Umueriland Today

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW In recent decades, parents have been encouraged to yield to their children's desires; to praise them generously, even if they did nothing praiseworthy; to withhold correction and discipline. It was thought that if children were made to feel special, they would grow up with healthy self-esteem. But what have the result shown? The book Generation Me States: "instead of creating well-adjusted, happy children, the self-esteem movement has created an army of little narcissists." Many children raised with unconditional praise have grown up unprepared for disappointments, criticism, and occasional failure. Because of being taught to focus on their own desires, they find it hard as adult to form lasting relationships. As a result, many of them suffer from anxiety and depression. Children develop real self-worth, not by being constantly told that they are special, but through genuine accomplishments, that requires more than just believing themselve...

YOU may not have heard of Abu 'Ali Al Hasan ibn al-Haytham. In West he is known as ALHAZEN, a latinized form of his Arabic first name, al-Hasan. In all likelihood, though, you benefit from his life work. He has been described as "One of the most important and influential figures in the history of science." ALHAZEN was born in Basra a city in present day Iraq, about 965C.E. His interest includes astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, music, optics, physics, and poetry. What in particular do you thank him for? A DAM ON THE NILE A story about Alhazen has circulated for a long time. It concerns his plan to regulate the flow of the Nile river almost 1,000 years before the project was actually carried out at Aswan in 1902. As the story goes, Alhazen laid out ambitious plans to alleviate the circle of, Floods and drought in Egypt by damming the Nile. When Cairo's Ruler, Caiiph al-Hakim, heard of the idea he invited Alhazen to Egypt to build the dam. Ye...

THE MYSTERIOUS TEARS! CRYING accompanies us from the day we are born. One expert explains that as babies, crying became our acoustic umbilical cord, " because we cry to have our emotional and physical needs cared for. But why do we shed tears as we grow older, when we can communicate in other ways? Emotional tears flood our eyes for variety of reasons. We may cry because of grief, frustration, physical or psychological suffering. But euphoria, relief, and achievement likewise provoke emotional tears--in this case, tears of joy. Tears can also be contagious." if I see someone else weeping --whatever the cause --i can't help but feel moved to tears, " ( like what happened this January 11th when a kid boy was weeping uncontrollable while his late mum is being lower to the earth) maybe sometime imaginary situations in film or book have also made you shed tears. Whatever the reason, crying is a powerful nonverbal language. There are few other ways to say so mu...

IS MONEY THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL? The love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things." _1 Timothy 6:10 WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY: Money is root of all evil. WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: "The love of money" --not money itself -- causes "injurious things." In the Bible wealthy King Solomon identified three kinds of injurious things that often happen to people who love money. Worry: " The plenty belongings to the rich one does not permit him to sleep." (Ecclesiastes 5:10) Temptation to break the law: The one hastening to get rich will not remain innocent."--Proverbs 28:20. What purpose does money serve? WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY: Money makes you secure and happy. WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: The myth that money buys happiness and security is part of "The deceptive power riches. "(Mark 4:19) Still, "money can buy the things you need to survive---Such as food and medicine.--2 Thesalonians 3:12. Money also helps you to take care ...