By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
October is the month that people of African descent so called “Black” in the west, celebrate their heritage. Approaches to the celebrations are varied, some like to spend the month by organising events that revisit the dark past of colonisation and slavery. However, by and by most are recognising that a positive way of celebrating the month is by highlighting the uniqueness of African people in all aspects of life since they have excelled at everything there is in this world.
People of African descent have been known to be fast learners wherever they are. They may start slower but have always caught up in all avenues they have been introduced to. In fact civilization itself as taught in the education system subject of history, started in Africa. There is an argument that because people in Africa were so much comfortable at their inventions, they did not labor to take it afar away to continents beyond them. It was only other travellers from the west who discovering the inventions, took hold of them and added their own versions. For instance writing, wagons (cars) and organised paved streets are all said to have started in Egypt, Africa before the rest of the world embraced them.
Talking about slavery, I have argued in public presentations that it is a misconception to attach it to Africans or their descendants found in the west. Yes, it is right to say the transatlantic slave trade was the greatest in numbers perhaps more than any other slave trading before it. But the trade itself started long ago, since the time of creation and falling from grace of man and woman. We read about it in the ancient books of the Bible which means it was there not on Africans but other nations also practiced it amongst themselves. It was the discovery of a strong breed of people in the continent of Africa that started a huge mass trade of humans as a commodity not because they were weak but for their strength. There is a strong case that most of the historical books that are out there, need to be rewritten to highlight the witfully resilient people, strong spirited people in Africans.
The quotes this week are a continuation of extractions from the book that when read in full will make you realise that in all there is only one purpose and that somethings that make us worry are so very small to make any mark in our life. I am sure that the selected quotations below from this book, will enlighten you to one or two life lessons. Read and enjoy:
LETTING GO – THE PATHWAY OF SURRENDER by David R. Hawkins. M.D., Ph.D
“In peace, there is no longer any conflict. There is a total absence of negativity and an all-encompassing lovingness that is experienced as serenity, tranquility, timelessness, completion, fulfillment, stillness, and contentment. There is inner quiet and light, a feeling of oneness, unity, and total freedom. The peace is imperturbable. Actions become effortless, spontaneous, harmonious, and loving in their effect. There is a shift of perception of the universe and of our relationship to it. The inner self prevails. The personal self has been transcended, with all of its feelings, beliefs, identities, and concerns. This is the ultimate state sought by all seekers, whether they are religious, humanist, or have no spiritual or philosophical identification at all.”
“As various objects and the effects of thoughts and feelings are tested, it soon becomes obvious that everything in the universe has a vibration and that the vibration has a strengthening or weakening effect of a negative energy food such as artificial sweeteners, it is not necessary to place the food in the mouth. It will have the same weakening effect if placed in the opposite hand or on top of the head.”
“As we let go the negative, we come into our own power. It happens of its own. Happiness was in there all along and now it shines forth after the blocks to it have been surrendered. We are now influencing everyone with whom we come into contact in a favourable way. Love is the most powerful of the emotional energy vibrations. For love, people will go to any lengths and do things that they would never do for any amount of money.”
“The main stress to the majority of us most of the time is not due to external stimuli, but to the pressure of our own suppressed emotions. These suppressed emotions become the primary stressor so that, even in a calm external environment, we are still subject to chronic, internal stress.”
