Welcome, Explorer,
To building to bodies — I am growing to appreciate the opportunity to reflect on life’s survival adventure, with local concern for what happens in the future. This looks blissful since I was neither the curator of time and space, but rather a participant in the offerings of time and space. I am glad that you are sharing this beautiful moment with me, to see all I have dreamed of, and to whisper into my ears how you cherish every moment you spent here. This includes: observation, restitution, under-standing, and even disavowing.
I give, take, share, and receive all the spotlights in the same spectrum. Life may be torturing us, perhaps, and no one is innocent of the torture due to the irresistible claims of finding ourselves in an environment we did not negotiate for. Furthermore, everyone is responsible for something. The air we breathe is unlimited; it supplies us with the energy needed to withstand all the impending dooms, impasses, and rough edges. It informs us that not all loss is a loss. There are ‘successful losses,’ the type that serve as strengthening herbs and tools for new openings, while the subjectivities that don’t know about our weakness show us victory, not defeat. This is what it means to be a person living a life without identifiable variables.
Mother Earth is lenient to the human species, and sometimes treats us as if it were our last hope for the commonalities. The ecosystem shivers to the schema of human speculation.
Finally, this journey intertwines with the mutual dependence on each other anchored on the African philosophy of Ibuanyidanda (spirit of complementarity; communalism in traditional Igbo philosophy). To what brought you here, I am wholly optimistic that you will find the njikọ (relationship) between substances (isi, meaning the head – beginning) and accidents (ọdụ, meaning the tail – end) you are searching for, here. Dear Explorer, may you find happiness for the reasons you are here. Explore this little GREEN space of mine housed through consciousness and aesthetic apollos of thoughts. Make this space a place by attaching ‘meaning’ to your stay. Welcome to my world of wonderment. Have a glorious experience.
Words by Compassion Chidozie Sam Ogbanu