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Vrydagoggend by die karwas…
Posted in Die Donkie het wel probeer dink!	| Tagged deon meyer	13 thoughts on “Vrydagoggend by die karwas…”	Plasie
April 20, 2012 om 11:49 vm	Hoekom kan ons nie “we” wees nie?
Want Suid Afrikaners van alle rasse is selfsugtig. Niemand is bereid om in die ander ou se voetspore in te stap en dinge vanuit sy perspektief te beskou nie. Instede van direk en eerlik met mekaar te praat verkies ons eerder om ons praatwerk deur politikuste te doen, en dit sal nooit werk nie omdat selfs met die beste bedoelings ‘n ploitikus gebonde bly aan sy party se standpunt. (Geleen by Nco Dube)
Dus die persepsies van die boer, die dominee en die professionele swart dame word bepaal en onderhou deur die standpunte van die politikuste.
April 20, 2012 om 12:04 nm	Iemand het mos eendag gesê ‘n mens kan ‘n politikus nooit genoeg wantrou nie…
April 20, 2012 om 1:03 nm	Jy het my nou ‘n traan in die oog laat kry – jy skryf hier baie mooi, al is jy nie Deon Meyer nie 😉 Ons was tog al baie “we” – in tye van sport, in tye van groot krisisse. Dis dan wat mense velkleur en agtergrond en status vergeet en saam staan. Sê nou maar jy en die boer en die swart dame was saam in ‘n bank en daar is skielik ‘n bankroof. Of sê nou maar julle was saam by die carwash en daar is skielik ‘n naruurramp, of ‘n bomontploffing. DIS wanneer ons ‘n “we” word. Dis wanneer mense meer kere as nie saamstaan en mekaar help, sonder slag of stoot, sonder dink aan politiek, godsdiens, seks of velkleur. As ons net daardie samehorigheid in normale daaglikse omstandighede ook kan kry. Sad, but true.
April 20, 2012 om 3:56 nm	Die probleem…die politici sal alles in hulle vermoë doen dat daar nooit ‘n “we” sal wees nie. As daar ‘n “we” is, sal hulle houvas op die volk kwyn. As ek nou Deon Meyer was het ek nog ‘n paar gepaste woorde hier gelaat wat my denke van politici opsom 😆
April 20, 2012 om 5:02 nm	Ja Nee, die huidige stand van politiek in ons land is om van siek te word, veral as ‘n mens nog vandag se vergelyking met Nigerië in die Beeld gelees het…
April 25, 2012 om 11:09 vm	Ek ervaar dit weer dat ons juis ‘n we-land is. In baie plekke oorsee waar ek al was ontbreek die menslike kontak en praat niemand met mekaar nie. Dis juis ons warmte en gasvryheid wat ons van ander nasies onderskei. Kom maar net terug uit ‘n ander land en jy ervaar die gevoel dat jy tuisgekom het. Altans, dis hoe ek daaroor voel. Ek praat dikwels met vreemdes, en feitlik deur die bank gesels hulle vrolik terug.
Mei 20, 2012 om 11:57 vm	I stumbled across your blog this morning, having been directed here from my friend Son, who had a link on her blog to yours. Your story inspired me to reply with my personal experience.
Earlier this year, March, I was invited to join a group of bikers from the NG Kerk in Bloubergstrand to ride with them on a Epic Trip – we were to leave from Melkboss and ride the long way round to the Buff in Mossel Bay, then back home. 6 days, 2800 km, and a new bunch of friends. What did I experience? Well, Thinus Britz, the dominee, lost his wife in a motorcar accident a year ago – he is still in pain, but what a man. A leader, gentle when he needs to be, but a gentleman if ever you want to meet one. Through his pain he manages to serve his community, going about his day to day duties. Johan, almost 70 years old and riding his Honda cruiser – grumbling and complaining, but still going all the way. Wessel, works in Mozambique, rides a Harley. Nel, Van Staden, Schmidt, Du Toit, Britz and then me, Mukuddem! And it worked out so well. We were united – in purpose (to get to the Buff), in spirit (bikers first, everything else second) and in fellowship – we serve the same God. Not once was there any feeling that there was a them and a us. On the contrary, when we dug deep in our memories we could all recall a time when people could not sit around the same campfire and share stories. But this did not stop us from sharing the ultimate biking experience. I was part of this group, and have made friends that will be with me for the rest of my days. My experience is that most South Africans just want to get along, be friends, and be left alone to do what they want to do. Braaivleis, Durban Curry or Pap, we all need to eat. We want to feel safe, and secure, and want the best for our family and friends. We want decent jobs, so we can pay for DSTV, ride a nice bike, go on holiday somewhere nice in South Africa. And we all mostly dislike politics. We want to be happy. And most of us are. We do what we must. We carry on. In the immortal words (i forget his name) – ”I can sum up all my life in three simple words – IT GOES ON”…
Sending you love and peace on this amazing Sunday…
Mei 20, 2012 om 1:24 nm	You would probably not know this, but Thinus Britz is one of my oldest and best friends in life. We were classmates at university, and my wife and I were some of the first people to meet his children the day they were born. His wife’s death is one of the most traumatic experiences of my own life, as she was as a sister to me. I stay with him every year I go to the Argus. I would have been with you guys on that Buff, but my own situation prohibited it, I left Cape Town the day you went of on the Buff. All those friends you mentioned by name is also known to me, except the Mozambique guy. If you get along with those guys, you will be a good friend to me as well. So good to meet you then! Son is a dear new friend to me. I am glad she directed you to my blog! Antwoord	Bileam se Donkie
Mei 20, 2012 om 1:34 nm	Just to prove my point, Thinus is on a BMW S 1000 RR that broke on the first day due to a radiator problem, and Johann v S is the new owner of Thinus’s old BMW K 1200 🙂
Mei 20, 2012 om 1:37 nm	Nee, ek glo jou! Nou wa bly jy nou? En watse bike ry jy?
Mei 20, 2012 om 3:48 nm	Ek ry ‘n Aprilia Pegaso 650, nie soos daardie Kaapse rykgatte nie 🙂 Begeer ‘n BMW 1100 GS, 1150 of 1200 as ek eendag dit kan bekostig.
Waar bly ek? As jy daar by die CTICC links draai, en net so 1650 km Noord ry op die N1, is jy by my dorpie, so 130 km noord van Pretoria….
Mei 20, 2012 om 4:02 nm	Dan sien ek jou dalk volgende week. Ek vlieg more op, en dan kry ek daai nuwe kawa 1000.sx om te toetd vir die week. So ons moet plan maak, asb, sal goed wees…