Challenged but not Incapacitated

Hey Guys!

I am back after a long time here with this one. It's been on my mind to address this issue, so here I am.

Imagine if Stephen Hawkings was born in the low places of Nigeria. Right from childhood, he would have been given a plate and, all through his life, conditioned to a life of begging without the world realizing what super mind came to it in frail packaging. I wonder how many Stephen Hawkings are out there on the streets of Nigeria and other impoverished nations in Africa and the world, subjected to low living, when they are, in their minds, in fact, portals to many unexplored vistas.

We are able to enjoy the many graces someone like Cobhams Asuquo is able to serve the world with. Graces like receiving and writing incredible, legendary songs; singing; top-notch ingenious music production; teaching all things music; acting, and many more. This is because of the kind of family he was born into and blessed with, and the foundation they laid for him, along with the many angelic supports he has received and still receives.

Do you know how many Cobhams Asuquo's are on the streets of our nations, living poorly because their foundations were faulty, and they were born into a country that sidelines the seemingly mentally or physically challenged as uneventful, unnecessary, and nuisances to society?

One thing I have noticed about most of these folks, especially those physically challenged by blindness, is that they usually go around SINGING to get attention when begging. Is this not striking? That is the same skill that, if honed in a society built for anyone to thrive, no matter what challenging conditions they might have at that moment, would allow them to bring heaven on earth in songs, books, and many other works of beauty that could heal the world and make life a lovely, worthy, fascinating ride from this side of adventuring into eternity—like the likes of Helen Keller, Cobhams Asuquo, and Stevie Wonder have done.

When will we, Africans in particular, start working towards inclusive societies where physical, mental, or any form of challenge is not glaring evidence to judge and relegate someone to the backside of the woods as useless? When will we ensure that anyone, no matter how they come to this world, have the privilege to explore and enjoy a non-judgmental world where they express all they are and can do—even if it's playing from morning till night in genuine happiness and joy?

These are my thoughts and observations, which I believe will resonate with anyone who understands that life is beyond what we see. The world would be beautiful if we set aside judgmental attitudes and tried to see behind the veil. Life is beautiful and should be so for anyone who desires to have it so. Let's encourage and channel our forces to make it so. And yes, we can—even if we do it individually, one person at a time.

Hope you have a great time out there serving, even as you dominate your world as the king (females and males) God has made you. I will write again soon.

Peace, love, and harmony 💙.