Johannesburg- The universe is always in a constant quest to balance and be in harmony with itself.
It always intervenes in areas of imbalance and disharmony. In many instances, it operates through souls and spirits that, at times, it embeds in human bodies.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was one of the chosen souls and spirits that the universe deployed in South Africa to correct the imbalance that apartheid evil forces had brought to this beautiful land.
It was not a coincidence that Tutu was born in 1931 in South Africa. This was the period when there were lots of political activities between the white Afrikaners, and whites of English descent who mainly sought to marginalize natives from the mainstream South African economy.
They sought to determine how the natives could be exploited to serve the white establishment.
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This led to the formalization of apartheid in 1948 with the election victory of the National Party. The universe had planted Tutu in South Africa 17 years earlier and prepared him to fulfill his life purpose, which was to counter evil apartheid.
Most people that Tutu met as he evolved through his youth were to become an integral part of his life purpose. These included Nelson Mandela, Robert Sobukwe and Trevor Huddleston. This is how the universe operates once it gives one a life mission – it does not leave one in the lurch.
It provides pointers and people who will assist in heightening the awareness and consciousness of the given purpose. Tutu did not miss the opportunity to learn from others.
Throughout his life, he understood that his existence as a being was intrinsically linked to other people. He did not suffer the limitations of the “I am” as a complete manifestation of his being. He correctly saw himself as part of an integrated network that constitute humanity.
He understood that it is important all these networks that constitute humanity be in balance and harmony. Instead of enjoying priestly comforts and connections in London, he chose a life of struggle among the disenfranchised black people in South Africa.
However, he did not limit his quest for justice to South Africa only, but wherever it reared its ugly head. This included condemning Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.
Tutu was more of a spiritualist than a religious dogmatic person. Rather than blind faith, he was a man of conscientious faith. His faith and conception of God was informed by the quest for a greater good for humanity.
He did not follow the mundane Christian dogma that preaches the endurance of suffering on earth in exchange of a better life in heaven.
His faith was consciously informed by the material conditions of people on earth, and the belief that as God’s children, God did not make them to suffer.
Though Tutu operated from the Anglican Church, he was actually larger than it. It afforded him a base and he rose above the limitations of the church.
While operating from a Christian base, he was convinced that “God was not a Christian”.
His reasoning being that all people and their religions are a creation of God, and that God existed even before the emergence of Christianity.
Tutu was able to rise above the limitations of his own religion, and possibly that of his own church, and align himself with God as a spiritual super being, and a positive force for a universal greater good.
In this regard, he was able to entrench within himself the values of Ubuntu, and also make it the hallmark of his teachings and the endless quest for universal justice.
Tutu’s soul is one that cannot be wished to “rest in peace” because it carries a spirit that constantly seeks universal justice. Mother earth needs Tutu’s spirit. His body that for at least 90 years has hosted his soul and spirit, has returned to mother earth, but the spirit of Tutu remains alive, and is a powerful necessity for humanity.
Tutu’s spirit is now operating at another dimension for the same life purpose as when it operated among us on mother earth. South Africans and other people who appreciate universal justice should continue to invoke the spirit of Tutu.
It remains a concrete manifestation of what can be achieved when people dedicate themselves to a just cause.
Tutu was not a saint, but he subjected and surrendered himself to a life purpose that the universe has deployed him to do. He accepted the calling, lived his calling, and did so with aplomb.
His legacy should prompt many to reflect on whether they are living their life’s purpose.
Tutu made his contribution to building a better South Africa and the world. Perhaps we should question our own role in building a better society. In doing so, we must invoke the spirit of Tutu to guide us.
- Tembe is executive director at Kunjalo CDR. Follow him on Twitter @KunjaloCDR
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