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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
Growing up in the Caribbean, there was always music — a constant, vibrant soundtrack to every aspects of our life. The reggae grooves were more than just rhythms; they were life lessons set to melody. The soca and calypso beats of carnival, always seem to inform us of the satiric nuances of the politics du jour. And then, there was our own creole songs were almost always about love and a nostalgic Caribbean life. These songs, of different musical genres, were my early teachers, instilling in me the spirit of resilience, historical, cultural and political currency, as well as ideals of love. One thing they all seemed to have was a biding theme — one of resilience. They reminded me time and again to do such things as:
“pick myself up/ dust myself off/ and start all over again,”
or the hypnotic songs of the great Burning Spear, who reminded us that:
“social living is the best.”
