South Africa
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Whatever is hated…
This is a quote from the book The Promise by Damon Galgut. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. The Promise – Summary Here is the book summary from Goodreads: The Promise charts the crash…
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Do you promise me, Manie?
Excerpt from The Promise by Damon Galgut This is an excerpt from the book The Promise by Damon Galgut. And she can see somebody moving around in there. A female figure, bustling about. If she half closes her eyes, Amor can imagine that it really is her mother, her body strong and healthy again, cleaning…
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Understanding Ubuntu: How to live better through our interconnectedness
Have you ever heard of the concept of Ubuntu? As I was reading Everyday Ubuntu, by Mungi Ngomane, which focuses on lessons from the Rainbow Nation (South Africa) on how to apply the concept of Ubuntu to your everyday life. Ubuntu is a belief and philosophy focused on how we are all connected (the universal…