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The electronic charge density of a lithium oxide (Li2O) nanoparticle consists of 1500 atoms obtained from Density Functional Theory simulation.
Credit: Kah Chun Lau, Aaron Knoll, and Larry A. Curtiss, Argonne National Laboratory.
This research used resources of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne National Laboratory.
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Understanding Light by Dr. Krishi
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Understanding Keratoconus with Dr. Niteen Dedhia
Keratoconus is a condition where the cornea starts abnormally bulging outwards and effects the normal vision of a patients if we look at the eye this is the front transparent media called cornea and it has a particularly curvature to it but due to certain eye related problems which could be a genetic this cornea starts bulging outward.
Causes of keratoconus
Keratoconus is genetic in origin in some individual and in some occur due to excessive eye rubbing as the result excessive eye rubbing cornea tissue tends to become weak and tends to affect vision. So what they do for that.
How to avoid Keratocouns
What we advice would be that children should avoid excessive eye rubbing and if there is frequently change in their eye glasses then it is important to consult an eye doctor immediately and certain Test to Detect keratoconus this is what we called corneal mapping or corneal topography and this is done by specialized cornea specialist who will detect Keratoconus.
Treatment of Keratoconus
Once keratoconus is detected then there is different treatment option: In the early day contact lenses was the only option but now there are other treatment option which are surgical in nature and we are able stop the progress of keratoconus and even improve the vision. This is carried out by Collagen Cross Linkage Treatment and implants which are implanted in the corneal Tissue for as Intacs.
Advice on Keratoconus
The problem of keratoconus is progressive so if detected early it is always better however some individual may even go up to teen age that it is detected at 14th years or 18th years or even later but it should be treated as soon as detected more awareness needs to be created about this condition and this can be created only if the individual or a person goes to eye doctor for consultation whenever there is dimension vision so if you have been detected with the condition of keratoconus please do not be dishearted you can be sure that you will have the best treatment possible not only stop the progress of this condition but also improve vision. You need to visit to proper consultant who is the cornea specialist and who can take care of your eye problem.
The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
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Immaculée Nyirahabimana is a farmer from Cyuve district. The area is one of Rwanda’s most productive agricultural regions. www.ciatnews.cgiar.org/?p=7981
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Vermiljona (___) 254141 as Rasaan from Dragon Age
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The Hydrangeas did very well this year, although in general the heads are smaller probably due to the hot summer.
Now some have been dried and form a lovely dash of colour in the room.
Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.
A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.
Flower lovers will know that there is a flower language.
Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by delicate blooms.
Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people.
So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, a gift of flowers for a special someone will always create its own personal meaning, too.
HYDRANGEA = Thank You for Understanding.
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This interpretive sign explains how the dune ecosystem at Hanlan's Point Beach on works to protect the island from the waves of Lake Ontario, while hosting several species of birds and other animals.
Hanlan's Point, July 5, 2007
The spatial organization of specialized cells working closely with their neighbors determines the functional and structural attributes of an organ. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are studying images of lungs in an effort to understand how distribution of cells and cell contents impacts the function of the organ in different species. By mapping high resolution digital pathology images into three-dimensions, the true distribution of proteins and cell behaviors in space and time can be revealed.
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A flyer found at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. The area has been a place of protest since the 2020 murder of George Floyd.
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The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
Credit: Ars Electronica / Martin Hieslmair
Neuroscience is undoubtedly the hottest topic in advertising research at the moment. It generates high hopes for understanding consumer behaviour from a completely new perspective. From reading the brain’s activity, can you find out what really drives choices and consumer preferences beyond what people are able and willing to tell you on a questionnaire and in focus groups? Can brain imaging even reveal hidden desires and covert mechanisms that consumer themselves are not aware of? In sum, can neuroscience give us access to what people really think and feel?
As I said, the hopes for neuromarketing are high and thus no wonder recent years have seen a huge boom not only in academic studies but also in commercial companies popping up all around the world offering neuro-studies to the advertising and marketing world. To get a better understanding of this rapidly evolving area DDB hosted last week the first of its Brainsurgery workshops for clients and staff titled “Neuromarketing – Neuroscience or Neurononsense?” Two renowned neuroscientists from Goldsmiths, University of London, DDB’s academic partner, attacked this question from two complementary perspectives.
Dr Lauren Stewart kicked off the evening with a ‘bluffer’s guide to neuroscience’, briefly explaining the general principles by which the brain works, i.e. how information is transmitted and processed in the brain and what the relevant brain structures are that you often find in colourful images on the science pages of the popular press. Dr Stewart’s own expertise is in structural (MRI) and functional brain imaging (fMRI) and she gave a brief but nevertheless very thorough account of how these state-of-the-art neuro-imaging techniques work and what they can tell us about consumers’ minds. This distinction between brain and mind was quite an interesting point she made which subsequently triggered a few questions from the audience. “The mind is what the brain does”, is the quote that I wrote down by which she was hinting at the fact that, yes, with modern neuroscience we can observe biological activity but we still need to know what this activity means in psychological terms. A red blob on an fMRI image in a particular brain area can indicate that the pleasure centre of the brain is active while seeing a TV ad. But it is no less plausible that the emotional reaction related to this red blob is actually disgust or maybe it just means the brain is ‘on’? Observing brain activity is only part of the message, the other half is finding out what this activity stands for. This is precisely why academic neuroscientists are always very careful to control their results with behavioural data, rigorous statistical analyses, and appropriate experimental control conditions – scientific practice that commercial studies need to adopt as well if they want to be credible.
The second talk of the evening by Prof Joydeep Bhattacharya, head of the EEG lab at Goldsmiths, then went straight into the current battlefield of neuromarketing. Prof Bhattacharya used the metaphor of ‘forced marriage’ to investigate how well modern neuroscience and marketing go together in reality. Both disciplines are interested in understanding and explaining human behaviour and both are very keen to learn about its implicit and underlying mechanisms. Quite a few recent academic studies have aimed at ‘mind reading’, that is analysing brain signals with advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to predict the future behaviour of a consumer. Admittedly, most of these studies were lab studies in a controlled environment but their results are nonetheless impressive; well, you can judge for yourself:
a)From an EEG signal it is possible to predict which of two very similar human faces a participant would like better; and this is before the participant actually makes the explicit decision. (Lindsen et al., 2010, NeuroImage)
b)Testing Coca-Cola vs. a no-name cola brand, the fMRI signal of participants in a brain scanner tells us that the brain’s reward system is involved when products are judged by their attractive packaging and that packaging seems to be more important than price and familiarity with the brand (Reiman et al., 2010, Journal of Consumer Psychology)
c)The medial orbitofrontal cortex is a structure that is associated with the willingness to pay (is the brain’s mythical button that marketers are so desperate to find?). It is the same structure that is active when we experience social reward, when we are looking at beautiful faces or when we anticipate a pleasant taste (Plassmann et al., 2007, Journal of Neuroscience).
No doubt, this all seems to be very relevant to marketing and advertising but Prof Bhattacharya also pointed to a few issues that made him speak of a forced marriage between neuroscience and marketing. The problems seem to start when neuroscientific results - that usually take a long time and require a lot of money - need to be produced under the financial and time pressures of the commercial world. Typically, there is very little time to test sufficient numbers of people and perform the rigorous statistical analyses that are a firm requirement for publishing in top academic journals. And then studies run in the commercial realm are hardly ever published (which, from an academic perspective, is at complete odds with the huge claims that some neuro-companies make). That means no-one can replicate those results, no peer-community can help to detect ambiguities and flaws in the experimental design or analysis, and worst of all, no-one can learn from the many commercial neuromarketing studies that are run around the globe. The danger of this practice is that neuromarketing as a discipline, unlike biomedical applications of neuroimaging techniques, doesn’t advance as much as it could, despite the huge interest and the huge sums of money that are currently invested in it. Of course, you can understand why big brands don’t want to give away the results of expensive neuromarekting studies that are intended to provide them with a market advantage over their competitors. But unless the bulk of commercial neuromarketing studies are published and made fully transparent, at least at some point in time, it is difficult to say what the potential of neuromarketing as a discipline really is; and that is not only an unfortunate situation from an academic perspective but it directly relates to how much you can trust the results of the next neuromarketing study that your own company is about to pay for.
The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
Credit: Ars Electronica / Martin Hieslmair
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This photograph has been taken at the Palais de Tokyo, during the exhibition "Soleil Froid". I was (and still I am) curious about this man standing in front of this work of Julio Le Parc. But mostly, I liked how his red trousers were matching with the painting…
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Psychiatry: Schizophrenia (Understanding Disease Series)-When a person feels hallucination, delusions and his behaviour becomes disorganised, it shows he might be suffering from a mental disorder ‘Schizophrenia’. A schizophrenic person lose interest in things, which he used to like earlier. Schizophrenia is of five types. Two know about the types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of Schizophrenia, link to an appropriate page. This is a snippet from the video.
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It is said that eyes are the window of the soul, which quickly leads us to the spiritual nature behind this junction of cosmic lines.
In the christian religion the eye represents the power of God in the soul of the follower, meaning that God is watching over you. In Egypt the eye represents protection and life. Besides this, what makes me wonder the most is the existence of the third eye. The connection between this body of ours and whatever supernatural elements may exist along the universe, beyond or even inside our little machine.
This third eye is meant to fly us to states of higher consciousness, it is meant to provide us with perception beyond what our eyes normally capture. It is said that all of us are in posetion of this cosmic eye, it opens when we connect our mind to all of our own senses, causing a reaction which allows us to notice the patterns in our life. The third eye allows us to understand hidden connections between questions and answers. So basically it helps us process the images that our two eyes receive along the way, through the connection of these images with our senses and the information already stored in our brain.
By processing the things that happen to us on a daily basis we become more aware of our surroundings and we actually live one day at a time understanding the signs of the universe to guide us into the next day.
This work is made to remind us the understanding of our self being. Through the feathers of the Native American crown there are hidden eyes, some of them represented by the Ying&Yang symbol. The naked breast and the craving for the other one is a way to express the acceptance of our own body.
The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
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International Symposium on Understanding Moderate Malnutrition in Children for Effective Interventions. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 26 May 2014.
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Photo showing an impression from the exhibition "Understanding AI". Photo showing Ali Nikrang of the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
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"Center of Gravity" is a memoir written by Geva Salerno, author, artist, musician and speaker. Center of Gravity is about: Authenticity, Creative Expression, Disruption, Centering, Fierceness, Truth, Bliss, Taking Chances and Leaps of Faith.
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Geva Salerno is an author, artist, musician and speaker. She is a member of the Gulf Coast Writers Association of Lee County Florida and is both a creative and technical writer. She is passionate about understanding the world and seeks to inspire others through her writing. Her latest book is a memoir, which chronicles her year-long experiment in re-inventing and reclaiming her life. Ms. Salerno has degrees in science and international policy. She started her spiritual journey at the age of 15 and has lived in both India and Mexico.
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The world’s problems require new thinking and new solutions. Wars, famine, unequal distribution of resources, the destruction of the environment… these issues call for cooperation, intuition and networking. Women have unique skills and gifts to apply to solving these problems. However, today’s woman is caught up in yesterday’s mental programming. Despite all the gains of the feminist movement, women still continue to judge success based on values of the fifties: finding a man, marriage and creating a family above all else. However, the single-minded pursuit of these goals can actually get in the way of a truly satisfying life and prevent a woman from making her mark in the world. This book argues that all women should take time out to learn who they really are and what they have to offer the world.
Geva Salerno is a businesswoman who embarks on a year-long experiment designed to step outside her pre-conceived ideas about life, in order to reclaim her true self. After finding herself over-worked, divorced and obsessed with achieving society’s vision of the perfect life, Geva gives up dating for a one-year period…no more online dating, no more blind dates and no more thinking about men. Set in southwest Florida in 2011 and 2012, the story is the true account of how a woman re-created her life step by step.
As she begins the process of dismantling her false life and slowly building an authentic, creative and fulfilling one, Geva brings to life long-forgotten dreams and aspirations and begins to take risks. But, as she begins to re-discover her true self, she also discovers her true voice. Her family must learn to adapt to this “new Geva” as she begins to carve out a new place for herself in her family of origin.
She must also find a new, healthier relationship to work, which forces her to examine her real monetary needs and how she spends her time. As her old life unravels, Geva must simultaneously create a new one and be open to what the new life brings. Can she survive in this brand, new world unfolding around her?
Over the course of the year, Geva meets new friends who are on similar, but different paths. Strong new women enter her life, while several interesting men tempt her to give up the quest and she is forced to choose between familiar patterns and a new, unknown future. "Will Geva give up the experiment and return to her old life?" "Can Geva create a new life, where she no longer needs men?""What role will men play in her new life?" "Will her discoveries affect the lives of millions of women around the world?"
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The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
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the ability to choose and arrange the rainbow's spectrum can be transformed into an intellectual motif -- the rainbow of consciousness and the explosion of the individual within the whole.
all of us are born into this social contract of humanity. we don't have any choice about this. we are raised and reared within the boundaries of these social contracts.
currently, in this part of the world, there is a loosening of the moral and religious hold on sexuality and the range of the human heart's ability to be bigger than the limited and challenging gender roles of the past.
both sexes, men and women, are starting to understand themselves inside a much greater context and understanding than we think the past afforded.
it is just one of the outgrowths of a materialized capitalistic system of social contracting.
with moving imagery and invisible worlds now firmly entrenched across the country, the powerful syndrome of "the emperor who wore no clothes" can take full effect.
in the original tale, the narrative stops short on the exclamation of a small girl child who says, "but, mommy, he's not wearing any clothes!"
and of course, the moral right and the rigid uptight sexual judgers all come down on the period with their verdict -- which really is that the emperor has been cheated and defrauded in front of everyone.
but we already know of this lesson.
so perhaps we really should be asking where our true naked leaders are -- not the one who got cheated and defrauded and paraded in front of his subjects by clever tailors. we should be asking where our naked leaders of greatness and awesomeness and full human glory might be.
we really should be considering the idea that our leaders shouldn't need to be covered up in metaphorical or physical buffers and boundaries.
but our leaders are weapons manufacturers and drug dealers and pornographers.
our leaders spread disease and pestilence and cause wars in other countries.
our leaders are not rainbow warriors. they are gold and diamond collectors. they use time and drugs to rule and reign. they use entertainment and news to delight and bemuse.
we are the fire children.
we love our energy.
but we don't worship the sun like we used to in the alleged past.
we worship ourselves.
and this worship of the self is the exploding dahlia.
we are these dahlias floating through space. and each of us explode one day.
Presidential Fellow Tyler Melancon ’12 pauses before speaking to a crowd of 1,500 during the April 24, 2013 "Day of Reflection and Understanding,” on the Dartmouth Hall lawn. Read more at Dartmouth Now. (Photo by Eli Burakian '00)
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History of the Museum
Scientific research and gathering in Austria found relatively late understanding and promotion. Indeed contained the chambers of art and curiosities of the Habsburgs also natural produce but for a long time they have been regarded as mere oddities, not as objects of scientific importance. It was not until Emperor Franz I. (Francis Stephen of Lorraine, 1745-1765), the husband of Maria Theresia, founded in 1748 with the purchase of the famous collection of Johann Baillous a private Naturalienkabinett. It was put up in accordance to Baillous' own scientific system in the Hofburg and was initially managed by this self.
The main emphasis was put on minerals and fossils as well as snail and mussel shells and corals. Plants and animals with soft parts were then (mainly because of the preparation problems) yet little appreciated as collector's items. They were held alive in botanical gardens and menageries.
After the death of Francis I the collection in which the Emperor had invested large sums of money was transferred into state ownership, reorganized and made twice a week accessible to the public. 1776 appointed Maria Theresa, particularly dear to her being mainly the earth sciences as a basis for mining and industry, the excellent mineralogist and montanist Ignaz von Born to Vienna and entrusted him with the systematic expansion of the collection. Born was a leader of the Enlightenment and Freemasonry, he might even have given the model for Sarastro in Mozart's "Magic Flute". With him for "Austria", definitely, dawned the scientific-technological age. The Naturalienkabinett (a cabinet of curiosities) then became a center of mineralogical research in Europe.
The nature-loving Emperor Franz II (I, 1792-1835) expanded the natural history collection for a private animal cabinet. The foundation for this were the trophies of the Habsburgs, which date back to Emperor Maximilian II (1564-1576), as well as the famous collection of prepared native vertebrates and insects of the falconer Joseph Natterer. After several reclassifications followed in 1807 the foundation of a separate plants cabinet. The Emperor lay with the gift of his Privatherbars (private plant collection) the foundation.
The exhibition practice around 1800 was marked by an often curious juxtaposition of little scientific and very progressive tendencies. The stuffed animals were shown in artificial landscape dioramas, ie already in ecological context. Alongside, however, stood also Stopfpräparate (stuffed compounds) of people of non-native breeds such as the "high princely Moor' Angelo Soliman, who came to literary fame.
The eminent scholar and organizer Carl Schreibers who from 1806 until 1851 headed the Natural History Collection, provided for key reforms in all areas. He extented all departments to major research centers and was supported not only by the museum officials, but also by a number of often highly skilled, unpaid volunteers.
On the occasion of the marriage of his daughter Leopoldina with the Brazilian crown prince Dom Pedro in 1817 sent Emperor Franz also well-known researchers to South America. Through their collecting activities, the growth of the museum's experienced a glorious climax. So stayed the zoologist Johann Natterer for 18 years in South America and established an in an exemplary manner documented collection of scientific and ethnographic objects for Vienna. This contributed significantly to the worldwide reputation of the museum, but also led to a decades-long lack of space.
With various, not always felicitous chosen emergency solutions on tried in vain to handle space problems sussesfully. During the revolutionary turmoil of 1848, the Imperial Palace was bombarded by imperial troops and partially set on fire. A part of the collection was destroyed, tragically, also many irreplaceable objects from the Brazilian material.
In the years after the Revolution, the collection was converted into an independent zoological, botanical and mineralogical Hofkabinett (Court cabinet). These cabinets with their extremely rich stocks offered not only ideal possibilities to explore, they contributed to the establishment of scientific disciplines in the university sector in 1870 also considerably to the formation of young scientists. The collections have been enhanced through exchange and purchases, by the collecting activities of the researchers as well as legacies, especially of scientifically inclined travelers, constantly . In addition, the by the Imperial Court generously funded cooperation with the Austrian navy became very important: Especially the circumnavigation of the world of the frigate "Novara" (1857-1859), which was attended by numerous excellent naturalist, gave an exceedingly rich collection of new material to the museum. The scientific word off should take decades.
This scientific Poiniergeist (pioneering spirit), reflecting the general belief in progress in the second half of the 18th Century, was facing the more and more oppressive need of space. Although Emperor Franz Joseph had already in 1857 the razing of the fortification lines around the city center ordered. On the cleared area should along a boulevard alongside other representative public buildings also new museums emerge. Up to the completion of this project, however, it was still a long way to go.
The liberal bourgeoisie then undergoing a steep political and economic upswing was inclined to replace the old cabinets through research and education centers for broad strata of the population and thus make its own cultural advancement clearly visible. But the neo-absolutist empire of the gradually decaying Habsburg monarchy, too, wanted erect itself a modern, artistically accomplished monument: A monumental Imperial Forum following the ancient example was planned, that should be reaching from the Imperial Palace to the royal stables. Realized of it was only a torso: the New Castle and Maria Theresa Square with Museum of Art History and Museum of Natural History.
The internal organization of the new 'Imperial and Royal Natural History Court Museum", which on 10 August was officially opened in 1889, goes back to the great geologist, New Zealand researcher and first director of the museum, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, and has been preserved largely in its clear systematic today. However, the proliferation of resources and new demands on the research and display collection activities required new spatial and structural solutions. Thus, an underground storage was created in 1990, which extends under the building on four levels and in fully air-conditioned rooms keeps a portion of the collection material. Due to the roof extension (1991 to 1995) further collection, but also numerous new working rooms were gained.
The research, the preservation and completing of the major scientific collections and the presentation of selected natural objects to this day have not lost any of their topicalities. In a time of increasingly rapid destruction of our environment, they are more important than ever. Just as the white patches have become smaller on the map, penetrates the science into ever smaller areas. Long scanning electron microscope and X-ray equipment have replaced hand magnifier. In the permanent exhibition area visitors also have access to advanced optical devices, especially in "Microcosmos" ( Hall 21). The preservation of collection, too, follows modern conservation knowledge.
Over a century ago, the Museum hace been created for the systematic presentation - the diversity of nature sorted strung together, the palace-like building, the interplay of means and objects as well as the historic atmosphere giving it a distinctive character.
Even with the redesign of many exhibition halls systematic classification was basically retained to make the visitors aware of the immense diversity of life. However, the presentation is successively adapted to the museological requirements and needs of the 21st century. Also presented are interesting topics and new contents in a contemporary didactic form.
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The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
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Niliupata Mwanga wa Kweli
Qiuhe, Japani
Nilizaliwa katika familia ya Kikatoliki. Tangu nilipokuwa mdogo, nilihudhuria Misa kanisani na babu na bibi yangu. Kutokana na ushawishi wa mazingira yangu na imani yangu kwa Mungu, nilijifunza kuimba maandiko mengi tofauti na kufanya kaida mbalimbali za dini.
Mnamo 2009, niliwasili Japani ili kusoma. Wakati mmoja, katika chumba cha bweni cha mwanafunzi mwenzangu, kwa bahati nilikutana na kiongozi wa kikundi kidogo cha Kikristo aliyekuja kueneza injili. Nilifikiri: Waprotestanti na Wakatoliki humwamini Mungu mmoja. Wote wawili huamini katika Bwana Yesu. Matokeo yake, nilikubali mwaliko wa kiongozi huyo wa kundi ndogo kujiunga naye kanisani. Baada ya kusikiliza wachungaji wakihubiri na kusikia baadhi ya ndugu wa kiume na wa kike wakizungumza juu ya Biblia, nilipata ufahamu fulani juu ya maisha ya Bwana Yesu. Hili lilinisababisha niwe na imani zaidi katika Bwana. Hata hivyo, baada ya miezi michache, wachungaji na wahubiri walituomba kutoa zaka kila wiki. Pia, kila juma, tulipaswa kupeana vijitabu ili kueneza injili. Wakati mwingine, tulikuwa tumechoka kiasi kwamba tungesinzia wakati wa ibada ya Jumapili. Hatukuwa tena na utaratibu wa kawaida katika maisha yetu. Wakati huo, baadhi yetu tulifanya kazi na pia kusoma. Haikutubidi tu kutafuta pesa za kulipia masomo yetu, lakini pia tulihitaji fedha za gharama zetu za kila siku. Maisha yetu yalikuwa ni magumu sana tayari, lakini bado walitaka tuwape fedha zetu na nguvu zetu. Tulikuwa tunakabiliwa na shida nyingi sana na maumivu. Hatua kwa hatua, niligundua kwamba wachungaji na wahubiri hawakuwa kwa kweli watu waliomtumikia Bwana. Kwa kawaida, kwa kuwa walikuwa ndio wale ambao waliliongoza kanisa, wangepaswa kuwa wakitusaidia kukua katika maisha yetu ya kiroho. Hata hivyo, hawakuyajali maisha yetu. Hawakufikiria kabisa kuhusu matatizo yetu ya kivitendo. Badala yake, walitaka nguvu zetu na pesa zetu. Kila kitu walichokifanya kilikuwa ni cha kusaidia kupanua kanisa lao na kuimarisha hali zao na ushawishi wao. Kwa wakati huu, tulihisi kama tulikuwa tumedanganywa. Kwa hivyo, ndugu zangu kadhaa na mimi tuliliacha kanisa.
Baada ya kuacha kanisa, nilipata kanisa moja Katoliki ambalo lilikuwa juu ya mlima. Watu katika kanisa hili walikuwa Wajapani Nilihudhuria Misa mara chache lakini nilihisi kuwa halikunifaidi kiroho. Zaidi ya hayo, ilikuwa vigumu kuhudhuria ushirika, kwa hiyo nililiacha kanisa hilo pia. Kwa njia hii, niliongoza maisha ya kuchanganyikiwa na ya utupu bila ya mwelekeo na hisia ya kusudi. … Hili ilitokea kwa dhati mpaka Oktoba, 2016. Dada Liang, niliyekutana naye katika kanisa la Kiprotestanti katika siku za nyuma, kwa ghafla akawasiliana nami, akaniuliza jinsi nilivyokuwa na kunialika kumwona. Nikafikiri jinsi uzoefu wangu na kanisa la Kiprotestanti ulivyokuwa wa kusikitisha katika mwaka huo mmoja na matokeo yake, niliukataa mwaliko wa Dada Liang. Hata hivyo, Dada Liang alinialika tena na tena na kwa sababu ya heshima ya hisia zake, nikaamua kukutana naye.
Kupitia kwa Dada Liang, nilikutana na Dada Ma na Dada Fang. Siku moja, walizungumza nami kuhusu unabii mwingi wa Biblia. Waliniambia juu ya kazi ya Yehova Mungu na Bwana Yesu. Ufahamu wao ulikuwa mbichi sana na walizungumza kuhusu mambo ambayo sikuwahi kusikia kabla. Niliwaambia kuhusu hali ya giza niliyoishuhudia kanisani na jinsi nilivyokuwa nimevunjika moyo sana kwa kutoweza kwangu kupata chakula cha kiroho kutoka kwa kanisa na kwamba sikuwa radhi tena kuhudhuria mikutano. Dada Fang akasema: Tumeyapitia pia uliyoyapitia. Kwa sasa, dunia nzima ya kidini iko katika hali ya giza na ukiwa. Ndani ya hili, kuna makusudi ya Mungu na ukweli wa kutafuta. Kwa sasa, tuko katika nyakati za mwisho za dunia. Bwana Yesu alitabiri: “Na kwa sababu uovu utaongezeka, upendo wa wengi utapoa” (Mathayo 24:12). Uovu umeenea zaidi na zaidi katika ulimwengu wa kidini siku hizi. Wachungaji na wazee wa kanisa hawafuati mafundisho ya Bwana na hawatii amri Zake. Wao huhubiri tu na kufanya kazi kwa hadhi yao. Wao daima hujikuza na kujishuhudia wenyewe ili watu wengine watawaheshimu na kuwaabudu. Wanafanya watu wengine watoe mchango na kueneza injili. Kwa maneno tu, wao husema kusudi lao ni kuziokoa roho za watu, lakini kwa kweli, hawawaongozi watu kupitia maneno ya Bwana wala kuwasaidia watu kuweka maneno ya Bwana katika vitendo. Wao hutaka tu watu wengine kuwasikiliza. Wana uchu wa kuwafanya watu wengine wawachukue kama Mungu. Kale walianza kutembea kwenye njia ya mpinga Kristo ambayo ni ya uhasama kwa Mungu. Wamepoteza kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu na wametelekezwa na Mungu. Fikiria nyuma kwa kipindi cha nyuma wakati wa Enzi ya Sheria wakati hekalu lilikuwa limetelekezwa na lilikuwa limekuwa pango la wanyang’anyi. Makuhani walitoa sadaka duni wakati watu wa kawaida walibadilisha pesa na kuuza ng’ombe, kondoo na njiwa ndani ya hekalu. Lakini kuadibu kwa Mungu na adhabu hazikuwaangukia. Mbona hivi? Wakuu wa makuhani, waandishi na Mafarisayo waliomhudumia Mungu hawakuitii sheria, walikuwa na unafiki na waliwadanganya watu, na waliwaelekeza wateule wa Mungu kwenye njia ya kumpinga Mungu. Hili lilimsababisha Mungu kuwachukia na kuwakataa na hekalu likapoteza kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu na kuwa pango la wanyang’anyi. Ili kuwaokoa watu kuepuka kuhukumiwa kifo kwa sheria, Mungu alikuwa mwili kwa mara ya kwanza, Akafanya kazi ya ukombozi kwa jina la Yesu, Akaanza Enzi ya Neema na kuhitimisha Enzi ya Sheria. Kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu kwa hiyo ikawasogea watu waliomkubali Bwana Yesu. Hekalu halikuwa na kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu tena. Katika wakati wa leo, Bwana Yesu amerudi kama ilivyotabiriwa. Amekuja tena katika mwili. Yeye ni Mwenyezi Mungu, Kristo katika siku za mwisho na ameanza kuonyesha ukweli na kufanya kazi ya hukumu kuanzia na familia ya Mungu. Kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu imesogea kwa wale ambao wameikubali kazi ya Mungu ya siku za mwisho. Kwa kuwa dunia ya dini haijaenda sambamba na kazi ya Mungu na wachungaji wengi na wazee wa kanisa hutia hatiani na kupinga kazi mpya wa Mungu, hili limesababisha Mungu kuwachukia na kuwalaani. Hiki ndicho chanzo cha giza la ulimwengu wa kidini na ukiwa.
Baadaye, hawa ndugu wa kike wakasoma kifungu cha maneno ya Mungu ili nipate kuwa na ufahamu dhahiri. Hasa kwa sababu Mungu amefanya tena kazi mpya, kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu imesogea. Madhehebu yote ambayo hayana kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu huwa na giza na ukiwa zaidi na zaidi. Mwenyezi Mungu alisema: “kazi Yake katika maeneo mengine itakoma, na watu watalazimishwa kutafuta njia ya kweli. Itakuwa kama Yusufu: Kila mtu alimwendea kwa ajili ya chakula, na kumsujudia, kwa sababu alikuwa na vyakula. Ili kuweza kuepuka njaa watu watalazimishwa kutafuta njia ya kweli. Jumuiya yote ya kidini inakufa kwa njaa, na ni Mungu tu wa leo ndiye chemchemi ya maji ya uzima, akiwa na kisima chenye maji yasiyokauka kilichotolewa kwa ajili ya furaha ya mwanadamu, na watu watakuja na kumtegemea. Huo ndio utakuwa muda ambapo matendo ya Mungu yatafichuliwa, na Mungu atatukuzwa; watu wote katika ulimwengu wote watakuja na kumwabudu ‘mtu’ asiyekuwa wa kawaida. Je, hii haitakuwa siku ya utukufu wa Mungu?” (“Ufalme wa Milenia Umewasili” katika Neno Laonekana katika Mwili) Nilipokumbuka hali niliyoiona katika Uprotestanti na Ukatoliki, pia ikathibitishwa zaidi moyoni mwangu kwamba maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu yaliongea juu ya hali halisi. Maneno Yake ni ya uhalisi na ya kweli. Kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu kweli imesogea Bila kujali kama ilikuwa katika Uprotestanti au Ukatoliki, kile nilichokuwa nimehisi kilikuwa ni shauku ya watu ya nje tu. Nilichojifunza tu ni maarifa ya maandiko na nadharia za kidini. Cha msingi hakukuwa na mwanga mpya wala sikuhisi ugavi wa kiroho wa maisha. Miongoni mwa watu wanaomfuata Mungu kwa kweli, ni nani ambaye hajataka kupata chakula cha kiroho? Niliona kwamba maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu yana uwezo wa kuvunja pingu zangu na kuyafungua mafumbo ya Biblia. Maneno Yake yaliangaza moyo wangu. Moyo wangu haukukanganyikiwa tena. Kwa hakika nimepata faida nyingi! Baada ya hayo, Dada Ma alileta nakala ya kitabu Neno Laonekana katika Mwili na akasoma baadhi ya vifungu vingine: “Kazi ya kumsimamia mwanadamu imegawanywa katika hatua tatu, na ina maana kuwa kazi ya kumwokoa mwanadamu imegawanywa katika hatua tatu. Hatua hizi tatu hazihusishi kazi ya kuuumba ulimwengu, ila ni hatua tatu za kazi ya Enzi ya Sheria, Enzi ya Neema, na Enzi ya Ufalme” (“Kujua Hatua Tatu za Kazi ya Mungu Ndiyo Njia ya Kumjua Mungu” katika Neno Laonekana katika Mwili). “Kutoka kwa kazi ya Yehova mpaka ile ya Yesu, na kutoka kwa kazi ya Yesu hadi kwa kazi iliyoko kwa awamu hii ya sasa, awamu hizi tatu zinajumlisha upana wote wa usimamizi wa Mungu, na zote ni kazi za Roho mmoja. Kutoka Alipoumba ulimwengu, Mungu Amekuwa Akisimamia wanadamu. Yeye ndiye Mwanzo na ndiye Mwisho; Yeye ndiye wa Kwanza na wa Mwisho, na Yeye ndiye mwanzilishi wa enzi na Yeye ndiye huleta enzi kwenye kikomo” (“Maono ya Kazi ya Mungu (3)” katika Neno Laonekana katika Mwili). “Kazi inayofanywa kwa sasa imesukuma mbele kazi ya Enzi ya Neema; yaani, kazi katika mpango mzima wa usimamizi wa miaka elfu sita imesonga mbele. Ingawa Enzi ya Neema imekoma, kazi ya Mungu imeendelea sana. Kwa nini Ninazungumza mara kwa mara kwamba hatua hii ya kazi inajenga juu ya Enzi ya Neema na Enzi ya Sheria? Hii ina maana kwamba kazi ya wakati huu ni mwendelezo wa kazi iliyofanyika katika Enzi ya Neema na kuinua kazi ile iliyofanyika katika Enzi ya Sheria. Hatua hizi tatu zinaingiliana kwa karibu na kuunganika moja kwa inayofuata. … Ni muungano tu wa hatua tatu za kazi ndio unaweza kuchukuliwa kuwa mpango wa usimamizi wa miaka elfu sita” (“Kupata Mwili Mara Mbili Kunakamilisha Umuhimu wa Kupata Mwili” katika Neno Laonekana katika Mwili). Alipomaliza kusoma maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu, alisema, “Kutoka kwa maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu, tunaona kuwa tangu wanadamu walipopotoshwa na Shetani, Mungu alianza kufanya kazi ya kuwaokoa wanadamu. Kazi hii imegawanywa katika hatua tatu: kazi ya Bwana Mungu katika Enzi ya Sheria, kazi ya Bwana Yesu katika Enzi ya Neema na Kazi ya Mwenyezi Mungu katika Enzi ya Ufalme ya siku za mwisho. Wakati wa Enzi ya Sheria, Yehova Mungu alitoa sheria ili mtu angetambua dhambi zake. Wakati wa Enzi ya Neema, Bwana Yesu alitundikwa msalabani ili kumkomboa mwanadamu. Sasa, katika Enzi ya Ufalme ya siku za mwisho, Mwenyezi Mungu amefanya kazi ya hukumu kwa njia ya maneno Yake juu ya msingi wa kazi ya Bwana Yesu ya ukombozi ili kutatua hali yetu ya dhambi, kufuta dhambi zetu na kututakasa kabisa na kutuokoa. Ushahidi unathibitisha kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu ni kuonekana kwa Yehova Mungu aliyetoa sheria na kuyaongoza maisha ya mwanadamu. Yeye ni ujio wa pili wa Bwana Yesu aliyewakomboa wanadamu kwa kutundikwa msalabani. Ndani ya hatua hizi tatu za kazi, bila kujali jinsi jina la Mungu na kazi zimebadilika, kusudi la kazi ya Mungu, ambalo ni nia ya kuwaokoa wanadamu, haijawahi kubadilika. Asili ya Mungu haitawahi kubadilika kamwe. Kila moja ya hatua hizi tatu za kazi imejengwa juu ya msingi wa hatua iliyotangulia. Kila hatua ni yenye kina zaidi na ya juu zaidi kuliko ya mwisho Kazi ya Mungu imefanywa kulingana na maendeleo ya enzi. Imefanywa kulingana na mahitaji ya wanadamu ili Yeye angeweza kutuokoa na kutupata vyema. Kwa maneno mengine, kazi ya sheria ya Yehova Mungu, kazi ya ukombozi ya Bwana Yesu na kazi ya hukumu ikianzia na nyumba ya Mungu inayofanyika na Mwenyezi Mungu katika siku za mwisho ni aina tofauti za kazi zinazofanywa katika enzi tofauti na Mungu yule yule. Kulingana na mipango Yake mwenyewe na kulingana na mahitaji ya wanadamu, Mungu anatuokoa hatua kwa hatua.”
Wakati huu, nilihisi kwamba kazi ya Mungu ilikuwa ya ajabu sana, yenye enzi na yenye hekima. Pia nilihisi utunzaji na fikra ambazo Mungu alikuwa ameweka katika kuwaokoa wanadamu ambao walikuwa wamepotoshwa sana na Shetani na upendo mkuu wa Mungu kwetu! Maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu yalieleza wazi juu ya ukweli huu na mafumbo ambayo sijawahi kuyasikia. Upeo wangu ulikuwa kweli umepanuka na nilichuma mengi. Niliamua kuchunguza kwa makini kazi ya Mwenyezi Mungu ya siku za mwisho.
Kwa kuwa kulikuwa kumechelewa sana kwa wakati huo, tuliamua kuendelea na ushirika wakati tungekutana baadaye. Kabla ya kuondoka, Dada Ma alinipa nakala ya Maneno Bora zaidi ya Mungu Kuhusu Injili ya Ufalme ili ningeweza kuchunguza kwa makini kazi ya Mungu ya siku za mwisho nikirudi nyumbani. Baada ya kurudi, kutokana na upekuzi, nilitafuta “Kanisa la Mwenyezi Mungu” kwenye mtandao. Sikufikiria kwamba ningeona propaganda hasi nyingi hivyo kutoka kwa serikali CCP na ulimwengu wa kidini ukimpinga na kumtia hatiani Mwenyezi Mungu na Kanisa Lake. Nilipoona maudhui haya, nilikuwa na uhakika zaidi kwamba Kanisa la Mwenyezi Mungu ndilo kanisa ambalo lina kazi ya Roho Mtakatifu na kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye Mungu ambaye ameonekana na Anafanya kazi katika siku za mwisho. Hili ni kwa sababu, tangu wakati wa kale, njia ya kweli daima imekuwa imekandamizwa! Nilipokwenda kwa mikusanyiko na babu na bibi yangu nchini China, nilipata mateso pia kutoka kwa serikali CCP. Tulibidi tujifichefiche tulipohudhuria mikusanyiko hii. Serikali ya CCP kwa kweli ni mbaya! Wao ni serikali ya kumkana Mungu. Wanachukia ukweli na Mungu zaidi. Kwa hiyo, wanachopinga na kukandamiza labda ni njia ya kweli na kanisa la kweli. Baadaye wakati wa mkusanyiko, nikamwambia haya Dada Fang na wengine. Aliniruhusu nione tukio la ajabu, Amka Kutoka kwa Udanganyifu, katika video ya injili inayoitwa Penya Mtego. Mhusika mkuu alikuwa akitafuta, “… Lakini sielewi, kama Umeme wa Mashariki ndiyo njia ya kweli, basi kwa nini ingepingwa kwa nguvu na serikali ya CCP? Kwa nini pia viongozi wa kidini wangeishutumu kwa ghadhabu?”
Katika video, mmoja wa ndugu alijibu, “Biblia inasema, ‘dunia nzima hukaa ndani ya maovu’ (1 Yohana 5: 19). Bwana Yesu pia alisema: ‘Hiki ni kizazi kiovu’ (Luka 11: 29). Katika hali hiyo, ni kwa kiwango gani ulimwengu ni wa giza na mwovu? Katika Enzi ya Neema, ili kuwakomboa wanadamu, Bwana Yesu aliyepata mwili alitundikwa msalabani na ulimwengu wa kidini na watawala wa wakati huo. Mwenyezi Mungu wa siku za mwisho ambaye amekuja kuonyesha ukweli na kuwahukumu wanadamu pia Anakabiliwa na kupatikana na hatia na upinzani wa ulimwengu wa kidini na utawala wa kisiasa wa joka kubwa jekundu na Anakataliwa na enzi hii. Hili linatimiza maneno ya Bwana Yesu: ‘Kwa kuwa kama vile umeme, umulikavyo toka upande mmoja chini ya mbingu, na kumulika upande mwingine chini ya mbingu; ndivyo atakavyokuwa Mwana wa Adamu katika siku yake. Lakini kwanza, ni lazima apate mateso mengi, na kukataliwa na kizazi hiki’ (Luka 17:24-25). Utabiri huu wa Bwana Yesu umekwisha kutimizwa. Kila mtu ambaye huhisi kiu ya kuonekana kwa Mungu anapaswa kuona wazi kwamba Bwana amekwisha kurudi muda mrefu uliopita na yu katika maendeleo ya kufanya kazi ya hukumu ya siku za mwisho. Utabiri wa Bwana Yesu tayari umetimizwa. Inawezekana kuwa hatuoni ukweli kwa dhahiri?”
Shahidi mwingine akaendelea kusema: “Ndugu wa kiume na wa kike, serikali hii ya kisiasa ya kumkana Mungu na wengi wa viongozi wa ulimwengu wa dini ni vikosi vya kishetani vinavyomchukia Mungu na ukweli. Hili tayari limethibitishwa na ukweli kwamba Bwana Yesu alitundikwa msalabani. Hiyo ndiyo maana njia ya kweli daima itakabiliwa na kukataliwa na kupatikana na hatia na utawala wa kisiasa na ulimwengu wa kidini. Aidha, wale wote ambao hueneza njia ya kweli na kuweka ukweli katika matendo watasingiziwa na kulazimishwa nao pia. Hivi ni kama Bwana Yesu alivyosema, ‘Ikiwa dunia ikiwachukia, ninyi mnajua ya kwamba ilinichukia mimi kabla iwachukie ninyi. Kama ninyi mngekuwa wa dunia, dunia ingewapenda wale walio wake: lakini kwa sababu ninyi sio wa dunia, ila mimi niliwachagua ninyi kutoka dunia, kwa kuwa hiyo dunia huwachukia’ (Yohana 15:18-19). Ni kwa sababu hii hii ambapo kotekote katika enzi, wale wanaoweza kukubali njia ya kweli na kumfuata Mungu wa kweli ni watu wachache sana tu ambao wanapenda ukweli na kufuata ukweli. Hata hivyo, wengi wa watu hawathubutu kuchunguza njia ya kweli na matokeo yake ni, hupoteza fursa ya wokovu wa Mungu kwa sababu wao hufuata nguvu ya Shetani au wanaogopa kuwa wakiteswa. Hiyo ndiyo maana Bwana Yesu alionya hapo awali: ‘Ingilieni lango lililo jembamba: kwa maana lango ni pana, na njia ni pana iendayo upotevuni, nao ni wengi waingiliao lango hilo: Kwa kuwa lango ni jembamba, na njia imesonga, iendayo uzimani, nao waionao ni wachache’ (Mathayo 7:13-14).” Nilipoona mambo haya katika video, nilijihisi kuwa na hakika hata zaidi kwamba kile serikali ya CCP hukitesa na kutia hatiani kwa kweli ni njia ya kweli. Hili ni la hakika.
Baada ya kipindi cha kukusanya na uchunguzi, nilikuwa na ufahamu wa kina wa kazi ya hukumu ya Mungu ya siku za mwisho kutoka kwa maneno ya Mwenyezi Mungu na kushirikiana na kuwasiliana kwa ndugu wa kiume na wa kike. Pia nilipata ufahamu wa ukweli kuhusu upataji wa mwili, wokovu na wokovu kamili, kusudi la Mungu la kuwasimamia wanadamu, mwisho wa wanadamu na makusudio na njia za asili za uzima wa milele. Ukweli ambao Mungu Mwenyezi ameuonyesha ni mwingi sana. Kutoka ndani ya moyo wangu, niliamini kwa uhakika kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye kweli ujio wa pili wa Bwana Yesu. Kwa furaha niliikubali kazi ya Mwenyezi Mungu ya siku za mwisho.
Nimestahamili katika kusali kila siku na kusoma maneno ya Mungu. Mara kwa mara, nilisikiliza pia mahubiri na ushirika juu ya kuingia katika maisha na nyimbo za maneno ya Mungu na niliangalia video za injili. Kila wiki, nilikutana na ndugu zangu wa kiume na wa kike na kueneza injili na kumshuhudia Mungu pamoja nao kwa kuamili. Ninahisi kwamba maisha yangu sasa hivi ni ya fahari sana na maisha yangu ya kiroho yamelishwa na ni ya kufurahisha. Hatimaye, nimerudi kwa kanisa la kweli na nimepata “familia” yangu ya kweli. Katika siku za nyuma, makanisa niliyoyahudhuria yalikuwa na wachungaji na makasisi ambao walihitaji kushughulikiwa. Hata hivyo, katika Kanisa la Mwenyezi Mungu, ndugu zangu wa kiume, wa kike, nami sote twamheshimu Mungu kama mkuu. Uhusiano baina yetu hautofautishwi kulingana na hadhi. Kila mtu ni sawa. Pia hakuna kanuni au kaida za dini wakati wa mikusanyiko hii. Unaweza kuhudhuria kulingana na mahitaji yako na wakati wako. Hakuna mtu atakayekuzuia au kukulazimisha. Kile kila mtu huwasiliana kuhusu ni jinsi ya kutafuta na kuwa mtu mwaminifu, jinsi ya kutafuta mabadiliko katika tabia ya mtu ili kupata utakaso na wokovu, jinsi ya kutimiza wajibu wa mtu ili kulipa upendo wa Mungu na kumridhisha Mungu, nk. Bila kufahamu, chini ya uongozo wa maneno ya Mungu, nikaanza pia kutafuta mabadiliko katika tabia yangu na kuona vitu kulingana na maneno ya Mungu; pia nilikuwa na ufahamu wa na nilijua jinsi ya kutofautisha asili mbaya ya mkondo wa jamii na taratibu na njia ambazo Shetani humdanganyia mtu. Kuanzia hapo kuendelea, sikucheza tena michezo ya video wala kupoteza wakati kwa kwenda kwa KTV. Nilipokuwa na wakati, ningesoma maneno ya Mungu au ningekusanyika na ndugu zangu wa kiume na wa kike kwa ushirika ambapo tungeimba na kumsifu Mungu. Kila siku ilikuwa na wingi wa mambo. Sikujisikia tena mtupu na nisiyejiweza. Aidha, nilikuwa dhahiri kuhusu malengo yangu ya maisha. Nilijua kwamba maana ilikuwa ipatikane kupitia kwa mtu kutimiza wajibu wake mwenyewe mbele ya Mungu na kuishi kwa ajili ya Mungu kama moja wa uumbaji wake. Ninamshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu kwa kuniongoza mimi kuitembea njia sahihi ya uzima. Niko tayari kuweka mamlaka yote, utukufu na sifa kwa miguu ya Mungu mmoja wa kweli, tangu sasa hadi milele. Amina!
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