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A GIFT FROM VILHO KANYIKI

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Thi s i s a l et te r to yo u. I h ave
w ri t te n i t w i th t h e d re a m to s h are,
to reac h ou t a n d to g re et yo u
my fe l l ow wo r l d c i t ize n s. I am
re j oi ci ng h ave wr i t te n t h i s, fo r I
k now th i s l et te r wi l l f i n d yo u, an d
w hen i t do, Yo u m y fe l l ow gre at
huma n , w i l l c a r r y t h e se v i si o n ary
words to th e n e x t c i t ize n .
I wante d to tr ave l a n d d e l i ve r t h is
l et ter to yo u i n p e r so n , sp e n d t ime
w i t h yo u a nd sh a re m y d re ams
w i t h yo u, b ut c h i l l i n gly t h e win te r
g ot col d e r an d I h ave to t a ke c are
of my b e l ove d e l d e r ly. I k n ow
you a re bus y to o , wo r k i n g h ard
to chan g e ou r g i f te d wo r l d.
Luckly, I have yo u r m a i l an d if
al l t h e p ag e s I h ave se n d are
here, tha n th i s i s h ow t h i s let te r
s u ppo s e to b e l i ke:
I have thi s o n e lu c k m o me n t in
my l i fe th at I d o n ot fo rg et an d I
l ike tel l i ng i t a l l t h e t i m e i t a n n oys
my fr i end s
I was o ne day at t h e b e a c h wit h
my fr i end s , s o m e p l ay i n g fo ot b all,
ot hers vol l ey b a l l, g i r l s t ak in g
photo s w hi l e m e a n d m y clo s e s t
friend seated watching everybody
unde r a cl ou d m e l o dy o f sof t p o p
musi c .
Cra zi ly, these a re t h e p e o p le I
have m et t wo ye a r s ag o a n d to d ay
I have trus te d t h e m to c a rry me
to t he e nd s o f t h e wo r l d.
How am a z ed was I by t h e p owe r
of be i n g toget h e r, t h e p e a ce o f
bei ng am o n g st o u r se l ve s. Th at s
w here l i fe i s f re e, h a p p in e s s
i s ma x i m um a n d l ove i s love. I
k now that is h ow yo u fe el wit h
your fri end s to o , wi t h yo u r f amily,
w i t h you r l ove d o n e s, wi t h yo u r
puppy. R i gh t t h e re, t h at s what we
des er ve to wa ke u p to eve ryd ay.
My fel l ow, ta ke a m i n u te a n d lo o k
arou n d you. Are yo u su r ro u n d e d
by pe ac e, by l ove, by f re ed o m?
or are you s o r ro u n d e d by a du ll
worl d o f re st r i c t s, l i m i t s an d
coll a ps es . I t t a ke s YOU c i tiz e n s ,
to t a ns fo rm t h at wo r l d, to ad d a
s mil e to i t, a st y l i sh f ashio n , a
bloom i ng pl a n t a n d a h a n d f u ll o f
j oy fo r you r n e i gh b o u r.
You the b e st H u m a n o f a l l t ime,
you a re th e o n e t h at h as m y b ack.
Wi t ho u t you, I c a n n ot smile, I
c an n ot dan c e, I c a n n ot s h are
a bot tl e of c o ke a n d l au gh . We
l ive in ou r OW N wo r l d, g i ve n to
us by ou r M o st H i gh Fat h er wit h
comp l ete c o n t ro l i n o u r own
hand s . T he d e c i si o n o f wa n t in g
bet te r, g o od n e ss a n d h a p pin e s s
i s ou r ow n c h o i c e.
O n t he nex t p ag e i s a praye r
that w i l l p rov i d e yo u h o p e,
ack n ow l e dg e m e n t an d
appreci ati o n .
Lord ou r Fat h e r, Ou r d re am is
to f i n d eac h ot h e r, l ove ot h e rs ,
help on e an ot h e r a n d m a ke liv in g
bet te r. We d o n’ t wa n t b e a nx io u s
abou t an y th i n g , h e n c e we are
put t i n g ou r f a i t h i n yo u. To le ad
us , gu i de u s a n d watc h ove r
us . We wa nt to l e a r n h ow to b e
humb l e, c ari n g a n d fo rg i v in g by
abidin g ou rs e l ve s i n to you. U s ,
the ci tiz ens o f wo r l d, we p r ay.
A men.
Now Fe l l ow c i t ize n s, yo u are n ot
j u s t re ad i ng t h i s l et te r, you are
beco m i ng i t . Yo u a re g o in g to
s t ar t be i ng h a p py, h e l p f u l, pu t t in g
God fi rs t a n d wo r k i n g h ard e r.
Reme m be r yo u r d re a m s, i t is t ime
to unl eas h t h e m n ow, f u e l t h e m
and get th at p ro p e r i t y.
Transform yo u r d ays a n d n igh t s
to work fo r yo u r at h e r agan is t
you, by l et t i n g t h e m k n ow an d
feel yo ur a m b i t i o n s. B e 1 0 0 %
al i ve, that m e a n s wa k i n g u p wit h a
s mil e, s et ti ng g o a l s a n d a c hiev in g
them , l i v i ng u p to yo u r p u r po s e s ,
s hari ng w i th ot h e r s a n d work in g
posi t ve to ch a n g e o u r wo r ld.
If we do th i s to g et h e r c i t iz e n s ,
us th e th e b r ave st , f u nn ie s t ,
wealthi es t an d c o o l e st sp e c ie s o f
men, we w i l l l i ve to b e l e ge n d s ,
to be am o ng t h e b e st a n d le ad
the way. Let u s wi n eve r yd ay.
There w i l l b e n o f i n e st h o u r,
sunniest day, coolest day, happiest
ni ght s th an th e o n e we h ave eve ry
day.
We don’ t h ave to wa i t , ot h e rs n e e d
us an d ou r c a l l i n g i s n ow. Bu t b e
c arefu l c i tiz e n s, b ewa re o f w icke d
s piri ts that wa n t to l i m i t u s , wan t
us to u s e ot h e r s, te l l i n g u s t h is
and that i s im p o ssi b l e. Ye s! own
that voi c e in si d e o f yo u th at is
tel l i n g you l i e s a n d say i n g yo u are
not go od e n o u gh .
To us, yo u are t h e c o o l e st , b rave s t
and m o s t down to e a r t h pe rs o n
of al l ti m e, i t wi l l b e a l os s n ot
having yo u wi t h u s. S ay th is to
yours el f eve r yd ay a n d you will
ow n that vo i c e “ I a m a c i t iz e n s o f
this we al th Pl a n et , a m e mb e r o f
the u n i ve rs e a n d n ot h i n g sh o u ld
or wi l l eve r g et i n to m y way o f
bei ng fre e, g re ate r a n d h a ppy.”
Fell ow c i tiz e n , I h ave t a ken t h is
s tep be c au s e yo u i n sp i re d me to ,
I saw the fi re wi t h i n yo u r eye s an d
I k now you we re t h e o n e I h ave
to wri te to . N ow st ay sa fe my
fell ow, enj oy yo u r l i fe, h ave all t h e
f un, trave l th e wo r l d, d a n ce wit h
a s t ra ng er a n d l au gh as l o u d as
you w i s h. Be c au se t h ey wi l l b e n o
bet ter u s th a n o u r se l ve s. Amo n gs t
ours e l ve s , th at i s wh e re l i fe is f re e.
I am th e lu c k i e st c i t ize n to b e
s h ari ng thi s Pl a n et wi t h yo u.
Love al ways
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