A week ago, God added a year more to my short but eventful life on this ‘unappreciating’ planet. In fact, I was overjoyed that day. My joy didn’t stem from the Fanta and coke I will take that day, far from that, neither was it because of the undeserving love that was about to be showered on me by friends and family.
After all a great writer once said ‘Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.’ I was therefore further energized and ‘Ayarigated’ by the fact that my living to see that day meant two things to me.
1. I HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2 HOW SPECIAL AM I THAN THOSE WHO DID NOT LIVE TO SEE THAT DAY?
I woke up at dawn on Saturday 10th August 2013, and started counting the number of very close people in my life who had been called to glory during the course of the year. I wish I could avoid thinking through and admitting how I deserve to be where they are if relevance and achievement was the yardstick.
I therefore resolved to activate my third ear and eye, to see if my maker will make things clearer on if possible provide me reasons/answers to my confusion. Amidst my perplexity I chanced upon an article by my brother from another mother Edmond Kombat titled BUILT TO LAST. Scrolling down the lines I quickly resolved that the days when God inspired men to write were here again.
Edmond took me down memory lane on how achievements we chalked last year appeared as mirages and absurdities to very loud but ignorant doubting Thomases at the scheduling stage. These groups of people I think are more dangerous than the devil. I am not by this attempting the least to mean I don’t take criticism/advice or dissenting views.
In fact comrade Elkington once advised me on how to settle a very dicey situation I had to adjudicate on exactly a year ago. My not heeding to his counsel made me create one of the biggest mistakes I would have to unfortunately live with. That move has thought me that the fact that I have been knocked down by a car before doesn’t mean I shouldn’t buy a car one day, however it made me aware that listening to previous users of that brand of vehicle and also test driving the vehicle before signing the payment cheque is a critical cine qua non in ensuring value for money.
Back to the revelation according to Edmond, I was quickly awakened and made aware of the fact that I had work to do. I live my life everyday trying to assist and help somebody who needs a hand. Even though comfortable in many aspects of life, I am not rich; far from that, but I do so because I understand the cough of a hungry person better. I always thank God for giving me the ogle to identify a good person (no matter his tribe, religion, creed or even POLITICAL AFFILIATION) when I see one.
Political affiliation had to be highlighted above because I weep within when I see what we do to ourselves on hourly basis in the name of politics. I fear for my generation anytime I see young people fanatically clinging on to ideologies they obviously know nothing about. To this confused souls I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous – if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men (Green).
Please stop allowing yourself to be used for the destructive chain of illegal ‘political galamsey’ and the wanton display of political impunity. If U fall within this class of stale potentials please and please again, U woke up to see this day because you have ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’.
I feel funny when people think I have no problems. I do, but I have developed a tougher skin that makes me smile at every trial. I just tell myself every morning, ‘U got a job to do’. Individuals with no special genetic make ups, but ordinary just like you and I are distorting destinies and rewriting history on daily basis. We all have 24hrs at our disposal, why should someone use his better than me? Why should I use a second of that period thinking about how someone is making good use of his? Certainly not me! I would rather use the rest of my days to find out what job I have doing (my unfinished business).
I have been built to last; as a result I embrace my challenges with open arms. No man born of a woman can change my course, I will make it. I have to make it that is why I shall make it. According to Robert Greene, ‘The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart’ so before I EXPIRE, I will always ASPIRE to INSPIRE my generation, as for those doom mongers and doubting Thomases I say HOLY GHOST, FIRE!!!
