The Walkabout

“The first Degree of Folly, is to conceit one’s self wise; the second to profess it; the third to despise Counsel.” – Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard’s Almanak) The very thought of finding modern truth in ancient wisdom came alive in my mind after I read Jonathan Haidt’s ‘Happiness Hypothesis’. In the book, Mr Haidt examines [...]

Power Up It’s interesting how we rediscover some things. I have previously shared some stories I used to listen to on Family FM’s (now Radio 316) ‘Power Up’, in several notes: In My Prayers Tonight. Shattered Dreams? Well Think Again. Fable The other day, I was reading the Sunday Nation and in Mutahi Ngunyi‘s article, [...]

Real Heroes Go The Extra Mile Over a decade ago when I was in Form Two, Ezra (my desk-mate) wrote a small list of attributes that make one a Real Hero. One of these things was that a real hero goes the extra mile. This weekend, I met this lady who at one time, was [...]

The year was 1996. I was in High School. All was not well. I had quite many problems and was nearly depressed. I’ll spare you the poignant details, let’s just say it was really bad at the time. But then I shared. And a friend wrote me the note below, that did wonders and totally [...]

“Hope is the bridge that connects you to where you want to go Faith assures you that the bridge will hold Love gives you a reason to cross it.” Looking back at the days I was in college, I realize that life at the time accorded us many luxuries we cannot have in adult life. [...]

“I think that most people, take out of The Exorcist what they bring to it. If you believe that the world is a dark and evil place, then the Exorcist will reinforce that. But if you believe that there is a force for good…” – William Friedkin, Director of ‘The Exorcist’. An Open Mind In [...]

The Human Condition The human condition is such that we have the innate ability to do whatever it takes to protect ourselves from harm. It is the self-preservation instinct. The instinct that ensures that a species does not become extinct. Taken to another level, this is what made the marine iguanas of the Galapagos islands [...]