{"id":20974,"date":"2026-08-23T21:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/?p=20974"},"modified":"2026-09-07T08:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:11:31","slug":"the-world-is-a-saw-it-cuts-both-forward-and-backward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/fr\/the-world-is-a-saw-it-cuts-both-forward-and-backward\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab Le monde est comme une scie ; il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re. \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je rends gr\u00e2ce, car vous avez fait preuve de patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tout ce qui \u00e9tait dans mon c\u0153ur, vous l\u2019avez \u00e9cout\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restons unis, mes amis ; vraiment, j\u2019en pleure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie \u2014 il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En ces temps difficiles, faisons de l\u2019\u00e9ducation notre force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour \u00e9chapper \u00e0 la destruction, les jeunes ne doivent pas \u00eatre insens\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avec la foi, notre part est la patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie \u2014 il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beaucoup ont souffert ; jeunes, prenez garde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connaissez votre Cr\u00e9ateur, et vous trouverez la vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenez bon, et vous trouverez la vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie \u2014 il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie ; nous devons rester vigilants. Connaissez la Parole,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC08159.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20977\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">afin que vous puissiez \u00e9viter le danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces temps sont remplis de nombreux d\u00e9fis ;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les jeunes doivent \u00eatre prudents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie \u2014 il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jour et nuit, le monde ne cesse de changer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie ; nous devons rester vigilants. Connaissez la Parole,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attachez-vous fermement \u00e0 tout ce qui est bon et durable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie \u2014 il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce monde n\u2019offre aucune prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 durable ; mes amis, restez fermes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En effet, il faut bien r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir avant de prendre des d\u00e9cisions dans la vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si vous vous \u00e9garez, vous pleurerez am\u00e8rement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le monde est comme une scie \u2014 il coupe aussi bien vers l\u2019avant que vers l\u2019arri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><em>Par<\/em>, <strong>Njeru Linet Murugi,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsable de la jeunesse, Doyenn\u00e9 de St. Augustine,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dioc\u00e8se catholique d\u2019Embu, Kenya.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I give thanks, for you have been patient. 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