Part I
I am in a position to open my eyes.
However, it should be known in advance that it has taken me
more than half a century before they became open. The eye I am speaking about is the eye of my
mind. The eye of my mind is about how I
see myself dealing with my Spirituality as a Garífuna. Before I continue, I would like to reach an
agreement with you; in this case I am sharing something personal. It is my
personal journey on my way through this energy we call life.
I am back from Guatemala City, today is December 4th 2012
and it feels nice to be home. I have been calling Labuga, (Livingston) my home
for the past decade. I call Labuga my home because it is a part of my identity
as a Garífuna living in Guatemala.
I am a part of the group of Garífuna representatives from
the different organizations who were in Guatemala City for a seminar regarding
the official reports of the United Nations in relation to the plans of action
regarding Durban. For the most part I
am not a fan of the word “leader”. The word “representative”, in my opinion
fills the void. I would rather use the
term “Garífuna representative” than “Garífuna leader”. In this case each and
every one of us can be a “representative” of the Garífuna Nation.
I have developed a
habit over the years to replay historic events like yesterday over and over in
my mind. It allows me to look profoundly
into the situation form the eyes of my mind.
In one of my recent articles I spoke about the sermon that Father Larry
Nicasio gave in Dangriga, Belize on the 19th November 2012 about the “blind
man” who wanted to see.
I am in a position to open my eyes, what I am about to see;
will be observed with an open mind.
To be continued…
Lubara Húya
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