18 May 2012
Today I walked down my road and entered gates leading to a primary School in my area called Tyburn Primary School. Last time I entered the school was as a learner and now I am entering as a Student Teacher. I walked with Nicolan Steffan Govender, my close friend down the road, we kept putting ourselves right, more me (BBM CAN NOT WATCH FACE). My blackberry or shall I say my purple berry, (one eyebrow raised) decided to automatically change its time to an hour earlier fooling me to believe I was on time. I like to take my own sweet time in the mornings. I was now forced to rush leaving my mind working overtime. I kept asking myself if I forgot anything or did I not do any tasks before exiting my physical home.
We met our Teacher Liaisons Officer Mrs G.M.R Pillay. This is a teacher who taught me in school and she told student teachers and every other person who walked in her office of how I together with other learners won R10 000 (a lot of money years ago looking back at the economy) for the school and placed second in the province for an Illovu sugar market day competition in grade 7. Mrs Pillay turned around, pointing to a notice board behind her in the H.O.D’S office saying “Here is Leticia”. I looked to see where Mrs Pillay was pointing at and to my surprise I saw more than one article from different sources of Newspapers pinned onto a notice board.
I said in my non-teacher voice “Mam you still have it?” Mrs Pillay turned around, smiled at me with a proud face, nodded and said, “Yes, we do, how we can forget”. I had successfully completed my grade 7 in 2002 and it is now 2012. A decade has passed but my deed is still remembered. When I went to photo copy information needed for when I go for teaching practice 420 in July, 3rd term I saw my picture with other learners together with Mark Shuttleworth. My dark face lit up for sure. (Exaggeration)
As Mrs Pillay spoke to us she made a very important point. When you are gone from this school, when you teach at a school and one day leave. WHAT LEGACY ARE YOU LEAVING BEHIND?
Mrs Pillay said I left a legacy behind. When I walked pass her office I heard her say “Here is Leticia, Here is she”, pointing at one of the paper articles as she spoke to some people in her office from out of School.
This situation confirmed this post I was meaning to put together for about three months now. After attending two funerals of very prominent elderly people. Alexander John Govender’s (mentioned in my introduction) father Ramsamy Andrew Govender (78) and from Kainos Covenant Community church losing our oldest and founders of Kainos Muniama (Pushpa) Naicker known as Amma to all who know her. These where men and women who actually had letters saying how there funerals should be in details. Listening to tributes given on their character, deeds, these are true Kingdom men and women who are not around but left a legacy behind. Their family have their DNA and they have taken the full responsibility on teaching their families about Jesus. Mr Ramsamy Andrew Govender was a part of a prominent team together with Pastor JF Rowlands and Muniama Naicker’s children and grandchildren where all apart of ministry.
It made me think of my family. My great grandmother the late Christina Margaret Naidoo who gave all her children and grandchildren bibles. It is a pity to think not many caught on but those of us who did realize the importance of knowing, loving and embracing the Trinity appreciate her deed. Christina (Maternal-Grandfathers mother) together with my late grandmother (Maternal) Parvathie (Krishni) Naidoo where a part of a powerful team lead by the late Pastor Tony Pillay also an excellent vernacular singer. These are Local legacies that impacted up coming generations to come that are family and non-family members.
When you pass on what are you leaving behind?
What will people remember you for?
Adolf Hitler is still remembered for his indoctrination and evil ways
Nelson Mandela is still remembered for fighting for our countries freedom and Equality (aware he is alive)
Judas is still remembered for him Betraying Jesus
And Brutus for him backstabbing Caesar
What Legacy are you leaving behind?
Jesus will not be forgotten. Centuries later we remember the greatest sacrifice, our greatest love of all time. Better than the Taj Mahal. (Like Duh)
I want to be a History maker, trend setter, leader, and a legend.
START YOUR LEGACY NOW
