Let’ not cry but try

Today I woke up to the ugly truth, the reality of what we cry about of late but fear to approach with much more resilience. Strange as it may seem, that we do not wake up to pursue our daily endeavors like we did, that we do not wake up to catch up with friends like the gone days, that we do not pursue religion in the designated places like the norm was, that we cannot exercise our freedoms to walk about like we did. It sure is strange but not harrowing, even when we feel pressed to the wall, it is incumbent upon us to pick ourselves up and find opportunity in the challenge set before us lest we loose ourselves.

It is in such strenuous times that we realize how endowed humanity is. Amidst the difficulties that have made it next to impossible for humanity to physically meet, interact, share love, care and experiences; we are still connected and stronger in our indifferences like never before, we have continued to relate with our God even when we do not have to congregate, we have continued to extend love to our beloved ones even when we do not physically meet. This in itself provides us with reasons to get up and hope.

Many a time we worry about our jobs, our studies, our relationships, our wealth, our travel schedules, our pre-set plans and we in that regard continue to break up with our lives. It’s true that we have always fallen for our bodies and all those that complement them but Ironically forget to build a stronger relationship with our real selves.
The times therefore provide a time so ample for us to reconcile our differences with our lives; introspect our lives and discover weather we live for a purpose for an unexamined life is not worth living.
For starters, it is important to appreciate the fact that to live is to journey. And that life is a journey we pursue at birth. And just like any other, it’s made up of highs and lows. Along the way challenges are set before us however, how we appreciate these dares defines how we push on there after. Those who appreciate them easily pick up and move on but those who don’t, cry about them and suffer regrets there after.

It’s therefore moral for us to always look beyond every challenge only to find an opportunity or pick lessons for ourselves “ when things fall apart, if you cant pick up the pieces then pick the lessons” it is only when we understand such realities that we shall brag to have lived a life.
Such times demand that we learn that beyond our minor differences, we are one people who could succumb to a similar challenge and be brought to our knees despite our might and the reverse is true “we could thrive together”. The times also trigger us to remember that no one knows tomorrow hence challenging us to cease whatever chance there is “procrastination kills ambition”.
The times continue to prove that no one can ever have enough for themselves and that to co-exist is our earthly mandate lest we fall short of our divine aspirations. So as we continue to cry about the challenges before us, let us remember that its time to learn and unlearn a lot about a lot.

Its unfair for us to fold our arms and coil our legs to cry about the situation, we could do better. The situation could a mid wife a generation so endowed, a generation full of ideas, a generation so moral, a generation so loving and a generation whose ultimate mandate is to create a world that provides a leveled ground for each one to pull out their capacities and live up to their full aspirations.
One could therefore renew their spiritual life during this time and mature into a better citizen of the world. This could be time to reconcile differences with those we don’t put up well with. This could be time to read a book and accumulate knowledge but similarly it could be time to write a book and preserve knowledge. It could be time to relate with family; it could be time for us to grow a skill, develop a talent and get out this better people.

In the face of uncertainty, in the face of trials and tribulations, could erupt an understanding that there is joy in focusing on things that bind us together than our differences, in the face of hopelessness and haplessness could erupt a resilience that we are not limited, that we are better than our weakness and no situation however bad should shutter our hope. This downtick could be an avenue for us to nourish our lives and get out of this period in the best versions of who we really are and to that end; a more sane world could emerge.

Folks let us not cry but try to gather our seemingly last ounce and announce ourselves great and strong on life stage.