INSIGHTS FROM A WORDSMITH

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Photo/corafrika: Prof. Ramenga Osotsi

By Thomas Chemelil

My dear readers, the holy writ says clearly that the love of knowledge is the beginning of wisdom. I do not know the exact verse because I have spend so much of my time in the hills in communion with the gods of the hill.

Two decades ago, I embarked on a journey to explore the world through its Literature. I must admit that it has been a rich experience for me to visit the entire world without buying a single ticket!

I am greatly indebted to my great teachers Prof. Ramenga Osotsi, Adalo Moga, Prof. Owino Rew, Kitche Magak, Prof. Luvai and the great feminist Prof. Wangari Mwai for embracing in me the value of words which are aesthetically used to create a lasting impression.

You must forgive me for being impatient with men whose sentences are akin to what Prof. Owino Rew would call Chomsky's  'colourless green grass which eat green snakes.'

We must always attach aesthetic value to our discourse. We must follow the dictums of decorum whenever we post on our walls.

I have also sought to tell my readers that posting bad pictures and bad news on our walls is not good. I have time and again seen pictures of our dead on facebook. We must always allow the dead to rest in peace and we should not subject them to indignity.

That is why I have chosen to use this wall to teach our young bloggers whose palm kernels have been cracked for them by  benevolent spirits to resist the temptation of challenging their personal gods(chi) after a round of drinks.


 their virtual classroom.

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