OUR DAYS AND OUR SERVICE

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The seed on good soil, (the parable of the sower tells us) stands for those with a noble and a good heart, who hear the word, retain it and by persevering produces a crop.
  we all come from distinguishable, somewhat unknown backgrounds with shady pasts that we aren't so much proud to have come from, struggled to get where we are and struggling to reach even greater heights in the pursuit of making ourselves and the world a better place. Our forefathers were noble, compassionate, and hard working people who laid grounds for where we stand, were the proverbial salt of the earth, and who did not chase fame and fortune but strived to give us an opportunity to be better than we would be, and passed on that strength and cohesiveness to us with faith and hope that we would live better and have a chance to grow and flourish. 
They gave us the courage to open our doors to strangers and invite them in so they can see the light of a better day. That strength is a conviction to help and restore the torn souls, and is the service or call that we can not afford to procrastinate or delegate to others against all odds. That conviction requires commitment to the fight for justifiable causes and rights for each one of us presently and those to come after us.
Often, we believe that public service requires first being elected into a public office which has caused a lot of quagmire across the world. Public service is a responsibility that we each carry on our shoulders every wake of a day. Our lives should validate things that we tell ourselves about what is possible in our countries (not guaranteed, but possible). Not the possibility that our destinies are pre-determined but rather through our works and our dedication and willingness to open hearts to natural call for service to all people and live purposeful lives. 
Our fore fathers and freedom fighters, like Mahatma Gandhi understood the clarity and importance of purpose, and worked with sheer determination to make the world a better place. This should arouse our conviction and responsibility to reserve what they fought for as servants of nature because our time is too short not to stand for the just cause and what is true and best in our spaces. In 50 or 100 or 200 years from now, people will look back at this moment and they will ask the question "WHAT DID YOU DO". We not only have to serve others because we love them but also because we understand the enormity of the task that we can accomplish while joining hands together. It falls on each of us to give the voice to the voiceless, and opportunity to those that do not have it and to nurture and preserve that which was left for us as we fight to put in place what isn't. 
With poise young men and women all around, we can not afford to pack and go home because we are disappointed by the  dis service of a few inapt people who serve only their interests. That should encourage us to strive even much harder to make our space much better than we found it. 
WE DON'T HAVE TOMORROW. TODAY DETERMINES TOMORROW

 LET'S GET TO WORK

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