

Okay with the recent bombing here on American soil and the media hayday, and outpour of support across our country now go across the great seas to a nation that have countries that seems to always have turmoil, chaos, and yes bombs.  http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/06/world/africa/egypt-clashes/index.html  This is just one insistance of a common occurance in this conflicting nation.  I have learned over the years depending on the group of people you keep company with there are two things you should never bring to the table.  One is politics, and the other is religion.  It seems to be the norm when searching around the internet for material to use in my blog, to find pictures of burned out buildings, cars, and lives taken in these violent attacks.  This particular story has to do with the clash of the Muslims and the Christians, apparently Christianity is the minority in Egypt(not a big surprise there) and there is constant tension between the groups. Why is it that one group is passive, and the other is so extreme or radical? Why is it things have been this way for thousands of years, and nothing ever seems to change?  Why is there such hatred amongst people for believing what they believe?  There will always be conflict and different points of view!!