Author: Jonathan Ancer
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37 years after school, I’m still unlearning how to be a man
Toxic masculinity wasn’t on the curriculum, but it was an everyday part of our lives.
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Yes, it’s time to click and twist my tongue around isiXhosa again
It’s never too late to learn the languages that make you feel at home.
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The gala occasion that taught me to look on the bright side
Sometimes, it takes a seven-year-old to teach us the true meaning of life.
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What I learnt about money from the great Rasta Pasta disaster
And why my next great idea is selling ice cream in the Karoo.
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Sorry, sir, you must have mistaken me for a pensioner!
My knees may be creaky, but I identify as 20-something.
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Cheers to the ‘can of the best’ that saved my daughter’s life
Bound by blood, I give freely of mine in thanks.
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Zardoz, the brave pup who saved me from myself
He became my shadow and my light when I needed it most.
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7 little sparks of joy that make my day
From birdsong to forest-bathing to the Beatles, a checklist of happy moments.
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The greatest lesson I learned about the meaning of life from a grumpy old man
He carried a stick and wore a scowl, but he knew the true secret of happiness.