by Benard Makaa | Feb 22, 2019 | Poems, Psychology
A dragon was pulling a bear into its terrible mouth. A courageous man went and rescued the bear. There are such helpers in the world, who rush to save anyone who cries out. Like Mercy itself, they run toward the screaming. And they can’t be bought off. If you were to...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 18, 2019 | Culture, Travelling
The City of Roses. Bloemfontein, the judicial city of South Africa. My host told me the name comes from two words, “Bloom” + “Fountain”, i.e from blooming of roses and fountains of water. At least that is what it was, before 1994, my host asserts. Before 1994, the...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 18, 2019 | Books, Culture, Philosophy
My Favourite Philosophers1.Benjamin FranklinWikipedia pageBorn January 17, 1706, Died April 17, 1790 (aged 84)Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 24, 2019 | Books, Philosophy
When a friend asks me for advice, if I have been through a similar situation, I tell them this is what I would do. If I don’t know much about the subject, I tell them exactly that. I say “I don’t know”. If the question is a complex one, say questions about life, I...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 24, 2019 | Philosophy, Psychology
Deep down, I don’t know exactly what I am doing with my life or where the arrow of time is taking me. Even then, I care too much about others’ opinions in regards to who I am or what I do. As an attempt to alleviate this problem, I have devised certain tests. On some...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 22, 2019 | Books
This is the final list as updated from 22nd January 2019 to 20th December 2019. For reviews and book summaries, click the book(Amazon) links. For the 2018 list, find it here. For the 2017 list, find it here. For the 2016 list, find it here. For the 2015 list, find it...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 22, 2019 | Culture, Philosophy, Psychology
How do we confront our existential conundrums and dilemmas? Even in decisions, which may cost us life or happiness for eternity? Do we gather courage and make decisions or we are paralyzed by indecision? Mind you, not making a decision is a decision in itself....
by Benard Makaa | Dec 24, 2018 | Poems, Stories
I prefer brightness, as I am dark. I prefer listening. I prefer movies. I prefer sleep. I prefer trees since they are composed and I am not. I prefer forests. I prefer intellect. I prefer books. I prefer colour blue. I prefer keeping a notebook...
by Benard Makaa | Dec 24, 2018 | Poems, Stories
While loitering Juja’s empty streets, At a corner where they have their toenails painted, And their feet massaged, And their fingernails polished, I met her. She, and her father and her mum, She, smilingly, customarily of her gender, Gracefully removed her...
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...
