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FIGHTING FOR THE HOMELAND

Fear is a double edged sword that cuts in many ways. 

Fear completely stops us from what we need to do and who we need to be.

It paralyses us, makes us helpless and ineffective. 

Fear makes us run towards destruction or hide behind it.

 Fear makes us wish for a bright new day

 and hope some of those feared, man-u-factured gods are hearing our prayers.

 Fear destroys.

  On the other hand, fear makes us afraid of the reactions of our inactions.

Fear makes us look death in the face to save others. 

Fear motivates us to stand up for truth and righteousness

 because in all honesty, it is all we have and it is all that we take with us.

 But the fear of losing is so great.

It makes us greedy, selfish and intolerable.

Fear makes us kill for money and power.

  But Fear lets us die alone.

Fear makes us hold too tightly.

Fear makes us let go too easily.

Fear makes us deaf, dumb and blind.

Fear makes us ignorant.

However, most times it just makes us stupid.

Fear of the unknown sometimes overcomes us.

  Fear and love of the Homeland fascinates us

 and draws us back to Afrika,

back to the land and to the Gods of our Ancestors.

600+ years of slavery and downpression, by now,

 should have freed us of all fear.

Nakato Lewis

Uganda, East Africa

January 2007