Most of my life, I have been led to believe average was good. But that all changed with Dr. Atela. He did not just tell me that there was more, he showed me the world through his very own eyes. When I first entered his class, I was 21 years old, raw, and unaware of the great beyond. He made Gulliver’s travel so real, that even I wasn’t scared of the great giants of Brobdingnag and their stature. The giants now represented the great obstacles that with a little belief in myself, I was assured I could conquer.
“But why is this land only known by so few?” I asked. As Marcel Proust put it, “The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”. So many times we complain about opportunities not being readily available for us, when in the real sense, we are the ones not looking well enough for something right in front of us.
The Lilliput’s represented the small things around me that I needed to fight for and defend. They showed me that my community needed me to be a hero.
Dr. Atela restored my eyesight, my hunger for more in this world. He made me crave more for myself than I already had, and for that I will forever be grateful.
I became bold and walked out of my fears. And I realized persistence on pursuing what you adore is what will make it a reality. Being real is important. To let my value, belief and interest be my guideline and not people opinion. To embrace my uniqueness and different.
I realized I am destined for greatness. And with hard work, determination and perseverance, I will finally be a HERO that I wanted to be: the Woman. Some may call it a fairy-tale, as Wonder Woman is the epitome of my ideology: my life’s purpose.
I want to have physical resistance and be able to overlook all the negativity people give you when you have a dream. Being part of the few who will rescue Africa, from decay. Something that most believe impossible. Having the lasso of truth and being ever so just in everything I do, will allow me to influence those around me to follow suit.
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This is a very true observation my dear.. the world, especially Africa needs women who can stand up and look at every opportunity and grab it with aggressiveness that will make our continent a better place.
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