by Benard Makaa | Jun 26, 2017 | Stories
A long time ago, in a tiny medieval village, a farmer spots three soldiers on the edge of town. Knowing what would likely happen next, he runs into the marketplace shouting a warning: Quick, close the doors, lock the window! There are soldiers coming and they will...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories
A big, tough samurai once went to see a little monk. “Monk!” He barked, in a voice accustomed to instant obedience. “Teach me about heaven and hell!” The monk looked up at the mighty warrior and replied with utter disdain, “Teach you about heaven and hell? I couldn’t...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 19, 2017 | Stories
So my friends, acquintances, and work colleagues always tell me, “Lighten up, enjoy life, enjoy our jokes,” they say. I find myself responding with all seriousness to what they would call jokes. Somehow I have my own hidden sense of humour, I have a...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 18, 2017 | Stories
It is also called Ben Franklin close or Abraham Lincoln Close (Lincoln was a lawyer and often used this technique in his cases). This technique is popular with sales people as it is used to list both the benefits of the purchase (the pros) and also the costs (the...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 2, 2017 | Stories
People judge a book by the cover and the readability. Else they won’t buy it. People judge us by the first impressions they make of us. Like it or not, you are being judged by how you look, how you dress, and how you carry yourself—and, if you’re lucky, how you do...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 28, 2017 | Birthday, Stories
“Carpe, carpe. Carpe diem. Or Seize the day, seize the day, Tempus fugit, memento mori. Or “Time Flies, Remember Death.” “Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!” All things are passing, all things are transient. Time flies, remember death. Remember that you...
