Ek lees oral vandag dat ons in Suid Afrika sal moed aan die dag sal moet lê. Ons sal braaf genoeg moet wees om ou sienswyses en oortuigings te laat gaan. Braaf genoeg moet wees om uit te reik na mense wat anders as jy dink en voel.

“Abandoned by their politicians South Africans need to take charge of their own security.” Die lees ek raak in ‘n artikel oor #SwartMaandag. Dit dui vir my daarop dat ons brawer as braaf sal moet wees om ons land se toekoms vir alle mense te verseker.

Lees self: http://www.news24.com/Analysis/10-questions-about-blackmonday-answered-20171101

Net Ek bring my op die spoor van ‘n skrywer/digter/blogger: I wrote this for you 

Hier skryf hy sowaar vir ons almal ‘n waarheid:

There is no bravery in a gun.

Brave is saying no to the comfort that kills you.

There is no bravery in a fist.

Brave is singing Kumbaya softly to a screaming baby.

There is no bravery in a flag.

Brave is holding onto the air itself to stop yourself from falling into yourself.

There is no bravery in a crowd.

Brave is knowing who you are, even when everyone else doesn’t.

There is no bravery when it’s easy.

Brave is carrying on and on, and looking and finding all the angles and all the keys, and turning every single one.

There is no bravery in bright light.

Brave is fighting the sun itself for the right words to talk yourself off the ledge.

There is no bravery in hurt.

Your bravery is kneeling on the ground.

In the end, your bravery is living.

Iain S. Thomas

http://www.iwrotethisforyou.me/2017/10/the-living-and-brave.html