No Right!

“…. you have no right to be beautiful, to be stunning, to glow, to shine, to radiate” he told me, yet he did not open his mouth. His eyes said it all.

You have no right to be clever, to be outstanding, to be intelligent, to stand out in class, to get good grades, to be in top school, to be with top students, to study the best subjects, they told me, yet they were not within physical hearing distance.

You have no right to be successful, to be rich, to strut your stuff, to live in the rich neighbourhood, to ride in the expensive cars, to shop in the boutiques, to dine in the fine places, “no, you have no right” she said.

You have no right to look after yourself, to be healthy, to be fit, to eat well, drink well, make the right choices for your health, get top health care, put yourself together well. No, not you, you have no right.

You have no right to higher thoughts, better mindset, positive mental attitude, growth focus, development incline, awakening, breakthrough mental enlightenment. It is not for you.

You have no right to better relationships, empowering contacts, supportive structures, uplifting people, affluent friends, important people, no right at all, you do not belong.

You have no right to run a good business, be profitable, grow your business, advance the trade, cut the top deals, broker the deal, have top clients, develop stunning products, no right whatsoever.

You have no right to a top job in a top firm, not that department, not that industry nor that sector, definitely not that place, you can’t do it, it is not for you. Remember, you have no right.

You have no right for your voice to be heard, for your work to be published , for your efforts to be acknowledged, for you to improve, to get better. You have no right to be known, to be recognised for what you do. You have no right to do anything anyway, no right whatsoever to expect anything.

You have no right to dream, to think, to desire, to want, to expect, to long, to yearn, no right to change, to transform, to project, to speculate, no right to plan, have goals. “Dream on” she sniggered.

You have no right to be loved, to be cherished, adored, wanted, to be nurtured, nourished, to be desired, to be elevated, to be applauded, you must settle, for you have no right!

No right to be great, powerful, outstanding, awesome. No right to shine, to be polished, crisp, articulate, eloquent, to be favoured, no right to excel or enjoy the fruits of the land.

You have no right to be happy, to be at peace, to enjoy life, to be satisfied, to be content, to be fulfilled, to be motivated, to be empowered, to be enabled, no right to live the abundant life.

He said, she said, they said, and painfully I believed them, added my voice, my thoughts, my actions to the ‘no right ‘ camp and moved, dealt, operated as one that has no right.

No more! I have right to be all and more and so do you, you have right!