Energetic Work

An awesome poem for the new year by the great Persian poet, Sinai

Energetic Work (translated by Coleman Barks)

If you want the pearl,
leave the inland desert,
and wander by the sea.

Even if you don’t find it,
at least you’ve been
near the water.

Be a warrior! Desire something
powerfully! Saddle your horse
and get ready for the quest.

Don’t accept a crown
made of this visible sky.
Wait for what Gabriel brings.

Be energetic in the work
that takes you to God!

The weak and the sickly only think
about surrender. Lie down before
the door you long to go through.

Open your loving completely.
Only a dog sits idly
licking a bone.

This is how you recite poetry ...

Tom Hanks reciting Edgar Allan Poe's beautiful To Helen in the Coen brothers' film The Ladykillers



And this scene from that great movie always makes me laugh ...

Africa, Entertainment & the Digital Revolution

A post I wrote for the humanIPO website on Africa and the entertainment landscape:

http://www.humanipo.com/blog/2889/Guest-post-Africa-Entertainment-the-Digital-Revolution