In My Full Mind... by Mide Oguns

In my full mind I must imagine
that at the point of decease
as the inexorable blades of eternity
sever us from this plummeting reality,
it is not intense pain
Sorrowful remorse, fear,
Languishing terror or regret,
but acute hope that here will perhaps
prove more inhabitable
For some other soul;
that wars continue un-fought
in the coarse fields of evanescent minds
calloused into disrepair
from retreading the careworn
Attempts to seize some wild peace.

Hope. Such as is possible
only in the harsh actuality
of irrevocable departure;
passed on like a waning baton
as life dissolves smoothly
into the flailing airs in the absence
of wailing heirs, wives or exes.
But for that illustrious instant
reserved for the abysmal leap
into the oasis of unbridled being -
a gift: certain and unassailable,
Knowable too late to be necessary;
Clarity at the moment of death.

You can't just "do what you want"

In a bid to assert some sort of authority or make a statement, you will often hear people ask why they cannot do what they want. Truth be told, many of these people have legitimate axes to grind or are in situations that need some radical changes but does this justify a total disregard for the system in place.

If you are one of the people described above, my advice is to put careful thought into the way things are and to look at how you can either adapt yourself or point out aspects of the existing system that are not being put into practise and might help your situation.

I know this might sound like a ludicrous idea but the fact remains that law and order are in place for a reason. In most cases, people come together with a common view and it is this view that forms the basis of a desire to either initiate or reinforce that view that they feel will strengthen their society and bring people to a greater mutual understanding and appreciation of each other. In going against this, you will in turn be placing your own personal needs and sentiments above that of your wider community

You might now ask why is it necessary to put the needs of the wider community ahead of yours. The simple answer to this question is that to run a civilised society, the needs of the wider community will have to be greater than the needs of the individual. The individual will have to make allowances for the greater good of the wider community even if it means the individual having to do things he/she doesn’t want. Also, if everyone did what they wanted and there wasn’t a law in place, that will surely lead to anarchy.

You cannot just do what you want. It is very counterproductive and ultimately leads to no good thing. Laws are given to contain self-centred desires and prevent chaos. It is in finding the discipline and maturity to do what is best for the people around you, potentially at your own expense, that you find true happiness and satisfaction in life

Millionairess Leaves Daughters 90p Each

A millionaire socialite has left her daughters less than a pound each because she believed they conspired in her mother's death. Skip related content

Australian Valmai Roche, who died last year aged 81, bequeathed her children and ex-husband $1.5 AUD "blood money" - worth 90p - from her estate, which is reported to be worth around £2.1m.

But two of her daughters have claimed their mother was "delusional" and are challenging her will in the South Australian Supreme Court.

The former mayoress of Adelaide left "30 pieces of silver of the lowest denomination of currency" to her family - which translates as 30 five cent coins each - claiming it was "blood money due to Judas".

The rest of her fortune was left to the Catholic men's charity Southern Cross, according to Australian newspaper reports.

Her mother Dorothy Maude Haber was cared for in a nursing home before her death, but documents do not say how or when she died.

Ms Roche's daughters - Deborah Hamilton, Fiona Roche and Shauna Roche - can also claim equal shares in their mother's jewellery.

However they must correctly answer questions about her personal diaries which were kept from January 1974 until October 1981, the date her will was written.

But Ms Hamilton has accused her mother of "fixed, false and incorrigible views" over the death of Ms Haber and alleges her "delusions" meant she was incapable of "making a reasonable and proper disposition of her estate".

Along with her sisters she has taken the case to court claiming they should be "entitled to inherit" their mother's fortune.

Ms Roche went as far as to "specifically exclude" her children and ex-husband "from any further benefits" claiming they "have been adequately provided for" during the later years of her life.

Mr Roche, who was Adelaide City Council Lord Mayor from 1975 until 1977, was also excluded from further benefit due to the "irretrievable breakdown" of their marriage in 1983.

Only one change was made to her will in 1987 to bequeath a French Empire style desk to her daughter Fiona, who now heads the family's Roche Group which is regularly listed among the top 200 rich companies in Australia.

Court documents reveal Ms Roche enquired about changing her will in 2007, but no new will could be found.

Lawyers for the family have refused to comment on the case, which returns to court next month.

German man 'marries' his dying cat (BBC)

A German man has unofficially married his cat after the animal fell ill and vets told him it might not live much longer, Bild newspaper reports.
It says Uwe Mitzscherlich, 39, paid an actress 300 euros (£260,$395) to officiate at the ceremony, as marrying an animal is illegal in Germany.
Mr Mitzscherlich said he had wanted to tie the knot before his asthmatic cat Cecilia died.
"Cecilia is such a trusting creature. We cuddle all the time and she has always slept in my bed," Mr Mitzscherlich, a postman from the eastern town of Possendorf, told Bild.
Actress Christin-Maria Lohri, who officiated the ceremony, was quoted as saying: "At first I thought it was a joke. But for Mr Mitzscherlich it's a dream come true".