Untiring Love

There was once a Japanese man renovating his house, and in order for this man to revamp the house thoroughly, he had to tear open the walls of his exquisite (Japanese house, normally the houses have hallow spaces between the wooden walls. As he was so doing (Tearing down the wooden walls) he thus made an intriguing discovery of a beautiful looking’ lizard (small), stuck. Due to the fact that a nail had been hammered into one of its tiny structured but immaculate feet.

He sees all this taking occurrence and spontaneously starts to feel pity, thus simultaneously curious as to when and for how long had the lizard been stuck or nailed for. He delves deep in thought and he is suddenly thus astounded by the realization….that the nail was hammered 10 years ago when the wooded house was initially built: Ten years he thought.
Struck by awe and intriguement of the reality of this all. “How could this be”? He hissed questionably to himself. “The lizard has survived in such positioning for ten (10) years……!?...without moving…? It’s impossible and mind bugging…he thought to himself silently.
He then subsequently wondered as to how this lizard could survive for 10 years without moving a single miniature step, since its foot was nailed.

In this way he stopped his work and observed the lizard what it has been doing, what and how it has been eating all along. Later, not knowing from where it came, appeared another hasty lizard with food in its mouth.

“Aahh!” he was stunned and touched deeply, for the lizard that was stuck by nail, another has been feeding it for the past should I say…”10 Loving years”

Such Love, such a beautiful Love.
Such simple but profound Love happens even with these.
Tiny Creatures…..!
What can Love do….? It can surpass all adversity. It can do wonders!!! Love can and does miracles.
Imagine …! It (The Lizard) has been doing all that.
Untiringly for ten long flippant years.
Without giving up hope on it’s partner….
Thus I say, Love is a gift, take it and let it grow!
Love is a sign, wear it and let it show!
Love is an act, do it and let it go…….!

By Itumeleng, Courtesy of Khulisa-Zonderwater.
Support group (11 April 2008)



11 APRIL 2008

Initially: From Day one, I was basically all skeptical of the Khulisa Programme “Silence the Violence” Though at the back of my mind there constantly seemed to be a tingle of a sensed of great things ahead (Hope) Within me, and fortunately for me the strength and courage of my adamant but willing heart is really what got me through day one to where I am now-Day 5!

Yesterday, being day 4 of the Programme or more appropriately day 10th of April 2008, I was all sulky but then as the session proceeded , I felt the sense of Camaraderic and Spiritual aura rub off to me.
The session or part thereof…..that hit home the most thus far, is the part of having to divulge or purge out all the hurting, sorrow and grieving that one need to or rather had experience from childhood and there on. It honestly hit deep home for it re-opened old wounds on my part that I was forever suppressing.
That part of the session got me all teary and silently crying to myself, especially after Mr Mbanjwa, Peter/Piet and Philip gave a part of themselves to us by sharing all their sorrowful and hurtful lives to us.

On the part – session of us being lined up in a live of four individuals and thus purge out whatever thought one had concerning the programme or otherwise. For me that was the highlight of the programme for I really felt more in tune in expressing more about what I wanted or yearned for in life, rather than re-living my life past experiences, though yes! I do acknowledge that by re-living and purging out all my violent related experiences is a pivotal part of recovering and healing within, on my part.

Thinking of all that I went through via this programme I really feel a need to re-emphasize what a fellow inmate stated in one of the sessions, which is no one involved in the Khulisa Programme “Silence the Violence” sessions, can claim to be the same individual or claim not to be altered in his/her perspectives in one way or another.

I would now like to say I share the same sentiments as my fellow inmate in that I sincerely doubt that there’s anyone involved here in the programme who feels that all that was done here is / was all useless.

I thank you all for being generous to me and my fellow inmates in respect to all form of your generosity whether it be via your presence, your emotions, thoughts or whatever pivotal part of you that you may have given to us, we really appreciate it.
Your generosity to us is honesty and greatly invaluable.

Yours: Itumeleng, Zonderwater