Author Archives: jemal hassen

The northernmost city in the unspoilt Tigray region, Adigrat is an ideal stopping point en-route from Axum to Mekele. Although the town itself is nothing special, a new lodge has recently opened on the outskirts of town, which is a comfortable base to explore the rock churches for which the Tigray region is famed.

Addis AbabaEthiopia’s capital is located more or less in the dead centre of the country and is the world’s third-highest capital at 2,400 m. Its name means ‘New Flower’ and it is a relatively modern city, founded in 1887 by Emperor Menelik II. In just over a century it has grown from nothing into aContinue reading “Addis Ababa”

A Wise Old OwlThere was an old owl who lived in an oak tree. Every day, he observed incidents that occurred around him.Yesterday, he watched as a young boy helped an old man carry a heavy basket. Today, he saw a young girl shouting at her mother. The more he saw, the less he spoke.AsContinue reading “A wise old owl”

ኩሩው ሮዝበአንድ ወቅት በሩቅ በረሃ ውስጥ በውበቷ የምትኮራ ጽጌረዳ ነበረች።ቅሬታዋ ከአስቀያሚ ቁልቋል አጠገብ እያደገ ነበር።በየቀኑ ውቧ ጽጌረዳ ቁልቋልን በመልካቸው ላይ ይሰድባል እና ያፌዝ ነበር፣ ሁሉም ቁልቋል ጸጥ እያለ ነው።በአቅራቢያው ያሉ ሌሎች ተክሎች ሁሉ ጽጌረዳው ትርጉም ያለው እንዲሆን ለማድረግ ሞክረው ነበር, ነገር ግን በራሷ ገጽታ በጣም ተወዛወዘች.አንድ የሚያቃጥል በጋ፣ በረሃው ደርቋል፣ እናም ለእጽዋት ምንም ውሃ አልተረፈም።ጽጌረዳውContinue reading “ኩሩው ሮዝ”

The Golden Touch.There once was a king named Midas who did a good deed for a Satyr. And he was then granted a wish by Dionysus, the god of wine. For his wish, Midas asked that whatever he touched would turn to gold. Despite Dionysus’ efforts to prevent it, Midas pleaded that this was aContinue reading “The Golden Touch”

What is the source of happiness?If there is happiness, then there is peace, contentment.What is the measure of success?Steve Jobs, the inventor and owner of Apple computer, advised us in the last days of his life. Steve Jobs’ last wordsJun 7, 2018 · He died a billionaire at 56yrs of Pancreatic Cancer and here areContinue reading “Real Happiness”