Mine is to filter out the rhetoric and propaganda, so that we children of the soil can form opinions based on logic and reason. Not through those summarized and scripted tales presented to us.
There are those who climb because their spirit has been prepared for the heights they reach. They have walked through the fire, carried burdens in silence, and built foundations that existed long before anyone recognised their name. Their elevation is rooted. It is not simply a matter of being seen…it is the result of discipline, … Continue reading Borrowed Elevation
@lankosiwrites There seems to be this hushed crisis unfolding in many parts of Africa. It is not always found in unemployment statistics, government reports, or political debates. At times it sits in empty libraries where laughter and curiosity once echoed. Sometimes it lives in neglected community centres that have forgotten the sound of young voices … Continue reading The Keepers of Memory Pushed to the Margins
My crown was never yours to handle, nor was my seat ever yours to claim. What I have come to understand, with both time and unlearning, is that each of us arrives in this life carrying an assignment that cannot be duplicated, borrowed, or stolen. There is no honour in competing for what was never … Continue reading I Stand Where My Ancestors Placed Me
Any child born from a lineage steeped in royalty carries within them the whispers of tradition that echo through the winds of time. I have felt the warm embrace of those teachings, their essence woven into the fabric of my being, lessons that once seemed elusive but now shimmer with clarity. Spirit flows like an … Continue reading Legacies Woven Into Our Surnames
If it is written in your life story, it won’t lead to planting the seed of self-resentment in you. When we neglect our roots by abandoning our true identity, we take up an identity created by the system which only makes room for more chaos. Your bag was divinely created for you, stop chasing the … Continue reading An Innocent Reminder
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