James Qeqe - The New Voice of Africa
The ‘Telos’ and the inspiration of others’ successes.
You would have heard them say, the success of others is the burnout of our lives. But solely I say to you, the success of others is the 'telos' and the inspiration for us to do well and be the best that we can be. Getting inspired by other people's successes it's equivalent to the fresh air. It's like opening a window for the air to enter. An...
One day, it was during the mid-year examinations, just after our exam, I went to her as she was standing alone waiting for her friends to finish up writing. Hi! I said. "Hey" she responded."You're beautiful as usual." I said. She couldn't say anything about that."Tell me about yourself" she said smilingly. I didn't know where to start so I as...
Introduction: Many works have been compiled concerning John Mbiti's concept of time. It is tempting perhaps to agree that Mbiti is wrong in his theory until you closely understand him. In his work, the focus will indicate what Mbiti meant when he said that an African time pertains the long past history, the present as limited and also saying t...
An unnamed English poet notes that, "It hurts to love someone and not to be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find courage to let that person know how you feel". He continues by saying … "maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right ones, so that when we finally meet the right person, w...
In those days, my father and I, before he got married to my step-mother, we lived together as 'father and son'. Most people thought that we were brothers, not because of height but because of the love we had for each other. I was just a small boy. My father although working in far distant town from home, but he always made time for me, and that he...
A reflection of thought!Racism is first and foremost a misunderstanding of one's self before it is a misunderstanding of another person. The past is not so far distant, because we still experience the past even in our present day lives. Racism is the problem in Africa, but not the problem! However, we have to deal with the problem, in an appropriat...