Today I had the opportunity to watch the movie “Girls Trip” and it got me thinking about life. I watched these girls lives evolve and their friendship tested and refined as life threw all sorts of wheels and spanners at them. What I found fascinating was not the beginning nor ending of their story but that they lived life to the fullest in between. I realized that life is not a rehearsal it gives you “one take” and in a short time you’re thrown out of the cast. I then paused this question to myself, if we have been given this gift called life… yes it is a gift… until scientist can prove otherwise! Then why do we waste it? Why do we waste it hiding behind other people’s shadows, why do we waste it by pretending to be who we are not, why do we waste it living in fear? Why do we waste it living according to someone else’s vision, version or view, because I promise you even they haven’t discovered what life is, they are still figuring it out? There is so much out there and each one of us has their own place and path! I don’t believe that the Creator in His infinite being and creation, created us to live in limitation. Prince Ea once said, the word SIN comes from the Greek word SIN, used in archery, which means to miss your mark. The greatest SIN in life is to miss your mark, to not be who you were created to be. Every Archer decides on his/her own target, they position the bow and arrow in alignment with their target, and strive to hit the target. So it is with life! We all have our own paths, if you haven’t yet discovered yours go out and find it, find the thing that you were created to have dominion and thrive over, find your purpose and gift. But along that journey take time to appreciate those that are walking their path, show them love and kindness and little help when they need it.
I have also discovered that in order to find out what your purpose is you have to first discover who you are but to find out who you are you must open yourself up to infinite possibilities, open yourself up to exploring who you are and eventually becoming who you truly are. These girls (from the Girls Trip) discovered their own paths but with the support and help of each other. I felt that although they had their own personal struggles, their friendship was their safe space that allowed them to be themselves. They also experienced prejudice, judgement and fear in their friendship but because they came from a place of hope, love and trust they conquered. Now I know that not everyone is good at making friends or being part of a wolf pack but, what I know is that prejudice, judgement or fear comes from the outside but hope, love and trust comes from within you. Explore those and soon enough you will truly learn that “greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world”. You can become, you can hit your target. Write your own story, find your way to the true meaning of life.
Your wolf pack can be your family, siblings, community your bestie, your brotherhood and sisterhood, your workmates, girlfriend, boyfriend, your daughter, your son, your husband your wife or maybe your bar attendant at your favourite hangout spot, or just in your private closet. Embrace yours and come out!
Hazel Namponya
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