The Matrix’s character, The Architect once said “HOPE is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of our greatest strength, and our greatest weakness.” Powerful and very true words, right? 😊 Now, let us do something thinking around this. Take for instance humanity’s greatest single source of hope: Religion. Imagine if we thought the very outcomes of all our decisions, struggles, futures, solely rested on our own efforts. And that in the event of a failure or success we cannot …
Author: Dan Kwakye
Bold and admirable efforts from camp Kennedy Agyapong to stoke the fires that keep the spirit of a sanitised society alive. But I am afraid these efforts are largely in futility. Largely. Why do I say so? As long as we live and exist in a society that perpetuate an overarching religious reverence, it will be impossible to tear down “bad nuts” no matter how bad these nuts are or may seem. After all, the distinction is always not clear …
Models – structures and instruments meant to guide behaviours and actions. Things that are most certainly, an idealist’s paradise. But wait. How do you mould behaviours for a specie whose definitive traits are saturated with whims and subjective undertakings. Models themselves are not things of perpetual universal validity. They are and should be subject to continuous scrutiny. Even those emanating from unverified divine sources (insert a non-theist smirk 😏). So what’s point? Not regarding these models as untouchable overarching behaviour …
Do we act out of optimism or from the believe that there is no alternative to the action? Could have an inaction or different action yielded a better outcome? Would we break the familiarity to find out or we shall continue onward with the action? Maybe if we had the time stone like Dr. Strange, we could run the odds for every action. 🙂 …
Some of us may have heard the call from The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) to government to lift the ban on religious gatherings with the promise that they will adhere strictly to social distancing and other safety protocols. To give some background on the religious body, the GPCC is made of over 200 Pentecostal and Charismatic Christian denominations across the country. Their members directory, is diverse and impressive. And they hold influence; after all, Ghana is a “Christian …
Contentment is largely achieved in two ways: Either we believe that we’re in perpetual control or we’ve accepted that perpetual control is a non-achievable state. The implication of the latter is that we’re better prepared for unexpected disturbances in our “vibe”. …
We exhibit what can be termed as “hedonistic reciprocity”, reflecting towards others the deeds we receive, whether in similar vein or varying quotas; unconditional is often only a virtue we fantasise to possess, yet even in these fantasies we hastily bestow it upon ourselves. But to what end? Will this exaggeration of our ethical might prevent us from actualising our fantasies. Or are we secretly content with the bubble of unearned moral superiority. …
It appears the path to empowerment starts with the elevation of the marginalised group above their non-marginalised counterparts; we are driven by competition, and success is measured relative to the next person or their feats. A true belief and content in and with equality thus remain an abstract pursuit or state. …
Consuming a bunch of motivational messages on a weak, “non-gritty” mindset is a very useless endeavour. You’re practically “building a house on the sand.” #PlepToSuccess …
GRIT: The quintessence of the recipe for success. #PlepToSuccess …
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