Crawling is the Journey
Op die groot saai dag van die heelal (On the big day of seed planting) Het reeds ‘n entjie duskant Wupperthal (Just beyond Wupperthal) Oor die kaal Noordweste (Across the barren Northwest) ‘n sakkie van die Here se beste (a small packet of the Lord’s best seed) Saad per ongeluk gelek, gelek en uitgeval (Accidently […]
Sometimes, one must just be still, listen and not speak. This apparently, is the most valuable form of communication. One of my managers once reminded me that I have two ears and one mouth for a reason. That day he also said to me: I do not speak often, but when I do, listen to […]
Eric Carmen, in 1975, recorded the song: All by myself, where he laments: “Don’t wanna be all by myself.” In 1975 This song reached gold status. Joan Armatrading, in 1980 released: Me, myself, I. In it she says: “It is not that I love myself, I just don’t want company.” This became one of her […]
Tree planting ceremonies are often held to commemorate a special occasion. This can be a wedding, a death, the birth of a baby or any such special moment you can imagine. This moment usually comes with either a bit of fanfare or dignity. Trees symbolize life, growth, wisdom, and prosperity. It has spiritual meaning too, […]
Today I just want to be grateful. Victor Hugo uttered the words: “What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain”, and never truer words spoken. You see, a big bright yellow excavator may look really out of place in the average garden. But up our mountain, it was simply the most […]
The righteous have no sense of humour, is a quote by Bertolt Brecht. He also said: He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news. So, before we go any further: two disclaimers. If your sense of humour matches that of an Alpaca, do not read any further. And the second one: this […]
What does Queen Elizabeth and Freddy Mercury have in common, apart from both being Queens, that is? Actually, quite a bit. Both have had to navigate around complex relationships at some point. Freddy Mercury chose the song Bohemian Rhapsody as his platform to “come out” as gay. This was his “spill the beans” song. Poor […]
I am an addict. I am addicted to chocolate, cappuccino, cheesecake and, thanks to Eskom and load shedding: TED Talks. You see, they (Ted Talks) are quick to download on YouTube, and the talks are generally not too long (so you can even sit through a bad one), and invariably, interesting. Topics can range from […]
Herman Charles Bosman, one of my absolute favourite authors, wrote stories based on a character called Oom Schalk Lourens. Mr. Bosman (the author) was sent to the Marico district as a teacher back in 1926. His character, Oom Schalk on the other hand, was a farmer and he originally came from what was then the […]
“I am what I am I don’t want praise I don’t want pity I bang my own drum Some think it’s noise I think It’s pretty” Gloria Gaynor belted out these lyrics. The song was released in 1984, but I only truly discovered it in 1987. This was at a time when I felt that […]