Featured Articles Wednesday 5/02/20
The title of this article may possible make some people think that I am going to speak against listening to worldly music but that is not the case in this article.
Personally, I hardly listen to circular songs for some personal reasons, but sometimes when I hear colleagues listening and singing some of the songs by some of the circular musicians, some of the utterances and the words they articulate catches my attention for listening to the song again. The title of this article must possibly be the title of a song by one of the hit circular musicians by name, StoneBwoy who happens to be the President of the Bhim Empire.
This particular title “If I die today, I am a hero” caught my attention one day when we were learning one day. I overheard a colleague singing passionately the lyrics of the song, not until he got to the point where the title of this article was craved from. This friend of mine was passionately singing that, “If he dies that day he was a hero”. Then, immediately it occurred to me to pay attention to what he was singing. I saw a message being conveyed from what my friend was singing. He meant if he should die that particular moment and day, he was a hero.
The question that kept coming in mind was, does this friend really understands what he is singing. Does he knows who a hero is?
Many a time, people jam to the beat of some songs without taking a critical listening to the words and lyrics used in the songs. Its shouldn’t be your habit to just be listening to music as your hobby, take a critical look at the lyrics. It is the lyrics that really carries or conveys the message in the music. Be careful with lyrics, they are influences!!!
Who then is a hero??
Lets briefly look at some dictionary meanings;
A real or mythical person of great bravery who carries out extraordinary deeds.
A hero is a role model.
Above is two basic definitions of who a hero is.
To link this to my friend who was singing if he died that day he was a hero meant that, if he died that day, he was
- A role model
- A bravery Person who lives an extraordinarily life.
To call yourself a Hero, you must have lived a life that is wealth emulating, you should be a model to others, your impact should be felt in the society and vicinity you come from.
In Ghana, when names like Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ako Adjei etc are mentioned, their impacts and lives they lived speaks for them. These are real Hero’s. Their lives are a role model to others. The contributions of these people to the development of the country is highly felt and appreciated. They have impacted people and the nation at large.
In Christianity, Jesus Christ is one Hero who’s impact and life has been a model for believers over the world.
So the question to now ask is, when you should die today as the song says, are you really a hero? Hero’s are celebrated. If you should depart today, would you be celebrated. Days are set aside to celebrate and acknowledge Hero’s. Would you be one of them today. Some people are living and are still heroes, because their lives are a model others, and their impact on the family, church, school and the nation at large is celebrated.
Do you want to be remembered for when you are not at where you are currently? Be it school, church, family, society, country etc, then live a life of impact and model that Will cause people to remember you in your presence and absence. Can you call yourself a hero now? Because you are popular doesnt make you a hero if your impact is not seen and felt.
So, the individual decision to take is to live a life that is worth imitating, model, and impacting to become a hero.
Remember, that if you die today without a life of impact you are not a Hero. Hero’s are celebrated.
I pray that your impact will cause you to be celebrated as a hero in your school, position, family, church, community, country and the world at large.
Remember to die as a hero, Jesus died as one, Paul died as one, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah died as one, so die as one.
Thank you….
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