Keep on keeping on
Somewhere in my past, I found inspiration in my own home-made inspirational slogan: Keep on keeping on . It could have been at high school, the day I was chosen for the school’s athletics team. The elation of the prestige of the honours award was short-lived for me, because I knew that my parents couldn’t afford the special clothes and the travelling money I needed as a team member.
Wanneer jou goedheid misbruik word
“Ek sit waar ek sit vandag oor ek mense vertrou het. My hart te sag was. Was ‘n duur les”, sê sy en ek hoor die kraak in haar stem. Hoeveel van ons het nie al in daai slaggat getrap nie? Jy wil iemand help. Jy belê tyd, aandag en geld in die persoon of persone. Jy dink julle is vriende. Jy vertrou volkome. En dan?