Do you love wisdom? If Yes, then you are Philosopher.
Have you ever been asked, what is your philosophy in life? More than three times in my life, different people asked me that question and quite frankly, I never liked it and so my answers were always defensive and wrong. Three years back (2017), in an interview for a lecturing post at the University of Limpopo, they asked me. What is your teaching philosophy? As you can imagine, that question threw me off and I did not pass the interview. I remember driving home after that interview and reflecting on which questions I answered well and which ones I did NOT particularly like. When the one about teaching philosophy came to mind, I snapped - WHAT THE HECK IS PHILOSOPHY ANYWAY? My understanding of the word Philosophy was flawed. Recently, I learned that Philosophy is not merely a specialized discipline where you can get a degree but a way of thinking. Often times we complicate things and in my case, rush into answering a question without understanding it or seeking clarity f