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Who am I?
By Nachi Aguboshim
(Nachi,
like most African Children born in the diaspora
is trying to redefine himself.
He writes with passion and an open mind. Nachi
is an intern at the youth desk of African Echo
media group.) |
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WHO am I? On first glance this would appear to be an easy question for someone to answer. I'm assuming that if presented with this question many would answer by stating their name and there is nothing wrong with that as your name does identify who you are, to an extent. For example as an "Afrokhan" if my name was Jeffery Clarkson a name such as this could identify two things, one that someone within my family tree married into a family with that name or secondly that my great ancestor's slave master's name was Clarkson and as a result of their enslavement I now pass on that same name to future black generations, these names were only introduced to Afrokhans when we were introduced to this western world that we now call home, think about it. Now let me return your attention to the topic of discussion, who am I? Now personally I have asked myself that question on many occasions, as there were times where I felt lost as harmful thoughts clouded my mind as to what my purpose was in life. This saw me follow many false ideals to hopefully become enlightened as to what that purpose was.
The problem with this was that I felt no connection with these ideals due to the fact that I didn't understand who I was. So it seemed pointless to indulge myself both mentally and physically into these ideals without the knowledge of who I am. It was at this stage that I realised in order for me to progress I would have to look back and see who I am as an Afrokhan descendent, and hope that from that knowledge and experience of my people I could realise two things. One being the understanding of my culture, i.e. from our spirituality to our love for each other as a community. And two being the first step to help guide me in a life that has true meaning to whom I am as an Afrokhan and that is a journey that I am still taking now.
As I stated in my article 'Time' the word Afrokhan is broken down into two meanings, Afro meaning: wollied haired and Khan meaning: civilisers and rulers. By definition that is what Afrokhans are, even in this current way of life that we now reside. The problem is we fail to realise our potential as our attention has been cleverly taken away from us, and then directed onto false ideals, money, fashion, entertainment etc, very similar to the same way that a bad teacher would teach you elements that would stunt your growth. This therefore takes away from your search for knowledge in regard to finding out who you are, as you are being controlled however you just fail to see it.
We were a peaceful people who were in touch with both our spirituality and our brothers and sisters. Though that connection in ways is present today and when I say that I mean that only a few people within our community think of the greater good, that being to better the black race and not just themselves.
However due to the effect of society and the way our mind is now set, due to mental slavery we have lost the understanding of our brotherhood and sisterhood and with that the conflict that we as black people have within ourselves, due to our oppression is becoming our greatest downfall.
The negative thoughts that consume our minds, stop us from unlocking our true power as we haven't taken the time to understand the problems that we are faced with, we spend too much of our time fighting them and this in itself doesn't reflect who we are.
Understanding of our spirit is key, in today's society spirit is translated to being a lost soul in much ways similar to a ghost, within Afrokhan teachings it is seen as being our energy that part of you that lets you know what feels right or wrong. But we cannot see this as we won't allow ourselves to because we our blinded by ignorance, we're too afraid to do the research about who we are as black people. And there lies the problem.
Let me leave you within something to think about: We have been bestowed with such power that the thunder from the hammer of Thor is merely a twinkle in our eyes, those who try to control and infect the spirits of my brothers and sisters are living proof of the genetic defect that resides within humanity. Remember my people our numbers aren't small our way of thinking is.
Those these words may seem harsh don't be taken away from what is truly important, we are destined for greatness it's written in our DNA!
Know yourself before you can know your purpose.
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