Ingratitude is the ultimate discourtesy

Inspirational speaker Jacques de Villiers speaks on gratitude

I recently finished reading Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time by Karen Armstrong, a renowned author on comparative religion. There was a piece about the definition of kafir that piqued my interest. For my South African reader, you know that we have our own distasteful history with the word “kaffir” which we annexed with great […]

Gratitude

Gratitude poem by Jacques de Villiers

Gratitude is the grammar of your soulWithout it life can be quite a messBe mindful that you’re the point of it allThe story you’re in now was written for you, to enchant, enrapture and elevate youYou’re not here to play small but to stand tallThe creators ask nothing in return … except that you burnBurn […]

Gratitude Produces Excellence In Humanity

Gratitude is the grammar of success

Abstract: Gratitude is the fuel that could guide excellence. “Did you become excellent with the many gifts that were given you?”, will be one of the questions we’ll need to account for at the end of this game. Many of us baulk at the culture of mediocracy that has misshapen our world today. It has […]

Great artists crave appreciation

God creates humankind

There’s one thing artists crave more than food. And, that’s appreciation. All humankind craves appreciation. The thing is that we were created to be appreciative by the great artist. When he spoke his first words, “Let there be light”, he got the ball rolling. He called light, day and separated it from dark, night. He […]