Category: Interlude (Prolog)
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Chapter 2: Five Close Encounters with God
2.5 A day at the beach with my best friend A year after completing school, life was busy; we had both gained experience and become better at ‘adult-ing’. For months in advance, we had been planning to do a road trip together, finally the day arrived and we set out for George. A summer holiday…
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Chapter 2: Five Close Encounters with God
2.4 Career Cross-roads From a very young age, I dreamed of becoming a pilot. My fascination for aeroplanes was deep-rooted and nothing would or could stand in my way. I spent many hours watching documentaries on aeroplanes; from how they were designed, developed and manufactured, to pilot training and dogfights. If for some unlikely reason…
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Chapter 2: Five Close Encounters with God
2.3. Horsing around It was my matric (Grade 12) final exams and most of the really difficult subjects were done and dusted. The day before my EGD (Engineering Graphics and Design) exam, which was one of my best subjects, I decided to get out of the house and get some fresh air. A friend invited…
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Chapter 2: Five Close Encounters with God
2.2. A life changing experience It had been the best year of his life to date. Term 1’s cricket season went really well, he batted 6th in the team, scored the highest total of his cricket career and proudly wore the wicket keeper gloves. For the first time (unlike in primary school) he actually had…
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Chapter 2: Five Close Encounters with God
2.1. A once in a life time encounter I was in Grade 5, and had a project for arts and culture to complete. We had to create posters to advertise an event of sorts. I designed a poster advertising a live performance in the town hall, by Don Francisco. That night I asked my mother,…
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Chapter 1: New Beginnings – 1st March 2018
I knew that another chapter of my life would begin this year as the end of my BA degree drew near. It had gone exactly as I had planned, the BA box would soon be ticked and the next stage would begin. Then on my 22nd birthday, a guest [Ryan Denlinger] arrived. My mother [Diane]…
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