TOTT 22 March 2018

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Talk of the Town 7
Question: Tell us about your
job.
Answer: I assemble windows
at Inso Aluminium.
Q: What made you get into
that line of work?
A: It was a job advertised that I
wanted to do.
Q: Describe the most memorable
experience that you have had.
A: It was during my first year at
work when I assembled a window
that I had never seen before.
Q: What do you do to unwind
when you are not working?
A: I read the Bible and look after
my three children.
Q: What is your motto in life?
A: Never give up, make it happen.
Q: What makes you happy?
A: When I am in the presence of
the Lord.
Q: What makes you angry?
A: A physical beating, whether it
happens to me or somebody else,
but I hate it.
Q: What do you think about the
FA C E 2FA C E
... with Michael Maranqwana
youth of South Africa? Do you
have any advice for them?
A: They must stay in school and
learn.
Q: If you could change one thing
about Port Alfred . . .
A: We must focus on crime.
Q: What do you like most about
Port Alfred?
A: Beauty of the area.
Q: What is your favourite music of
all time?
A: Gospel.
Q: Name three people you would
like to invite for dinner (dead or
a l i v e) .
A: Phakama Bevile and Ayanda
Bhadu.
Q: Three wishes for South Africa.
A: Development, employment
opportunities and economic
stabilit y.
GOOD TIMES: Shona Bell, left, and Miguel Teixeira enjoyed a
pleasant breakfast at the Red Apple Emporium on Saturday to
celebrate the restaurant’s first birthday Picture: ROB KNOWLES
The acorn and the oak
DO WE, as members of
the most intelligent
and versatile of all
species on earth, give
sufficient attention to
the wonders of nature
and its processes on
our planet?
How fully do we
grasp the enormous
significance of the
healthy growth and
development of
organisms, plants and
animals?
Some slogans and
poster statements are
particularly eye
catching in their initial
impression, and then
take on a deeper, more
meaningful
significance as the
mind embraces the
broader symbolism
involved. One such
example is: "From little
acorns grow mighty
oaks", which adorned a
classroom in a Cape
Town school in the late
1970s. The earliest
literary reference to
this concept is found in
Geoffey Chaucer’s “as
an ook cometh of a
litel spyr” in 1374.
The picture which
goes with these words
is of a young boy and a
young girl with the girl
shyly “taking a
peek” inside the
boy's swimming
costume. The
innocence of the
young children
strengthens the
humorous effect of the
poster, but the full
impact of the deeper
interpretations is what
makes this a powerful
message.
The amazing wonder
of nature represented
on the literal level of
that little acorn taking
root and growing into a
mighty oak, constitutes
an awesome process in
i t s e l f.
If the mind changed
the spelling to “o ke ”,
the slogan could easily
depict that wondrous
path of metamorphosis
that takes place as
young boys (and girls)
grow, in all ways, into
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ABOUT IT
... with Roy Hewett
adulthood.
The seed of a
business idea that
develops into a
thriving undertaking;
the sports team that
reaps the fruits of
effort and effective
coaching; happy and
successful
relationships that
blossomed from “lit tle
acorn” beginnings – all
of these could fit the
interpretation of the
slogan. Leading
nations that have
developed from
humble beginnings
and inventions of
immense import, find
their roots in fledgling
communities and
concepts.
In the ToTT
readership area,
a number of
“little acorn”
ventures come to
mind: The Royal Alfred
Marina was developed
in an marshy area to
become a mighty
estate; the increasingly
popular and growing
Shaw Park Ox-Braai in
Bathurst has scaled
“mighty oak” heights;
the skate park project
in Port Alfred is
gearing up to bear
healthy fruits. There
are many other
illust rations.
Acorns, seeds, ideas,
concepts and people
have huge potential if
rooted in sound
principles and nurtured
through healthy and
well-directed growth
processes. Each
generation has the
crucial responsibility to
allow – and to
encourage – these
“acorns” to grow. The
very survival of our
planet depends on
this.
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