Bags

This article was inspired by a baggage article written by a dear sister: Luyanda Sibisi This (these) luggage that we carry with us prevent us from being whole and sometimes they even exhaust us. Baggage weighs us down, and wears us out so much that we cannot completely give ourselves to the ones we love. Fear of being hurt again is one of women's favourite bags. It makes us hold back so much when we are supposed to be giving, and makes us incomplete beings thereby creating a mental barrier or even a spiritual wall between us and ultimate happiness and prevents us from reaching Allah Himself. Have you ever noticed that positive thoughts are so weightless? Hope, love and peace are so valuable but light on the heart. They do not weigh you down or wear you out. Unfortunately we have because fairly comfortable with carrying these bags that we hardly see the direct harm on ourselves. Bags come in all sort of sizes and styles. Let’s talk about physical bags and how our packing reflects on our personal & physical lives to spiritual bags. One of the huge items that we carry in our spiritual bags is fear. What type of a packer are you? There are many types of packers out there. There is the just in case packer (more fearful than cautious packer). This type of packer is literally a step away from traveling with her entire house, everything is essential! She is fearful and does not feel comfortable without her huge bag i.e. the house. It is highly possible for her bring her own pots to the trip, and if she is your visitor by the time you get to her room to offer her some tea, she has already taken out her own kettle and cup. Precaution is important only when done in moderation. The good thing about the fearful packer is that her clothes are neatly packed and categorised. Everything is labelled and no matter how trivial, it has a purpose just in case she might needs it. She similarly does not open her heart easily, just in case you hurt her. This type of baggage is very heavy as it comes with a tight lock with numerous codes by the time you open the first lock you find other lock connected to other baggages, what am i saying. sister loosen up a bit, the more baggage you have the more difficult it is for another person to help you unpack, yes I know you have a name for all your stories but you do not need to carry them everywhere you go. Life sometimes offers us many days on the beach, where you just need to bring your water bottle to enjoy, & in your screen a sunscreen as well will be good, just in case you run into pure thirsty joy that will need your help. To be continued…