The Eye

Nothing is as degrading as being a native who has little or no knowledge of their own roots. That’s equivalent to a vertebrate that does not comprise a cartilaginous spinal colum. I’m uncertain whether our government is oblivious to what’s taking place in South African schools(which I doubt), or the education system is blatantly uprooting the young South Africans in order to produce more individuals who have little or no knowledge of their history, in attempts to withdraw certain memories from the memory banks of the natives. History can never be erased; if it remains concealed, chances are it might be reincarnated, but if the young ones are taught about their history, they will eschew repeating the mistakes of the past generations. Learning about your history is akin to acquiring self-knowledge, and the more knowledge you obtain about your origin, the stronger you become as an individual, and united you shall never be broken down. The role of history to an individual is eq...

We all want to achieve something stupendous, in life…but, unfortunately, not everyone really achieves something colossal, in life. We all fantasize about lavish lifestyles.  We have dreams of owning nor driving the cars of our dreams, houses of our dreams, nor having all the money in the world. Most of us haven’t reached that level, some of us are still below, yet we’d even include suicide in our escape methods, if we were to lose the little we have. In the world where a preponderance of people strive to be something, in life; it becomes almost impossible for such individuals to not find themselves immersed in despair when their objectives nor goals do not manifest. We all have our own ideas of success, nor progress; however, as disparate as our meanings for the previously mentioned words may be, but their impact on our lives is almost the same. The hoi polloi was programmed to devoutly believe that success is the finish line, while some may beg to differ; they may beli...

We live in a world where none of us know everything, but all of us talk and say anything. We live through colloquial engagements. We consume a lot than meets the eye; it is even safe to conclude that we are mentally obese. From billboards, to magazines, to newspapers, to smartphones, to television, to books; we consume everything we are exposed to, involuntarily. We live in an era of “Big data" where we are filled with copious amounts of information.  But, do we have knowledge and understanding of the significant issues in our lives? A few to none, are utterly satisfied with the lives they live, nor life in general. Many people seek the objects of their affection, which means they go to an extent of seeking gobs of knowledge and platforms to network with like-minds (Well, not necessarily like-minds) who also seek the same thing.  Automatically, the two will perceive one another as potentials more than interlocutors. Obviously, with the anticipation of finding what ...

Today, we have the working class, which almost dominates the middle class. It is no secret that a preponderance of those people, if not all, buy most of their essential items on credit; basically, buying a house or a car of their dreams in cash, is utterly out of the question for them. However, this particular social class, comprises people who are enormously emotionally attached to materials and all the expensive things which symbolizes wealth, according to them. How many times, have we often heard members of the working class uttering words such as “my house is my asset" or “my car is my asset"? Their idea of assets, is utterly disparate from the definition of asset of the 1%. This kind of mentality, ends up being passed on to their offspring. Today, in black communities (particularly, in the townships) we witness material cultures such as “umswenko” nor “izikhothane". These kinds of trends nor urban cultures, promote the mentality of materialism; it impels...

In a physical world, where a preponderance of spirits were sent to, in order to enjoy an ephemeral physical experience; however, a cornucopia of souls end up being consumed by this physical world and its materials.  Hence, today, we have such aphorisms “You shall be addressed the way you are dressed", “When you look good, you feel good"; just to name a few… Retail stores, make a fortune today, owing to the hoi polloi’s utter oblivion of the irrefutable fact that they are souls which exist in an ephemeral physical body, in order to make a positive difference in this planet. Gobs of people are consumed by the sempiternal hunger nor need to become the greatest, the best nor any title which comprises such words. We often see how a preponderance of people, on television are paid to use these materials nor to use subtle ways to convince the credulous nor acquiescent viewers that true happiness is solely dependent on these materials, which automatically impels the middle...

“It gets better, with time" or “Time heals…” we often hear those who are going through adversities, utter to console themselves. Time is one of the most respected, if not feared, abstract factors of life. We are either early, on time or late. The shrewd ones, would conclude that one’s success depends on whether they develop a habit of being early, on time or late; most would conclude that the first two are a definite win.  Time is enormously essential. Others would conclude that time dictates life. The hoi polloi believes that things, often get better with time, or time has the power to eradicate our adversities; to some, they become more as time goes on. Everyone has got time . How they use it, is what defines them and the direction that their lives are headed towards. The difference between a wealthy man and poor man, besides the fact that one is wealthy and the other is impoverished; is how they spend their time; most shrewd, wealthy men would testify. Even at for...

A preponderance of people have often heard utterances, such as “Life is all about choices”. How often, have we heard people utter words, such as “I had no choice” or “I don’t have a choice"? Very often! We’ve heard of young people, mostly Bantu, who have been incarcerated by the people who stole their ancestors’ wealth, for shoplifting items from the past oppressors’ shops. Most of them, when being asked why they did it; would often utter “I had no choice, but to steal owing to the financial situation at home…”. At other times, you’d find a man or a woman who’s enmeshed in a loveless relationship nor marriage, when being asked why are they still in such a relationship, they’d conclude that they had no choice, owing to their parents’ wishes nor financial state, which drove them into the arms of the rich and less compassionate men, who treat them with utter contempt. The current generation, still has questions about how and why would Africans, despite their large populat...

An Arabic word for non-believer; however, not everyone is shrewd to an extent where they have knowledge and understanding of the correct meaning for the word. There are imbeciles, who believe that this word is a derogatory word that they must use to insult Bantu people. Lack of knowledge and understanding, are the sole reasons why this word eventuated in an utterly tumultuous nor adversarial relationship between Bantu people and the grandchildren of those who came with ships, to Africa.  In 1948, the racial segregation laws were promulgated by the imbeciles who had the desire to oppress the natives owing to their enormous fear of Bantu people, and the enormous envy they had over the wealthy Bantu people who attained wealth naturally, from their forefathers. They, simply, promulgated these laws to ensure that the natives were deprived of the equal opportunity to compete with the colonizers economically, spiritually, sexually, mentally and in any fair way. The Bantu peopl...

We may refer to perception as a mental image. Everyone has a disparate perception of certain aspects or subjects, in life. Our lives, are dominated by perception. A famous aphorism, that most of us have great knowledge of is “perception of reality is more real vis-à-vis reality”. This aphorism, simply, enlightens us that a preponderance of what we think we see nor devoutly believe, is actually false. However, this is an irrefutable fact that most people aren’t prepared to be receptive to. “Money, makes the world go ‘round” is an aphorism which has enlightened us nor helped us ascertain the fact that the roads are filled with a traffic of cars, daily, because a preponderance of people choose to spend a chief portion of their lives, skills, talents and time to serve, most often, foreign capitalists who will offer them a salary or a minimum wage, but not wealth, as a token of their appreciation. A preponderance of people, today, believe in “job security”; the biggest fable eve...

The great Bantu Biko , once said that fear is an important determinant in South African politics. In fact, that’s what all governments use to contain the civilians. Fear, is not the power that one attains, but the power that he is given by the ones who fear him.  Allow me, to quote the legendary Biko: “It is a fear so basic in the considered actions of black people as to make it impossible for them to behave like people---let alone free people.” “One must not underestimate the deeply imbedded fear of the black man so prevalent in white society. Whites know only too well what exactly they have been doing to blacks and logically find reason for the black man to be angry. Their state of insecurity however does not outweigh their greed for power and wealth, hence they brace themselves to react against this rage rather than to dispel it with open-mindedness and fair play.” “It sometimes looks obvious here that the great plan is to keep the black people thoroughly intimidated...

What does it take to be utterly objective? Is it even possible to be utterly objective? As humans, we are born naturally subjective.  We want our lives to be better, we want things to go our way, we want to own the day, and ensure that all in our lives, goes in accordance with our wishes and desires. It’s as if, being subjective is in our nature.  According to the Holy Bible, God wants us to only worship him, and no other gods. That’s being subjective. Growing up, we are naturally dependent on our parents or legal guardians and expect to get love and protection from them. We’ve been programmed to expect them to provide us with what we were told we are entitled to.  Hard work pays off; therefore, naturally, we expect to get congenial results every time we put in effort. We expect our loved ones nor the people we are emotionally attached to, to love us. A competition may comprise 50+ competitors, but, an irrefutable fact is that a preponderance of those contende...

Life to a preponderance, is deemed utterly complex nor ornery. To some, it is simply a 24-hours of unlocking mysteries, busting myths, augmenting their bank accounts, changing lives, solving new problems, innovating their vicinity, and ameliorating themselves and their environments in any way possible. From birth, everyone has dreams, but the journey to dreams, starts from reality; this is the part that often creates pessimists, gadflies and querulous characters.  As we grow up, the older generation obtains the privilege to program our subconscious minds. They, obviously, use a subtle way to dictate our beliefs, likes, dislikes, values, habits, etc. Before we go to formal school, we’ve already been programmed from our homes as to how to behave nor conduct ourselves, what to believe in, when to say “yes”, and when to say “no”, etc. When we get to the initial level of formal education, which is the early development educational program. In our crèches, day-cares, nor nann...

Whenever the word love is being uttered, the first idea that pops up in the hoi polloi’s thought bulbs is romantic relationships, nor anything that comprises romance and intimacy. I stand tall in being corrected.  The more we grow up, the more our perspective of the world nor life,  changes drastically. It’s as if, every 24-hours brings tremendous changes. Change is scary. An irrefutable fact. However, the idea of mystery is what makes change and the future to be so exciting; mystery, is contemporaneously scary and exciting. It’s consanguineous to watching a horror movie in a dark room.  Whether we devoutly refute change nor the future due to being overly comfortable in the current position we’ve occupied for an elongated period; saying goodbye, is an inevitable event that we often choose to eschew, in lieu of preparing for it. With the presence of proper preparation, the probability of succeeding is higher. I stand tall in being corrected. Love is one of the ...

“The grass looks greener on the other side" a well-known aphorism, often exalted by those who are engulfed by self-contempt. The grass only looks greener on the other side, if you look at it. If you mind your own business and fix your focus on the devout goal of ameliorating yourself, miraculously, your grass might even become brilliant green vis-à-vis the one from the other side. An irrefutable fact; you came alone into the world, you shall also depart alone. There are gobs of individuals who populate this Earth. Hence, we tend to be feasibly tempted into deviating our focus from our own lives, and end up overly admiring other people’s gardens and hoes. And, as we all know, excess may eventuate a peril. Jealousy is subsequent to overly perusing other people’s success nor progress that you end up developing apathy for your own; you end up being oblivious to the great features you possess. It is the reason why we have murderers, hitmen, witches, traitors and all kinds o...