… blessed be the trailblazer, the one that breaks off the rank, that sticks his neck out, that is destined to excel above his contemporaries, for many shall be his troubles and tribulations! ‘What manner of prayer is this?’ I hear you ask? This is the man that no longer fits in anywhere, he has stretched his neck longer than his tribes, so his sitting his now awkward amongst them, yet he does not fully belong to the tribe where his neck aligns, his manners are that of his old tribe, his neck length is that of his new tribe. He is neither here nor there.
We all know the story of the first to acquire wealth in a family of poor people, he can purchase the toys of the wealthy but lacks the class, he has not got the finesse that only generations of wealthy ancestors underpinning can give. The first to leave the village to abode in the city thinks she is a city girl, but technically is still a village girl simply living in the city as the mind of the village does not depart immediately she departs the village.
Who we are and where we come from has a strong bearing on our journey. We have to understand our evolutionary process and be gentle with ourselves. We are not as far away from some of those we despised as we might have wished, the traits of our ancestors are still at work within us, we can physically cut away but we can’t inwardly severe our roots. Our roots are our roots, and the blood that runs in our veins is just what it is. To some extent we are just who we are irrespective of our placement and our efforts. Does this then nullify efforts? Is it unnecessary and gratuitous? Should we all just continue to roam wild and stay with the pack? No! God forbide! We must raise the blood line, we must stretch, extend, elevate but we must bear in mind there is a price to pay for progress.
The price includes social alienation, mental and psychological hardship, confusion, isolation and the likes and in some cases death! Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown and the same definitely goes for he that breaks off from the pack. So we do well if we do not think it strange when we encounter all fiery trials as if something unusual is happening to us, it is all in the mix! The journey of the explorer is plagued with drama!!!!
We all know about the child genius, when atimes the gifting feels more like a curse than a blessing. If we are one of those that break out first, the minority, the outliners, the pioneer, the first to try it out, to taste it, let us be gentle, sympathetic with ourselves as the journey can be very rough and if we know of such ones, please give a supporting hand, we may never understand the need to stick the neck out but maybe we can respect and give the space and appreciation.
Blessed truly are the trailblazers, it’s all in the price!
Beautiful Ivory 