Good luck, Bad luck
A man’s horse ran away. His neighbor came to him and said, “Bad luck that your horse has run away.” The man said, “Good luck, bad luck, what do I know?” But a week later, the horse came back, with 20 wild horses in his…
The story of two fish
Two fish were swimming when they saw a piece of meat dangling before them. The younger fish darted toward it with an open mouth. The older fish cried out, “Stop!” “You can’t see it, but there is a hook inside that meat. It is…
The Dog who Ate a Leopard
A young girl takes her pet chihuahua with her on a safari holiday. Wandering too far one day the chihuahua gets lost in the bush, and soon encounters a very hungry looking leopard. The chihuahua realises he’s in trouble, but, noticing some fresh bones on…
If you want to be influential, start blogging
‘If you want to hide something from an African, put it in the books,’ thus goes the old insult. However, there is some element of truth in the statement, considering the attitude some of us Africans have towards books, and especially when there is no…
Dead Reckoning
It is possible to know where we are and whether we are moving at all, when we are walking, cycling, or even driving. We can see objects around us, and our position relative to them can help us know if we are moving or stationery….
The Most Foolish Bird
There is a very foolish bird called Ngune. That’s the name in my native Embu language, I don’t know its English name. The bird only feeds on frogs, and the highlight of its foolishness is that it spends the whole day catching frogs from the…
We talk of wild animals, but the wildest of all animals is man
“We talk of wild animals, but the wildest of all animals is man.” –GK Chesterton 70 years ago (August 1945), an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time. The devastation was cosmic. Japan was the recipient; the US was the aggressor. About…
Parable of the Life-saving Station
On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a crude little life-saving station. The building was just a hut, and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea, and with no thought for…
Is there life after birth?
Two twins were talking in the womb: Tell me, do you believe in life after birth? Of course. After birth comes life. Perhaps we are here to prepare for what comes after birth. Forget it! After birth there is nothing! From there, no one has…
if Humans had Horns…
What if human beings had horns? It sounds evil and weird, but I think by now it would be normal. We would be used to it until it sounds normal. I would remember the beautiful horns my grandfather had. Maybe we would know people by…