by Benard Makaa | Dec 24, 2018 | Culture, Philosophy
It seems Charles Darwin used to follow “Balance Sheet Close and Decision Making”, a technique used when making tough decisions. Charles Darwin once wrote“The day of days!” on his diary after his cousin Emma Wedgewood accepted his marriage proposal. Interestingly, few...
by Benard Makaa | Nov 6, 2018 | Culture, Movies, Stories
Some of the best movies I have watched so far. These are the ones I can remember(have watched thousands). I have been watching films for as long as I can remember( from the age of 4 years up to now).I will keep updating the list. The order does not matter. You can...
by Benard Makaa | Nov 1, 2018 | Culture, Philosophy, Psychology
How have I come to this? How do I loathe myself that I cannot spend even a moment alone with my thoughts? Every minute that is not devoted to some primary activity is occupied with a lesser one. I need to fill every moment. Even when I am not teaching, writing or...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 19, 2018 | Books, Culture, What I have learned
I have been postponing posting this for the last six months. I feared how friends and strangers would think of me, would it change the way they look at me? Will it make me more ashamed of my upbringing? Then today I reasoned that there might be other boys and girls...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 19, 2018 | Books, Psychology, What I have learned
Albert Einstein once said, “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe.” I suspect, he was speaking about our perception and attitude. There were three stone-cutters. Each was chipping away at a large block. A...
