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Table of Contents The gods of our Time Cries from different Continents Your Freedom and God That was the cry of a teenager brooding and mourning the brutal massacres of women and children by armed men and women in their town. What does that mean? Well, it means that people are flaunting divine authority or moral law as if they are gods. It means that the objective rules or values have been thrown away, rejected, or ignored by many men and women. They can do whatever they want, and they often get away with it. There seems to be no ultimate accountability or judgment for their actions. They force their interpretation of freedom, purpose, and meaning of life on others. The gods of our Time Some might think that the teenager’s cry for help portends a scary or nihilistic view of the world. The teenager’s forlorn hope contends that there’s no God, hence, the chaos and anarchy in the world. In every corner of the earth, it appears that people have lost their sense of morality and compassi...

Table of Contents The Myth of Sisyphus Misconceptions of Ownership Path to Togetherness, Tolerance, Understanding, Respect for Each other One thing with any myth is that it is conceived without proof and transmitted from one generation to another as a matter of convention. At times, it goes on to help shape or form a people’s mindset and can lead to different extreme beliefs and disputes. Palestinian and Israeli territorial narratives are becoming mythical to both insiders and outsiders, ingroups and outgroups, and many inimical political actors and neighbours who take advantage of Palestinian-Israeli little foibles to fan the flame of hatred, violence, and war. To the Palestinians and Israelis, it is not a myth; it is real. It is about survival; it is about their heritage. It is about true peace, harmony, and togetherness. What will bring peace in the Middle East, or peace between the Palestinians and Israelis? Many have asked. If Palestine or Israel does not exist or have no plac...