Category The Second Mind

The Voice That Was Never Yours

The Voice That Was Never Yours showing a South African man sitting alone at night as internal thoughts quietly influence his decisions

When It First Spoke: The Voice That Was Never Yours The voice that was never yours… didn’t announce its presence. It’s 17:00. You just got back. Work… side hustle… the usual. You switch on your laptop. The same movie plays…

The House Where Roles Lived

The House Where Roles Lived – a quiet family scene showing hidden roles behind a normal household

Inside The House Where Roles Lived The House Where Roles Lived, looked Like Any Other Day. The Mokwena family had a simple ritual. At exactly 19:30… no matter what the day had been… the house would come together. The father.…

What We Learned to Ignore

What We Learned to Ignore- Portuguese girl in traditional clothing standing in a Klerksdorp suburb street with quiet tension

INTRODUCTION What we learned to ignore is what … brought an end to Rodrigo’s home. And what still gives me goosebumps to this day… is that it never really ended there. Because whatever lived in that house… still lives in…

When Dreams Quietly Die

When Dreams Quietly Die in a Klerksdorp suburb as a young Nguni woman stands still while life moves around her.

INTRODUCTION: When Dreams Quietly Die When Dreams Quietly Die, it doesn’t only affect Nosipho… it affects everyone. Because what feels small in the beginning… is never small. The moment it starts, the butterfly effect is already in motion. And time…

How Your Father Shaped You

Where It Really Starts: How Your Father Shaped You How your father shaped you: A South African boy grows up believing his father is a compass. How your father shaped you is something most men only understand much later in…

How Your Mother Shaped You

how your mother shaped you through a Sotho woman standing in a South African township with a taxi in the background

Where It Really Starts How your mother shaped you didn’t begin when you were old enough to understand life. It started before that. Before you had opinions.Before you had language.Before you even knew what emotions were. There was already an…