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Real Writers Read and Learn Whether I read a post on #read.cash or not is determined by the first two or three sentences that are provided as a preview. Unfortunately, many people on this platform are not writers, but rather are inexperienced hacks looking to make some quick money so they can later boast about their earnings. Am I being critical? Yes, I am, but if it hurts your weak sensibilities, you are not ready to accept constructive criticism and consequently your…
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We Sit Atop a Mountain of Gold in the Philippines! There's gold in the Philippines that lies hidden underneath the soil, in caves, and stashed by the Spanish, Japanese and Germans in the waters. In fact, there's a fortune waiting to be unearthed by any diligent treasure hunter. **The Philippines has the second largest unearthed gold deposits in the world**. Most of the gold deposits in the #Philippines are located in Luzon, but Mindanao, Masbate and Surigao are also hotspots…
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A Filipino Told me to Kill Myself In the mornings I arise early, at the latest 4 a.m, pray, drink my coffee, and read the news from the #Philippines online. Today was no different than usual, except a Filipino person responded to my posted comment on the news site, by telling me to kill myself. My comment As usual, the news was filled with news about the #virus and the lockdowns. The PNP was backing off their threat to arrest violators of the lockdown. I shrugged off the…
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The Unfaithful Ones Oh, the unfaithful ones! Most of us us at one time or another have experienced the drama, disgust and disappointment in the person we trusted when we found out they were unfaithful in our relationship. We have sobbed long hours, pondered whether we were doing something wrong, and then over time let things go, only to be wary of getting into the next relationship where we could remain unscathed by an unfaithful person. Beauty I am no longer enamored by…
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Memes Tell the Truth Paul Gill (2021) defines a meme thus: "A meme is a virally transmitted image embellished with text, usually sharing pointed commentary on cultural symbols, social ideas, or current events. A meme is typically a photo or video, although sometimes it can be a block of text." In the age of Big Tech censorship and cancel culture, memes have the ability to skirt the aforementioned restrictions by those who do not desire to hear the truth. This is especially…
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How to Improve Your Grammar and Earn More BCH There are many writers on #read.cash, but not many great writers. Great writers possess the ability to pick a topic in short order and spin an interesting story or narrative with clarity and proper grammar. Introduction At present, there are 72 thousand plus "writers" on read.cash, but the vast majority are inactive. For whatever reason, they do not participate in the platform and benefit from it nor do they contribute to its…
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Be Encouraged! Even during the most difficult times, we can be encouraged when we wake up in the morning, knowing that God has given us another day of life on the planet. We may choose to frolic, work or even squander our time, but in whatever we say or do, let us be continuously grateful and encouraged with every fiber of our being. Discouragement is the antithesis of courage and is the enemy of your heart and soul. Permitting discouragement to rule one's life results in…
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Are We There Yet? Perhaps! That children's refrain we parents of the young are familiar with rings in my head near daily, reminding me of the encroaching tyranny by our world governments. "Are we there yet? Not yet. Are we there yet? Not yet. Are we there yet?" Not totally yet..., but we are gradually being enslaved, and things are increasingly becoming more dictatorial. Unlike another children's sing-a-long, "Sharing is Caring", our governments don't care a wicked spit…
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Lazada and Shopee Tips - Avoiding Budol Sellers The onset of the pandemic has created a lot of confusion throughout the #Philippines. The present solutions and response by our government officials to the #virus are dynamic, which is to say, they are always changing from one day to the next. Many of us have found that it is easier to #shop #online with various selling sites, and have our purchases delivered to avoid the confusion regarding when we are able to safely go…
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What is the Meaning of True Discipleship? This post will likely ruffle a lot of feathers, but nevertheless needs to be said, for **your** **eternal destiny is at stake**. For far too long the modern church has failed to teach what it means to be a disciple (true follower) of Christ. It is radical teaching and the opposite of what the world teaches. In a word, **the gospel of Jesus is offensive to most people.** “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad…
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Overcoming Shame Are you now feeling ashamed or have you ever experienced shame? I would say that we *all* have had some experiences where we felt ashamed, because it is natural for us mere mortals to have said or done something we should not have, or accidentally did, or even *thought* about. Shame is defined as disappointment or regret. These two emotions cause us to **distance** ourselves from other people. However, most of the time when we say or so something we should…
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Motorcycles: Convenient but Deadly Transportation in the Philippines is substandard at best. The MRT and LRT lines have improved but are still packed when lockdowns are not in place. Most of our roads are subpar, jammed, and traffic congestion is the norm. Bicycling is also dangerous, cars are expensive for most people, and the facts regarding traffic accidents reveal that many "licensed drivers" should not be on the road. Convenience It may be argued that new bridges and…
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Read.Cash is not Noise.Cash - Get a Grip! Have you noticed the recent trend among several individuals who are demeaning the read.cash platform with abbreviated posts akin to noise.cash? I certainly have. It appears that people from there (and it's a good platform, don't get me wrong) wrongly believe their perennial pithy posts work here. Uh, **no they don't.** For "whom the bell tolls" regarding this poor habit, why do you insist on debasing read.cash with your terse posts…
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Who are Our Neighbors? When it comes to neighbors, many people have a worldly perspective. Their focus is much too narrow. We typically think of the people across the street, next door, those down the road from us, and people in other provinces or cities. But this belief is severely limited in its scope. Additionally, most of us have neighbors that we prefer to avoid for one reason or another. Maybe they sing karaoke too loudly at night or perhaps they have dogs or roosters…
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Come Out of the Darkness and into the Light If we are paying attention to the increasing changes in our world and communities, we are gaining knowledge but not necessarily applied wisdom. Knowledge is good but its application is wisdom. Knowledge is simply knowing something. We know we should not steal from others, and yet we steal time from our employer or loved ones in the pursuit of self-indulgences. We have therefore not engaged ourselves in the application of knowledge.…
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You Stiffed-Necked People! **Everyone** alive today, and those who have gone on **before us** in sleep or death, has had or presently has a spirit of rebellion in them. We either rebel against uncomfortable truths or battle against the lies and deception so prevalent in the world today. There is no in between. We were one and all born in rebellion, inheriting the sinful nature from the first man and woman: Adam and Eve. None of us were born innocent, and many on Earth are…
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The 7 I Am's of Jesus I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, and this is because the Scriptures explicitly affirm that a person who believes on Jesus **must** follow Him and pick up their cross daily. Discipleship is leaning on God in everything we do and say, and trusting that He is in total control. Who is Jesus? Unfortunately, many people do not know who Jesus is. Some think he was a good man, some think he was a lunatic, while others think he was a traveler of the world. But…
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The Return to the Truth is Painful 19 months ago our world changed. Most of us were living a relatively comfortable life and pursuing our dreams when the virus ushered us all into a new season wrought with unimaginable confusion. As two weeks became 30 days and the pandemic worsened, some of us blamed our politicians, some of us blamed the Chinese, and some of us merely leaned back and let the cards play out. The spiritual Sadly, but really not that not unusual, the vast…
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Ready, Set, Grow! Stuck in a rut? Hopeless? Frustrated? Always broke? Run down? Tired? Depressed? Angry? Undecided? Jobless? Been there, done that, but had the steal the t-shirt, because I couldn't afford it. Life isn't the proverbial bowl of cherries people make it out to be, as we have all found out through our respective experiences. Daily struggles can wear our spirits down to the point we'd rather just hop in bed and sleep life away. Or drink ourselves into a walking…