This essay is written out of exasperation from reading about Igbos always dwelling on the wrong that was done to them in the past; it asks Igbos to do what Christians are expected to do: forgive the past and love in the present and in doing so experience peace and happiness, the gifts of God.

If Egypt could have disallowed child abuse on the pretext of Islamic marriage, then what business is it of Nigeria to have condoned such a criminal act? We cannot be more Arabic than the Arabs.

This piece tries to understand why despite what would seem to make them feel like they are insignificant, the human body, to the contrary human beings feel like they are special. It says that pride in the ego and its body is a futile effort to make that which is nothing seem like it is something important. Human grandeur, it says, lies in spirit not in ego and body.

This paper points out that human politics is based on pursuit of the idealized self, that is, on rejection of the real self. It says that much of the social conflicts and wars that characterize politics are rooted in this rejection of the real self and pursuit of an imaginary, idealized self. As long as human beings reject who they are and seek to become imaginary, ideal selves they will disturb their personal and social peace.

This paper points out that the current economic difficulties experienced by the Western world cannot be resolved through old means; it says that mankind needs to evolve a new and different political and economic order, one that is inclusive and sees all mankind as members of a family and works for their wellbeing. The old system that saw some persons as others and exploited them for ones group's welfare will no longer work.