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  • The Real, Or Non-Real Purpose Of Our Existence

    by Brand Smit ...
    WHO IS THE WRITER?Born on 29 June 1971 in Pretoria, in the Republic of South Africa.Went to South Korea in June 1996 to work as an English teacher.Worked in Johannesburg for six months in 1998.Departed for Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan, in January 1999.WHAT IS THIS COLLECTION OF NOTES ABOUT?NOVEMBER 2001I am consumed with questions: What are we? Why do we do what we do? Why do we live the way we ... Read more

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  • In The Grip Of Heretics - Or, The Christian

    by Brand Smit ...
    WHAT IS THIS COLLECTION OF NOTES ABOUT?Boy grows up in a Christian home.Serious about religion as a teenager and as a young adult.Confronted with the historical development of his religious beliefs.Doubt in the "truths" he was raised with leads to a crisis of faith.WHO IS THE WRITER?Born on 29 June 1971 in Pretoria, in the Republic of South Africa.Went to South Korea in June 1996 to work as an ... Read more

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  • Not A Table, A Dog Or A Pencil

    by Brand Smit ...
    "Imagine the following situation: Bob X from B. Town meets John Z at a barbeque. John Z introduces himself as 'John Z from Pretoria' and holds out his hand. Bob X smiles politely, shakes John's hand and introduces himself as 'John Z from Pretoria'.""In 2000 I was confronted again, this time in Taiwan, with people to whom I had to identify myself after once again functioning for a year in ... Read more

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  • As Long As You Remain Standing

    by Brand Smit ...
    WHAT IS THIS COLLECTION OF NOTES ABOUT?On Monday, 19 December 2005 I wrote, if you don't get up and continue walking after stumbling, "you will end up flat on your face. People – friends, family, and some strangers – will help you up to a point. But after a while they, too, will continue their own journeys. That is simply how it is."On Thursday, 2 June 2011, I wrote about my own partner: "If you ... Read more

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  • The Necessary Unpleasantness

    by Brand Smit ...
    WHAT IS THIS COLLECTION OF NOTES ABOUT?Part narrative of a roughly 20-year period when I grappled with what I regarded as the "necessary unpleasantness" of trying to make money, and partly a report with insights I picked up along the way.* * *On Sunday, 7 December 2014, I wrote:A strange thought recently occurred to me: to position myself as someone who gives advice on the subject of making money ... Read more

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  • The Adult Life

    by Brand Smit ...
    WHAT IS THIS COLLECTION OF NOTES ABOUT?Figure out what to do with your life, make money or struggle, get married - or not, have children - or not, buy a house or rent an apartment, get a loan for a new car or drive with a bicycle that creaks, settle in a middle-class suburb or live abroad for years. As a child, one looked forward to being an adult. Then, suddenly, you have to make choices that ... Read more

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  • Time Doesn't Really Fly

    by Brand Smit ...
    Time doesn't really fly … and other pieces on other subjectsCONTENTSHow the forces danceAlmost the endScorching kebabsStorming ahead with a burning violinAll of us alive at this timeOld heroes stand, some fall, and posters are changedDay in townAbout monkeys and (so-called) originalityDream of salt, two women and an eggSparks and true love, in a nutshellAt least three examples that prove that ... Read more

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  • Thirteen Minutes - Notes, Half-truths And A Few Incidents

    by Brand Smit ...
    "I was born in the Republic of South Africa. I understand two of the languages that are spoken in the Republic of South Africa. One can buy pecan nut pie at the Spar in the Republic of South Africa. You can also buy Afrikaans newspapers there. You do need a car, though, if you want to go from Middelburg to Bronkhorstspruit, or vice versa. You also need a car for other reasons. If a man is 32 years ... Read more

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    Celebrated writers reveal surprising truths about the joys, challenges, and importance of finding the words, in this special fundraising anthology for PEN Canada.In Finding the Words, thirty-one well-known writers share deeply personal discoveries and stories that will surprise, delight, and stir the mind and heart. By turns inspiring, provocative, witty, and compelling, these diverse and original ... Read more

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  • The Good Life

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  • The Pursuit of Happiness: The Art of Not Taking Offence & Going with the Flow

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