by makubista | Jan 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I talked with a paralyzed man covered in grime the other day as he smoked a cigarette and collected aluminum cans from his wheelchair. I was surprised by the tenacity in him, the fire burning through his eyes though he could barely speak and barely lift the...
by makubista | Jan 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
What is the value of weakness? Why is it such a prevalent part of our existence? Why do we have to struggle so much? Some would say there is no reason, that weakness is just a genetic lottery or byproduct of social circumstances. I don’t think that...
by makubista | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
“I live my truth.” That’s a phrase I hadn’t heard much through most of my life. Now it’s a familiar refrain, part of a modern storm of redefinition, an obsession to erase and replace old meanings, old beliefs, beliefs now disparaged as if they...
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