Harry's Bag

Dear God, I know you have received a plethora of letters and telephone calls from many different people, and you must be bored since most of them are just to create fun. My letter is of the more serious variety. I know you already know what I want to say but I'll repeat it for all to hear. The Bible must be rewritten!   Father, I submit that the Bible must be rewritten because it has outlived its days (of course you know I can't say usefulness). You see, even though you created this world, and you have been there from the beginning, you do not live in this world with us. A lot of things have changed since the days of Adam and Abraham thems. Thus if we pick the Bible now, we must change some things to suit the "modern" age. For example, books like Deuteronomy, Leviticus and Numbers are no longer relevant. People who oppose Christianity say that it is filled with hate speech, and they actually quote portions (Leviticus 20:13, Deuteronomy 13:1-5) of those books t...

In recent times, there has been a lot of talk in both the mainstream and social media about the lack of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ability in Ghana and Africa as a whole. Recent purchases of Whatsapp, Oculus Rift and Instagram for $19 billion, $2 billion and $1 billion respectively by Facebook set tongues wagging in Ghana and Africa about the successes chalked by the originators of these “successful” start-ups. More dramatic was the fact that the originator of Whatsapp had sought employment at Facebook and had been turned down. The fact that these originators are young further fueled the fire. As with all problems Ghanaian, we have sought and found a scapegoat to blame for our very apparent lack of entrepreneurship. This scapegoat is our educational system (and sometimes the government)! A lot of us, simpletons, business moguls and academicians alike have taken swipes at the educational system. “Our educational system is too academics oriented, too theoretical”, “We ...

I write of emotions Not for fun neither for sake I want to write About love's many faces Love is considerate and kind Love is neither envious nor boasts Love seems only positive emotions This they say and smile.... Love's reality is unkind Love is a risk, many hearts break Cupid's arrow leaves pain And many victims grow lean Love is treacherous Its pains hit outright the heart Love's pain doesn't spare The lover who really cares. Yet love always protects Love always trusts Love always hopes The greatest of all is love. 

Hi there kiddos, This is my first letter to you even though you are not yet born, but of course you'll be born. Four strong boys. You, my first son, will be named Kojo. The next is Samuel, then David-Sampson, then the last, William. You guys are named after some great people in my life – my dad, a combo of my brother and my almost-twin friend, myself, and my Christian guru respectively. Let me cut to the chase. I am writing to you just to talk. We'll talk about what I'll do for you, and the dos and don'ts of our family (Am I a dictator already?). Don't worry you'll enjoy this. What I’ll do So, let's start with what I'll do for you. I'll provide all your needs, surely I will. But I'll NEVER provide all your wants. This is to teach you modesty and contentment in a very materialistic world, and I know your days will be more materialistic than mine. When I was a kid, my dad your grandfather provided my needs, but never, I mean never, did he pr...

What have Torres and MTN in common? Well Torres used to be a prolific striker (and of course a feared one)in his days at Athletico Madrid and Liverpool. After joining Chelsea, Torres is now past his prime and is utterly useless. MTN can be likened to Torres; MTN is past its prime and is UTTERLY USELESS! The litany of MTN's inefficiencies is too well known, notorious in the least! In 2012 we all witnessed MTN at its worst. The Daily Graphic of Tuesday, 4 December 2012, carried an article on its back page where the NCA ordered Scancom Ltd – operators of MTN – to stop the sale of their sim cards due to massive network disruptions which greatly worried customers. Data services could cut for half the day before it was restored. Sometimes subscribers could only receive but not make calls and vice versa. There were and are times that you call somebody and the call gets on a totally different line. Dubious and spurious loss of airtime or credits also adds to the inefficiencies. T...

Will your anchor hold in the storms of life When the clouds unfold their wings of strife When the strong tides lift and the cables strain Will your anchor drift or firm remain? We have an anchor that keeps the soul Steadfast and sure whilst the billows roll Fastened to the rock which cannot move Grounded firm and deep in the Saviour's Love  - MHB 634 An ANCHOR is a heavy metallic object that is lowered from ships or boats to connect the vessel to the BED of the water to PREVENT THE VESSEL FROM DRIFTING DUE TO WIND OR CURRENT . The role of the anchor is so well defined here. In light of the metaphors, the anchor represents a person or a thing capable of holding us down or firm in the face of life's difficulties. For most of us (and at least for me) our anchor is our Dad. He pays our fees and gives us money too so we are very trusting of and dependent on him. For some others our anchor is our friends, riches etc. All these anchors are good but are they able to prevent ...

Man is born free And everywhere he is in chains Man sprouts as a sturdy tree And his days are all but pains Man's many desires are his curse Greed, lust and pain his bane Man's wants never meets his purse Needs are met only in pain A man is rich and has it all Pride, arrogance and haughtiness his face Pompous and spiteful he goes about his call Death at length becomes his case A man is poor and has but nothing Humility and want are but his face Lowly and poor he goes about his thing Death at length becomes his case Man's fleeting life is his only truth The good die off early and young His impermanence is his only fruit The wicked stay up and live long All men have but a choice God beckons, everyday He calls All men must heed this voice To gain eternal life, else fall.