Dearest Baaba,
It’s been a while! Lately, I
have been thinking a lot about
you. Whenever I am praying, you are one of the things I thank God for! Having a
father such as you were
impacted
me so much
and I do not take it for granted. Even though you are not here...I still feel
your presence. You are such a huge part of my life. One thing I beat myself so
much about is that I have not achieved an ounce of what you were able to
achieve! I have even failed to find time to research ideas as much as you used
to. You just seemed to have way more hours in a day than I do!! For as long as
I have breath though...I am still committed to doing some of the things that I
learnt from you. One of the questions you always asked...'When are you leaving
formal employment?' ...is one I still struggle with...5 years down the road. It is so scary out there! I respect
those who have managed to jump ship and are able not to only sustain themselves
but their employees and all the people that depend on them. I certainly look
forward to jumping ship and adding a new dimension to my life. I do not want to
live a one-track kind of life. I want to explore other things! I want to
create, to employ,
to lead...the list is endless. I know as long as I put one foot in front of the
other, I will get there. I learnt from you that I can and will achieve whatever
I set my mind too. I love the farming side of things. The days I spend in Nwoya
are so refreshing! The air is so fresh and the stress levels though high are
certainly different from the office pressures! Oh, the lessons we've learnt on
the Nwoya journey are priceless. I'd have loved to share every bit of that
journey with you and I am so sure you’d have enjoyed it and been our
greatest cheerleader too.
I know if we don’t give up, keep pushing on and get the breakthrough we have
been yearning for...we will have made you proud. I will have exercised the
resilience and faith that I admired in you.
Love you my Baaba,
Rest in peace
Sue
