KJ

AuthorKen Juma

Thinker of thoughts, lover of life.. and death too.

IF I HAD MORE TIME..

If I had more time I would have written a shorter article; I would have had the time to edit it; to trim and cutout the fat. But I don’t have time; I’m a busy man in a very busy world. Allan Watts would say, “We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but a thin hairline between an all...

WHAT IS BEAUTY, LET’S DISCUSS

One of my all time favorite poems is “Song of Lawino” by Okot p’ Bitek. In the poem, Okot captures beautifully how the African culture is eroded in favor for the Europeans’. Published in 1966, the poem is about Lawino who is married to Ocol. Both Lawino and Ocol are from the Acholi tribe (A Luo subtribe) in Uganda. Ocol is educated and has converted to Christianity while...

DIARY PAGES OF A MAD MAN: PT ONE.

We’re coming to the end of the year and my creativity is starting to behave like my hairline. So in order to keep the blog going, I’m going to let you into my diary – a place I talk to myself about myself. I will post an entry or two from my diary that I feel can be of value to most, you are free to use that information as you deem relevant. Please note, these are pages written...

WHY PEOPLE CHEAT AND OTHER SHORT STORIES…

Today I’ll just be dishing out random information that you can survive without knowing but are still very interesting. I can just imagine how many of my harlot friends and relatives came here for the cheating part, nevertheless, buckle up. Let’s start here, in the book “Selfish Gene,” there’s a chapter called – battle of the sexes – that describes sexual...

THIS IS NOT WISDOM…

I’m in a good mood so I’d like to mess with you a little bit. We are going to play a little game, here’s how it goes, in the article is a lot of useful information and a lot of bullshit. However, I’m going to package everything to sound wise and it is upon you to decipher for yourself which is which. It’s also a lesson to those who assume every random internet...

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Ken Juma

Thinker of thoughts, lover of life.. and death too.

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