Chronicles of Fly

"Falling rocks don't kill people, people who put other people under falling rocks kill people. Beware the tyranny of emasculated men." Man is powerful, perhaps the most power species on earth.   He is also equally destructive. That much is evident, man has cured diseases that used to signal a death sentence, but he has also destroyed, two World Wars have shown the most destructive side of man. Men who have been oppressed for too long are perhaps the most distructive. Case in point: Africa’s dictators. Severely brutalised by colonial powers, and then when they gained power, they turned out to be worse than those who oppressed them – ruthlessly brutalising their own people.  When a man is oppressed, often he is emasculated, his feels as though his superiority and power are stripped from him. So what he does is to compensate by taking that frustration out, usually on those physically weaker than him – Women and children. Some men who worked in mines for ...

Always pray, always watch above your head, God exists  - The miners code. Some occupations are pretty safe, others not so much. Geology has its risks, it has a plethora of dangers – to be more eloquent. Travelling to remote locations and spending extended periods of time outdoors, means that Mother Nature can do you in, in so many ways. Venomous serpents (or reptiles in general), hungry annoyed predators, and over exposure to heat and humidity (Yes, heat stroke kills!).   Ably assisted by the odd rifle wielding Afrikaner farmer, and the usually fatal car accident, Geology can be a really frightening occupation at times. That was until I decided to try underground mining, suddenly Geology seemed as safe as baby sitting a sleeping toddler. A few months ago a quiet Australian and an Englishman who doesn’t rate the French Education system offered me a job, a job as a supervisor-in-training in an underground mine. A management opportunity at such a young age, who the...