A cousin of mine used to work in a ship or something -
certainly he was always away at sea. Although he did not seem to appreciate it,
he was a lucky bloke, getting to travel to many countries on a yearly basis.
Free of charge, and getting a salary to boot!
My mind went to this as I read this book, as the main character in this work, Collins Mokhotho, a non-fiction narrative gets to visit many other countries and continents. From his native South Africa he travels in a special ship towards the eastern part of Africa, and the Middle East...en route he meets many other people from other parts of the world, doing his thing. And then, they get to visit such an intrinsically exotic country: Japan!
Yes Japan, fabled oriental land that one can only dream of visiting. Think geishas, ninjas, exceeding courtesy, charm, and throbbing delights! Exotic as it can get eh… I had a tinge of jealousy as I realised that unless a major miracle happens, I can never visit Japan in this lifetime.
My mind went to this as I read this book, as the main character in this work, Collins Mokhotho, a non-fiction narrative gets to visit many other countries and continents. From his native South Africa he travels in a special ship towards the eastern part of Africa, and the Middle East...en route he meets many other people from other parts of the world, doing his thing. And then, they get to visit such an intrinsically exotic country: Japan!
Yes Japan, fabled oriental land that one can only dream of visiting. Think geishas, ninjas, exceeding courtesy, charm, and throbbing delights! Exotic as it can get eh… I had a tinge of jealousy as I realised that unless a major miracle happens, I can never visit Japan in this lifetime.
Earlier in his career, Chief Bolaji gets to put this work together for Collins ('semi-biography'). And as we read here, all this travelling and visiting comes Collins' way because he is a great (traditional) dancer. I wonder, can I
take up dancing in my old age?
- O Bakare
Sort of role model, Ntate Collins
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ReplyDeleteObviously the protagonist here took the bull by the horns since his days of youth. A lesson there for us all
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