by Benard Makaa | Feb 21, 2018 | Culture, Health, Psychology
I used to wake up in the middle of the night and wonder, “Does she really like me?” Every single morning, evening, she was all I could think of. I thought I was made for her and her for me. We were a rare, unique, perfect fit. Or maybe I read too much into...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 31, 2018 | Books, Culture
This is a distillation or rather excerpts of Ernest Becker’s Thoughts on Heroism, from the book “Denial of Death”. Download the book here. Becker suggests that the problem of heroics is the central one of human life, that it goes deeper into human nature than anything...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 22, 2018 | Culture, Philosophy, Psychology
The post’s title is taken from Jonathan Swift’s poem in “Cassinus and Peter”; where he laments the simultaneity of the sublime and the scatological in Caelia’s person in “The Lady’s Dressing Room,” in which two characters, Strephon and Betty, take a “strict...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 18, 2018 | Books
I will keep updating the 2018 list as the year progresses on. For the 2017 list,find it here. For the 2016 list, find it here. For the 2015 list, find it here. 1.The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker 2.How To Get Consulting Clients Fast by Frank Kern 3.Convert by...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 7, 2018 | Letters
FROM John Graham, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, to his son, Pierrepont, care of The Hoosier Grocery Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Pierrepont’s orders have been looking up, so the old man gives him a pat on the back—but not too hard a one. Chicago, May 10,...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 6, 2018 | Letters
FROM John Graham, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, to his son, Pierrepont, at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. Mr. Pierrepont has been investing more heavily in roses than his father thinks his means warrant, and he tries to turn his thoughts to staple groceries. Hot...
by Benard Makaa | Dec 24, 2017 | Philosophy, Psychology
Memento mori is Latin for “Remember death.” The phrase is believed to originate from an ancient Roman tradition in which a servant would be tasked with standing behind a victorious general as he paraded through town. As the general basked in the glory of the cheering...
by Benard Makaa | Dec 21, 2017 | Culture, Philosophy, Psychology
I have always been researching on Nikola Tesla, read almost all biographies on him and the latest book I read “Empires of light” brought more illumination on him. You can check here 2017 List of the best books I’ve read so far. My 5th year undergraduate project...
by Benard Makaa | Dec 21, 2017 | Culture, Philosophy, Psychology
Engineer, physicist, and futurist Nikola Tesla (July 10, 1856–January 7, 1943) is among the most radical rule-breakers of science and is regarded by many as the greatest inventor in human history. His groundbreaking work paved the way for wireless communication and...
by Benard Makaa | Oct 29, 2017 | Psychology, Stories
…You might not have fun right away but you will find it is worth it in the end. The Three Little Pigs Once upon a time when pigs spoke rhyme And monkeys chewed tobacco, And hens took snuff to make them tough, And ducks went quack, quack, quack, O! There was an old...