History

My Diary January 2014 onwards

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
 
I wrote earlier
a year ago? 
It was June 2013

A great South African
Is greeting
 

I believe strongly.

That we the people


Of this splendid country
Have a future
I believe there
Are enough brilliant
South Africans left
On our soil
To steer our ship
Into calmer waters
No matter, what
Foul weather is rising
On the horizon.
Let Tata
Enjoy his last
Days in peace
And with dignity
Alas
We now know
it was not so
Whatever happened
it remains disturbing
It is a new year
and I close the door
on the year of Our Lord 2013
I close the door
on triumphs
I close in on pain
on sorrow
and on joy
a new step forward
all is new
can I live
every day
this way?
grateful
yesterday
 is over
today has begun
Yes I know I am early
why should I conform
Why should I not accept
that 2014 will come
as sure as
today has arrived?
Is that faith?
is that arrogance?
is that fatalistic?
No and a thousand times No
I demand tomorrow
I stand on the promise
of Life
I refuse
to accept defeat
I cry out to
My Father
to enlarge my territory
to grant me time
to fulfil
my destiny
a new little bird
is going through the womb
of time
was created in the throes
of my mind
You shall see it soon
Q shall arise
as Intaka did
and the Queen
and K
when the Israelites
wandered through the desert
they were given food
that included Q's
descendants
I stand on that promise
the promise
of my daily bread
I stand on the promise
the promise
of a new life
So my dear compatriots
also those of you
who loaded
your Venter trailers
full of tinned food
awaiting
SA's Armageddon
I shall not call you fools
shall not say
I told you so
my time is precious
it is now
and yes
I embrace
the Year of our Lord
2014
Peace and love bet with you
my brothers and sisters
now and forever
Amen doulos

 
 

 
U-John
 
 
 
 
 
Monica is reading
 
A long Walk to Freedom
She laughed out loud
about the incident
where a condescending white Lady
threw a sixpence at John(Madiba)
when he helped her
He explained that whites
used to call Africans John
if the did not know them
or their name
So Rosalien's(our housekeeper) son
little Michael came
to visit
We helped getting him built up boots
to rectify his club feet
From the onset he called me

U-John
No matter how his mother explained my name
I remained U-John
I told her to let the child be
as I really did not matter
I remained U-John to this day
and MIcheal is now
a strapping young lad
Little Michael's Uncle
convinced him to call
all white males John
in retaliation to being called
John by whites
Michael's Uncle's humour
was sharp and lasting
Does it really matter
what people call us ?
A great man, Madiba
was called John
a lesser man, me
was called John
Two sides to the
same coin
This seems like a light hearted
account of life in South Africa
Yet it is cutting deep
deep into the roots
of pain that people suffered
without  reason
because of the injustice
one race visited
on another
Jesus was baptised by John
Jesus, A royal
baptised by John
a normal person
It still irks me
endlessly
that preachers
promoted and supported
Apartheid for so many years
from their pulpits
Jesus was a man of Love
a man of Peace
a man that understood humanity
and at the same time
he was the One
who created humanity
How can one not love oneself
therein lies the message
that us humans cannot understand
For now we see through a glass, darkly;
but then face to face:
 now I know in part; but ...
Thank you Tata
for grasping
that message
Let us all be John
plain and simple
Many John's
of different hue and colour
Let us live in peace
let us love one another
irrespective of faith
ethnicity, gender, orientation
health, status
age
now a new year
is dawning
let us just be John
Peace and love be with you my brother and sister Johns
forever
The Race

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
They're really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
*spoken*(you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than I'll never know)
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.

Five babies
Me, my two daughters
and my two grandchildren

From the same seed
but one daughter
had a white mother
the second a darker mother
my grandchildren
one has a African mother
and  a "lighter" father
my wife's first child
one has a white mother
white grandparents
and mixed grandparents
and a African father

all the same
I would however
love to record their lives
to see how they develop
how they respond
to the challenges of life
how they respond to
societal issues
like race and gender
how they respond
to religion and spirituality

When  our love child
Krismonne was small
we took her out
of a nursery school
after she was telling
stories of "animals do not mix"
and other racist
overtones

we put her into a school
further from home
wit a more enlightened character
We live in Primrose
the school is in Bedfordview
She will "graduate " there
this year

Now I am telling stories
I am actually
going to "skinder"
no names
no Pac drill
I the shoe fits
you are most welcome
to wear it

Scenario one
An adult man
taking care of ailing parents
get's warned
never to bring a black woman home
as it would kill them both

Scenario two
I show "an enlightened female"
was at Wits nogal
an advertisement
in a school magazine
she refers to a speech bubble
"and the K ,what does it
stand for" K.****r" ?
she answers her
own question

Scenario three
A young African man
get's life threats
from his in Laws
both white
and respected and loved
by him

Eina, ouch !!!
it hurts
and it hurts deeply
closet racists
all of them

They are people I love
and thought I knew
but at a moment of anger
a moment of frailty
a moment of jealousy
they instantly reveal
their inner selves

We the rainbow nation
are full of them
Racism is alive and well
in the
"New South Africa"
in a country
where the vast majority
are Christians

Our President's
abusive rhetoric
and the ruling party's
blatant racism
are clear for
all to see

Then I remember Tata
MADIBA
like the world
will always remember him

A man that has overcome
oppression
who fought injustice
and could still find
forgiveness and reconciliation
in his heart

Then I feel like
singing along with Louis
about a wonderful world

My dear brothers and sisters
let us make this country
a wonderful world
by living in peace and harmony
by loving our neighbour

Peace  and love be with you
my African brothers and sisters
of all different hues and colours
forever
Amen
doulos



Girl
 

 
In my last entry
I talked  about the girls
in my live
Hilda-Marie
Krissmonne
Shaunette
Abigail
and
what would happen in their lives

Add caption
 
Little Abigail
Hilda(Lollie)
Krissmonne

Shaunette

 Last night I received
a good dosage of what to expect
Krissmonne lectured my wife and I
about religion and where she stands
I am Spiritual
I do not like people
calling themselves Christians
and then shows hate toward others
I have Christian friends
and I am Ok with that
I respect them
for their choice
I left this guy x
who kept on preaching
out of the bible
but then said he hated gays
She is outspoken
she is confidant
she knows exactly
what she wants out of life
She is 13
Hilda is a registered chartered Accountant
she shows the same tendencies
She is successful
she is committed
she is independent
Her husband Aaron
came to ask our "permission"
by taxi
and I am Shure my wife was surprised
at my response
I gave him two
conditions
She completes her studies
and no talk about marriage and babies
before that time
They kept to this
undertaking
After seven years they married
Quite biblical I would say
Shaunette my grandchild
from Monica's side
told her mother
in no uncertain terms
"I am going to my Oupa"
Little Abigail is a bundle of joy
and already I can see
her mother in her
I thank the Creator
for granting me
interaction with these
precious souls
I know instinctively they
are protected as I am
I pray for them
every day
See I am also not religious
but spiritual
yes I follow Christ
but I do not follow
a church
I know the Bible
intimately
and therein lies the rub
Injustice to girl children
are often motivated
by some religious dogma
the problem
being the interpretation
of various Holy books
We know the horrors Africa
bestow on girl children
the same goes for India
and other places
on the globe
I stand ashamed that men
frantically pursue
these tainted practises
purely to satisfy
their own lustful ego's
I am talking nonsense you say
explain to me dear man
child marriages in KZN
explain to me
Apartheid
being preached by men
who also could not
grant women an equal opportunity
to serve The Church
If you indeed have balls
admit it
you know it is the truth
Let us stand up and be counted
let us weigh our hearts
before the Creator does
Let us protect and serve
the fragile and innocent
let us be Men
then our children
will develop
into splendid citizens
all across the world
They do not need us
to form them or mould them
the Creator does that
through life experience
We are but custodians
and WILL be held
accountable
Peace and love
be with you my brothers and girl children
young and old
Forever
Amen
doulos





 Day 3

The earth brought forth vegetation,
 plants yielding seed according to their own kinds,
 and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed,
 each according to its kind.
And God saw that it was good.
Indeed it was
and therefore we live
Cain, Eve's firstborn
offered from the bounty
of his orchard and garden
Abel offered from his flocks
God favoured Abel's offer
Today we have those
who call themselves vegetarians
and look down on the
 carnivores, us meat-eaters,
for our brutality
so often I wonder
why God warned Cain
that sin was in front of his door
because he was not happy
about the situation
well he proved God right
by killing Abel
I know nothing
the more I "learn"
the less I know
The vegan landed
the first blow
and indeed plants consume protein
we know for our discarded bodies
shall feed them in cemeteries
and a bit quicker
if we abuse plants
like cannabis for instance
or the fruit of the vine
a combination of the two
can have calamitous results
we know
the death toll on the roads
tell us so
I planted a veggie garden in pots
on advice I added marigolds
to see off insects
and it works
The flowering plant
is protecting my veggies
a dumb plant knows
more than I do
I use Moringa every day
and it works
it protects and builds
my immune system
and provides
me with vitamins
and minerals etc.
There are thousands
of plants
that are beneficial to man
Nature's chemist
has cures for most our ailments
but we know so little
I know the bunch
of experts
who would frown
at our baseness
,when created chemicals
give "miracle  cures",
To them I say
"show me your source"
Ayurveda cures
excited
long before they
were born
I tell my clients
"listen to your doctor"
 and listen to your body
use your prescribed medication
and supplement it
with nature's bounty
I know it works
I see it daily
Beware the so called
faith healers
who tell you
to discard all medicine
if you want to be cured
These charlatans
have killed more people
than they have ever
"cured"
Miracle's do happen
but when it is "sold" wholesale
I run away
We need wisdom
when dealing with our health
we only have one life
let us live it to
the fullest
and use every resource available
to do so
Peace and love be with you
my brothers and sisters
forever
Amen


Grass


How did we get from this
Nebuchadnezzar
to this

The bible teaches us to pray
...and give us our daily bread.
not
and give us our daily grass
There are wolves
out there "Preaching"
and "prophesying"
and they are clearly
not of sound mind
The Church
is terminally ill
and needs to be admitted
to ICU
It needs
Interpretation,
Context and Unction
Every person that can read
and have a bit of "charisma"
is suddenly
 an Apostle,
Pastor, Prophet
unfortunately they find sheep
that follows them
like sheep
It is not only
y an African thing
In America
they have nude churches
People playing
with poisonous snakes
and many weird and wonderful
rituals, that are passed off
as biblical
The problem is
these Charlatans
all have a vision
they all received a message
directly from God
They even think
they are the
messiah reincarnates
and by the likes of it
One of them
seems to imply
him as the Antichrist
Matthew warns
For many will come
 in my name, claiming,
 'I am the Messiah,'
 and will deceive many.
These people are dangerous
they sell "holy" water
and they sell "Holy" oil
and they tell people
they do not need medication
and that They, will heal them
people die because of this
Romans warns us
about spiritual blindness
As it is written,
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that would not see
 and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”
I think the line
between Good and Evil
is so thin
that it is overstepped
by these people
who "Justify"
their actions
from the Bible
or from the Spirits
or from God Himself
My dear friends
it is not my intention
to preach
although my Father
was one
I am not called
 Apartheid was
supported
by mainline Churches
The ANC struggle
was born in churches
Churches are
powerful institutions
and in
the wrong hands
can have
devastating effects
 Both No 1
and Juju
runs to the church
when under siege
May peace and love be with you
my brothers and sisters
and may you see and hear
Forever
Amen
doulos













 

 













 

3 comments:

  1. Then I remember Tata
    MADIBA
    like the world
    will always remember him

    A man that has overcome
    oppression
    who fought injustice
    and could still find
    forgiveness and reconciliation
    in his heart

    Then I feel like
    singing along with Louis
    about a wonderful world

    ReplyDelete
  2. Let us stand up and be counted

    let us weigh our hearts

    before the Creator does

    Let us protect and serve

    the fragile and innocent

    let us be Men

    then our children

    will develop

    into splendid citizens

    all across the world

    They do not need us

    to form them or mould them

    the Creator does that

    through life experience

    We are but custodians

    and WILL be held

    accountable

    ReplyDelete
  3. The bible teaches us to pray

    ...and give us our daily bread.

    not

    and give us our daily grass

    There are wolves

    out there "Preaching"

    and "prophesying"

    and they are clearly

    not of sound mind

    The Church

    is terminally ill

    and needs to be admitted

    to ICU

    It needs

    Interpretation,

    Context and Unction

    ReplyDelete