What is the colour of the wind?

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To answer a question such as this you might need serious scientific research and practical experimentations in order to prove that the wind does infact have a colour.
I am not Einstein, but I can attempt to add thought to what the colour of the wind is to me.

I believe the colour of the wind is the effect it has on you when it is around you, behind you, or in front of you. Ask yourself the question, what does the wind do for you?
If a negative response is generated, associate it with dark, meaningless, dull colours. If a positive reaction is generated, associate it with bright vibrant cheerful colours.

We are individual

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After watching an episode of my favourite journalism program, my mind started to dwell on issues of our individualism. Are we really allowed to be who we really are without being ostracised by others?

Over the past few years gender violence has increased dramatically. Many believe this is the result of no education regarding sexuality and difference. In townships the issue of gender violence is increasingly higher than that of the city. People need to stop prowling on vulnerable beings, just let them be.

If I were the boss..

If I were the boss…

If I were the boss I’d hold a party every time someone new is employed.
If I were the boss I’d make work start on a Tuesday, have lunch at tea time and take a snooze during tea.
If I were the boss, I’d give the tasks I dislike the most to the people least interesting, and the tasks I love the most I’d keep for myself.
If I were the boss, I’d insist on cuppacchino instead of filter, have a bar one instead of a chomp, eat foot-long rolls instead of finger foods.

It is a dream after all isn’t it?

Bigger and better things

Many of us have the idea of going abroad after Matric or after studies. Getting away from everything you know to find a new path, a new challenge, a new destiny.

This can often be very exciting and daunting at the same time. I’ve had a few opportunities to travel and all of them have convinced me that there are better places than South Africa, but realistically, there is no chance in hell.

South Africa boasts the richest mix of cultures compared to anywhere else in the world. There is no place that can be compared to South Africa.

My point is that, we should never lose touch with our roots. We are all apart of a social revolution. We all have a part to play in coming together. Let's take advantage of our rich culture and make something of it!

Two people come out of a building and into a story

Have you ever walked out of a building with a person annoyingly close to you all the way up until you reach the front entrance of the building where you then have to decide who walks out the door first?

The other day I was confronted with this exact scenario. This time however, it stuck with me for a while after. Where had this person come from? Why was he in this building? Where was he going to now? What had he just been told....and by whom?

It's just mind boggling how many people you cross paths with everyday. How many of the people who sit in peak hour traffic everyday who have just lost their jobs?
Some have been told they've got Cancer; others perhaps just lost a loved one.

Things such as these happen everyday and we don't even notice them. Has the modern world turned us into selfish people? Are we too scared to take the time to wonder why that person sitting in the corner is crying?

How hard is it to follow instructions?

plural of in•struc•tion (Noun)

Noun: 1. A direction or order: "he issued instructions to the sheriff".
2. Directions to a lawyer or to a jury.

Instructions come in different shapes and sizes. Some include intricate detail and others entail simple steps. Instructions are apart of our daily life. We get them in briefs at school and we follow them on the road. The difficulty comes when we as individuals follow them differently to others. Each person interprets and understands instructions in their own way. Taxis are a prime example of not following instructions. This refers back to my previous comment, when one person goes against instructions why should anybody else have to follow them? After all they are there for a reason aren't they?

The term 'race'

In today's world we are always asked when filling in application forms, what our race is.

Many find this offensive and others find it somewhat empowering. The real question is wheather the statistics collected are actually being used in a positive or negative light?