Heritage

Her­itage

What is this her­itage that I am liv­ing and par­tic­i­pat­ing in?
The her­itage of being part of a diverse coun­try with such a rich her­itage.
Some­times it takes one on a roller­coast­er of emo­tions think­ing about where it all stems from and how through the rain­bow nation a child is raised by a vil­lage.
Our Ubun­tu is writ­ten on my heart for the many who bled so that we could be free.
This her­itage defines part of our life strug­gles, but it ignites our laugh­ter as we know who we are and where we come from.
In the uncer­tain­ties of tomor­row, we still sing our song of joy as we stand togeth­er and rise above our dif­fer­ences.
This is us, South Africa, in the fields the wind blows, the sea waves move and the drum­beat of Africa flows in our veins.
It is this flow that brings nations togeth­er and unites us all as one.
Her­itage is our her­itage which we are not ashamed of as it has shaped us and is from the very breast, we have drunk life.
We all walk with pride for the rich­ness of our land is found­ed on our love for who we are as a nation, and noth­ing can destroy love.
There are strug­gles but our land is our hope, and we live in rec­on­cil­i­a­tion and rejoice in being a com­mu­ni­ty.
Through the rise and fall, we still have our her­itage and can­not be erased.
It is embed­ded in us and still, we rise and know that I exist because of you.

This is a lega­cy worth liv­ing for Our Africa, beloved Africa togeth­er we are vic­to­ri­ous, and we sing for a new day has come.
My her­itage, your her­itage, we are one and we serve each oth­er, and we can look past our dif­fer­ences and see that we are unique­ly made to make a dif­fer­ence and be the change in the world that we wish to see.

Awake and be count­ed and let us con­tin­ue to praise and soar.

May we be salut­ed among many for our her­itage nev­er fades.