Ethio-Eritrean Brotherhood ! ~ by Hénock Gugsa

Ethio-Eritrean Brotherhood ! 

~ by Hénock Gugsa ~

I was born in Addis Ababa, but my entire family roots are Eritrean.  And although I identify as an American now, I most assuredly haven't forgotten my ties to either Ethiopia or Eritrea.

Of all the events that have happened in my lifetime, the current and beautifully budding relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea is the most exhilarating and memorable one for me.

May the two countries continue on the good path that they are on, and may they
eventually even reach a confederation state !!!

 

ZERO ~ by Hénock Gugsa

ZERO *
~ by Hénock Gugsa ~

Indulge me here for a philosophical moment if you will.   I am reaching for something, for nothing, and for everything ...  I'm attempting to focus on "ZERO".

What is zero?  More specifically, what does it signify in our lives?  I'm sure everyone of us have thought about it, or been affected by it in some form or another.

Zero isn't just a number or a point on a number line, mathematically speaking.  It is more of a vortex from which nothing and everything emanates.  We are way beyond abstraction when faced by zero ... we are in the region of metaphysics here.  But let us leave theology out of it.

I am imagining a starting and an ending point ... am I in a circle? .... Is this indeed infinity, a journey without beginning and/or end?

The zero zone (Black Hole?) has no direction and no dimension, or maybe they are infinitely multitudinous!  You cannot touch zero, and it does not touch you or your consciousness.  Yet you know it is there.  Comfort and ennui, confidence and uncertainty, light and darkness and everything in between are all there!

Zero is a tool for understanding and making sense of the universe.  Moreover, there is much practical application and use for "zero" in science and technology.  We have benefited a great deal from zero,  but we have not given it the respect or even modest appreciation it deserves.  So, let us start now ... let us thank zero for its challenge to us, for its nothingness and everythingness, and above all for bringing the past, the present, and the future into perspective.

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* The motivation or trigger for this article is: "The mind-bendy weirdness of the number zero, explained" by  Brian Resnick( https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/7/5/17500782/zero-number-math-explained )