Issue #6
May 24th 2003.
"A True"...by D Chief
NKYINKYIM: Akan Symbol (Ghana) of TOUGHNESS, ADAPTABILITY, DEVOTION TO SERVICE, and RESOLUTENESS. From the expression "Obra kwan ye nkyinkyimiie". This symbol emphasizes the need for critical appraisal and reappraisal of one's situation in life. There is much work to be done in the search for what exactly is the truth of life and what indeed is true knowledge? These are the areas we need to spend more time on if we intend to gain anything from our sojourn in foreign lands. When the dice is cast and you are likely forced to relocate, this is the only wealth that can be of use to you in Jamaica. Money, no matter the volume and quantity will be a waste without the knowledge of the truth of existence. Each of us must find answers to the questions of life. What is life? What is the truth of existence? What is the purpose of life? Every individual must tackle these questions in his/her own way. Nobody can help another to give answer to the questions. Each must seek and search, as per the natural endowment of intelligence, for the answers with everything you’ve got – your soul. Your soul is all you’ve got; the pursuit of material wealth that is driving some of us crazy is an illusion. Your soul is the only property worth saving when the dice is finally cast. The alarm bell is still ringing. The Global Economic System is built on a sinking soil; it is a matter of when it shall finally sink. At the moment the system is overheating on all fronts. You need to set in motion secondary plans in case it finally gives way. Your host government, your friends,your family cannot assure your security when the inevitable becomes a reality.
You must remember that in the search for the truth of existence, there is no easy fix. I am of the opinion that it is the desire for an easy fix that has led most people to look onto other miscreant of their kinds as leaders to lead them out of spiritual decay that manifests itself in political, social, and economic calamities. It is the desire for an easy fix that has lured many into the nets of fortune-tellers and into the cults of bogus religious and spiritual organizations. And it is the desire for easy fix that has dictated the strong faith of many in the inalienable power of money as the omnipotent answer to all human problems. The search for the truth of life should be the first step any one desiring true happiness in life must take before the rebirth or the reawakening of the soul can take place. Surely this is a philosophical journey but there is no mystery in philosophy, it is just another word that expresses the practical and imaginative use of the common senses for holistic observations, creative thinking and logical reasoning.
Please put your senses to good use since it is the only activity that will confirm that you are indeed and truly a member of the human race. This important engagement of the use of the senses has strong tendency to promote the development of our spiritual consciousness. And without a spiritual consciousness based on the knowledge of the truth of existence, humanity cannot set its goals and aspirations higher than the pursuit of carnal needs. These kind of needs based on self-interest and motivated by ignorance deceptively cocooned by the spirits of hate, anger, lust, pride, avarice, greed, and gluttony can never lead us to the Promised Land of happiness for all.
This letter is therefore intended to wake up your spirit to the truth of the moment and to sensitise you on the need to recognise the fact that your sojourn in foreign lands is divinely designed to prepare you for the role you are destined to play in this glorious battle. This writer has a responsibility like you to apply the medicines he has rigorously prescribed for other.It is a simple case of heeding the advice that says, ‘Physician heal thy self’. Therefore, this writer also has a lot of work to do with respect to my personal failings and weaknesses and for the search of the truth of existence. On my part I shall not hesitate to share the findings that come my way with you because I am aware that my happiness is intricately interconnected with your happiness.
May the spirit of truth help each of us in our fruitful search for the truth of existence and also help us to understand the true meaning of freedom.
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