Power to change the world.

The bigger picture, a book about climate change written by Venesa Nakate. We are the World, a song by the great Michael Jackson. The human element, a movie by James Balog. Not forgetting Words and songs by Miriam Makeba and Ayub Ogada.

I could mention so many Creatives or champions of Great courses like freedom and conservation. You could also find them everywhere. In articles ,biographies, maybe even the news. For those who made it. But what about you and me. Could we still change the world ?

I think we can. Actually, I think it's our job. We must change the world. We must understand the power of Art and the power of Creation. Unfortunately, You have no idea of the power you posses. If you did, you would take yourself more seriously.

There is something relentless in you that wants to leave a mark. You have felt like this since you were a child. You feel like you have something extra to say. Mostly when you say it, it sparks conversation, laughter and sometimes tears. You have the power to create new atmospheres, new worlds, new feels, even the power to mold a generation. Yet we fail.

Here is why, we are constantly on earthly approval, the high. We forget we hold a task. We forget we have the power to change things. We forget that we must translate the languages of the mirror. We forget that truth is lonely. We forget that we are constantly at war. But we must not forget. Even in the small spheres that we exist in, we must ignite change. In a world that decides whether you are worth a shot or not. You must thrive. You must speak. That which makes you uncomfortable, you must sing, paint or dance about. Forget you ever needed their approval. Vincent Van Gogh died in 1890 only to be recognized and respected for his great artistic work in 1910. Your work is of most importance. Whatever is it you have for us, give it to us.

Its tough, you feel drained. Exhausted by how much depreciation goes to you work. but you don't always have to feel low. When you need some energy. Get high on that unforgettable memory or go back to the old post comment section. Not chasing your previews successes and not making it a habit. Remember when you made someone so interested and probably provoked to a point where they had to say something. You are capable of so much. Now with everything going on in the internet. What would stop you from giving us something. Give us the little that you have and when the little isn't enough, you have done it for too long. So then, you must want to add a little more. You must take us a step further. Art !

So I write, not just dance but sing to inspire. I write to drive that lost herd back to the green grass. In time I must share wisdom. This, is my duty. Like a scientist committed to his course. I must forge a new truth. The light of these young trees will follow. Pages forged with truth and inclusivity. I must speak with words that build. I must teach with sensitivity because words are as sneaky as a cavity.Because you have the power of the gods, so much is expected from you. Therefore, you must learn the balance. You must speak with balance. You!

“Let he who would move the world first move himself.”- socrates

You can change the world. You are destined to change the world. Whatever course you want champion for. They will look up to you. They will consume your truth. Then make a life out of it. The world is dancing to Amapiano as i write. Following the hashtags and joining these movements. Unconsciously and consciously. It's undeniable that we can change the world. So why stop at the idea.

“The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways: the point, however, is to change it.”- karl Marx.

So go, change the world, use your power. Art.

I am kahuni, African for days.