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By Mama Waiyaki On January 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

“Mom: People get Knowledge and Wisdom mixed up too often. Knowledge is knowing how get away with murder. Wisdom is knowing when to use that knowledge or when to let someone else murder for you.

Me: I thought Wisdom was knowing that you shouldn’t murder people?

Mom: No that’s Integrity. That has nothing to do [...]

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“TOTO’S ‘AFRICA’” BY ERNEST HEMINGWAY

By Mama Waiyaki On January 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

BY ANTHONY SAMS

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[Originally published July 1, 2011.]

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At the airport the young man heard far-off drums echoing in the night. He imagined the young woman in the plane sitting still, hearing whispers of a quiet conversation near the rear of the fuselage. He glanced down [...]

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Series21: Solitude is Key

By Mama Waiyaki On December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dear Waiyaki,

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Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. And intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to [...]

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Series21: Over & Above

By Mama Waiyaki On December 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dear Waiyaki,

4.) Gratitude over Pride

For the short period that I have been blessed to live in this world, I have learnt that I ask for a lot of things. Either from my family, God or even myself. Some of the things I ask for I do not receive for one reason or the [...]

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Series21: Let’s Try Something New!

By Mama Waiyaki On December 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dear Waiyaki,

In case I have lost you, let me remind you what I am writing to you about. Series21 is a chain of posts on 21 lessons I have learnt in 2012. We are on numero ithatu.

3.) Try Something New

Son, this year I learnt that nobody should ever be afraid to do [...]

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Series21: Forgive the Mortal

By Mama Waiyaki On December 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Dear Waiyaki,

This year I have learnt that people are a variety of things. A mash-up of emotions, intentions and vocabulary. You will run into so many people in this world. At my current age, I am assuming that the few I have met are just a drop of water in the ocean, considering my [...]

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