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“First impression lasts" they often utter, which verifies the significance of absenteeism. We think presence is the state where people are most appreciated; the truth is, we’re lying to ourselves. Absence is louder than presence. Hence, there’s something called “memories” and “being remembered”.

What makes one to be remembered when they are absent?

Think of 5 people you miss or still remember, despite them no longer being in the picture…
What is it, really, that makes you miss them or not forget about them even when they aren’t present?

Bantu Biko.

I’d be deemed enormously fallacious to dubiously say we all know who The Great Biko was and what made him attain sempiternal prevalence in our subconscious minds. However, I shall delve deeper into this hero’s eulogy that I, the fellow Black Consciousness compadres and other like minds exalt devoutly. Bantu Biko is the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement; hence, he’s often referred to as The Father of Black Consciousness. The most powerful lifestyle that every African should live. His eunoia was unfathomably flabbergasting and which also contributed to his sempiternal prevalence. He was also considered a terrorist for contending the authority by standing tall and firm in attaining an equal and egalitarian society whereby there’ll be no Caucasians, no Indians, no Africans, no Asians; but people. His goal was to witness, nor have his spirit passed on to the next generation to continue the quest for that goal but he got assassinated by the authority. What a paradox! The authority that offers people who kill other people, free tickets to the penitentiary, is the also the one who assassinated Biko and got away scot-free…because it’s the authority.

However, that’s not the case. My point is, Bantu Biko left something for the generations after him. Basically, he’s the creator. He created Black Consciousness. 

Have you ever took a moment to ask yourself why are you here? I’m talking about planet Earth. Have you ever assessed yourself about your devout purpose in life? Looking at your life, currently, do you think if you could die tomorrow, you would have left something that will, if not be sempiternal, last for a long time? 

“I intend not to leave, only my skeleton when I leave this world”, I affirm

Every living human being, in the physical world is mortal. Therefore, since immortality is out of the question for humans, the primary objective is to create something that will achieve immortality. You must leave something that will ensure your existence obtains a hold in the subconscious minds of the ones who will be left on Earth, when you leave. Others call it a “legacy", some call it “inheritance”. What is called, is not of much relevance; however, to achieve sempiternal relevance, is what every human being was created to do. So many people live a long life of dormancy instead of exposing themselves to the world and risk dying young without even a worry nor regrets of not taking action. 

Execution, is halfway to winning the battle. 

That’s how you know whether you are good at something, and also be able to detect areas where you lack, if building a room for improvement deems fit. One thing that most individuals who succeeded in achieving sempiternal relevance on Earth, have in common is the lack of fear of execution. 

Bantu Biko, boldly stood for what he believed in, even if it meant being altered to a cadaver. 

Not many humans would go that far. The funniest part about the modern humans is that they fear people’s opinions and perceptions over being altered into cadavers. Hilarious, indeed!

The secret is simple…Express yourself explicitly and as honest as honest can be.

Above all, leave something when you leave…


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