Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu w Elder Jay Naidoo

Tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu by Elder Jay Naidoo

I am not an optimist I am a prisoner of conscience. A beholder of the truth. In the blazing furnace Of my faith.

Unblinded by the prejudice it carries. Cleanzing the poisoned chalice Of Untruth and Ignorance. Living without judgment Fighting for human rights. Workers rights. Gay rights. Ecological rights.

My mind drifts. The explosive Eighties. Your Truth swims against the currents of our anger. Your truth pierces the fragile birth of a new activism. Guiding it’s difficult journey With your overflowing compassion.

Strengthening our moral fibre. Confronting our own demons. Our shadow of our dark side. You patiently pastored Our broken bones. Rekindling our Spirit.

I thank you Arch. You were an ally. No more. You were our midwife. Our wise father In the search Of our Humanity.

You taught me humility. And your bubbling laughterEven in our most terrible moments Made our Spirit soar in flight.

Like the morning of the bombing Of COSATU House Your embrace. Your home. Confronting the norm of fearEven when they came for you.

Thank you Arch. For a life fully embraced. For those moments when you held me. Especialy spiritually In my own those times of uncertainty And doubt.

You have been my teacher. My pastor. My spiritual father. And I am grateful to have your Light And the optimism of your Conscience. In my humble Life.

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