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...
