AFRICAN CHILD:- ARE YOU READY TO RISE AGAIN?

Dear African Child,
This is for you. The offspring of the youth of 1976, the young people who felt that something was wrong, noticed that something was wrong, and rose up to do something. This is for you, African Parent, for you too were once an African Child, nursing dreams and hopes and aspirations. This is for you, African child, who still nurses dreams and hopes and aspirations too, hoping to someday make it work.
Dear African Child, are you aware of the dangers that surround your dreams? Are you woke to the fact that the world is a much, more complicated place now than then? Do you realise that if you do not rise up, own up, and act up, things will become much, much worse, not just for you, but for those coming after you?
Think about it. 47 years ago, young men and women like you felt that enough was enough, and took a stand. Because of the decisions they made then, we are in a different place now. It belongs to you then, African Child of now, to take a stand, to show up where needed, to rise, like they rose that fateful day.
So much needs to be done, African Child. From a personal level – reclaiming your identity, reimagining yourself to be the person of your tines, owning your identity, and getting rid of the shackles that still bind you – shackles of the past, shackles of the present, shackles physical and mental, spiritual, social, and cultural.
But you also need to heal, African Child. You also need to recover from the pain of loss, the pain of abuse and oppression, and the trauma that lies buried deep within you, that silently surrounds you, that threatens your mental freedom and growth.
And so Rise, African Child of today. Rise and battle the scourge of substance abuse that takes the best from you; rise and shake off stereotypes that limit and suppress you; rise to empathy, to be more loving, more sharing and caring, more available for self and for others, always keen to notice, always eager to be of help.
There is so much we can do… But only if you Rise, African Child.
Are you ready?

From I, fellow African Child, Because#MentalHealthMatters❤️🧠