A world Book Day reflection

Monday, April 26, 2021

“I see too much parroting, too much regurgitation of half-digested radical rhetoric…Revolutions are betrayal just as much as stupidity, incompetence, impatience, and precipitate actions as by doing nothing at all.”

Ikem, Anthills of the Savannah, Chinua Achebe

Stories allow us to share information in a way that connects emotionally. It is an art. It gives a deeper understanding of other peoples’ experiences. It also helps to take the lessons they have learnt to apply them. It goes beyond entertainment, important as the latter is. It preserves history and almost freezes time in a similar manner as a photograph. Facts and analysis are great.

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A world Book Day reflection

“I see too much parroting, too much regurgitation of half-digested radical rhetoric…Revolutions are betrayal just as much as stupidity, incompetence, impatience, and precipitate actions as by doing nothing at all.”