05/08/2022
The angel of hope.
For some reason I just felt the urge to make this post today.
Yesterday I saw a friend, a good person and within seconds I could feel their hurt, their pain, agony and mental torment.
It was quite unsettling as it makes one feel quite helpless in the moment.
I learnt of another friend earlier today, who is having to deal with a mountainous road of grief ahead.
All around me, every single day I come across people who are in the same predicament. People who feel that they have no purpose, that it may be the end of the road for them.
Truthfully we are all dealing with hurt, pain and anguish on a daily basis, and escalating financial burdens, and pressured daily routines just compound the issue.
I was walking the streets of Johannesburg with a select private group of photographers one afternoon, when we stumbled upon this lady.
It was immediately very evident that she was living on the streets, and when I first laid my eyes on her there was an absolute jarring look of pain and sadness in her face.
A few photographers looked at her and tried to engage with her.
She was not in any frame of mind to engage with anyone.
I stood on the other side of the road observing her, and then it happened.
She started dancing, twirling and spinning with excitement, almost as if all her worry and pain has disappeared.
I was watching her with amazement as she spun around and danced with wild abandon, as if she was not from this world.
To my eyes she transformed in to an angel.
Now a few years later , I often still think of her, of that moment and few minutes where she danced without a care in the world.
I think of how she inspired me to just let go for a few minutes and feel the euphoria of not having a single care in this world.
She was an angel. And I have often gone back looking for her, I have never found her again.
To all going through a hard time, I would like to encourage you to find a song in your heart.
Dance with wild abandon.
Dance like you don’t care.
Dance like nobody is watching you.
Dance till you can smile again.
Dance until you feel happy and you can can feel your troubles and worries fade away, even if it is for only a few seconds.
Let the song and joy in you become a beacon, and may that beacon bring the right people across your path, people that will ultimately help you turn that corner.