Goldie Harvey
She is young. She is beautiful. She
is talented. She is hard working. She is full of life. She is on top of her
game. She has been there. She has seen it all. Whatever one can use to describe
someone that is hardworking, full of life, can be used to describe Goldie, but
the real deal is that she is dead. The question is what happened? I initially
did not want to post anything about her passing because it is very sad, but I decided
to use the opportunity to do a soul searching of life. If people with such credentials
can die then what is the need to aspire, what is the need for talent, what is
the need for hard work, what is the need money, what is the need for fame which
brings me to the mind burgling question of what is the need for life? If you
say there is need for life because of some obvious reasons, then what is the
secret of life? She is young, 29 years of age. I know we are not immune to
death because people of all ages die. If she has died of old age, then there is
something to hold on to (old age). If she died in an accident, then its
accident, if she died of sickness, then I know it’s the normal or usual brief
illness. But in this case nothing, just like that. I know a lot of people can
kill to be where she has been, award winning artiste, TV personality, worldwide
fame etc. She just got back from one the famous award ceremony in the world-
the Grammy. It was on her arrival that she complained of pain in her head,
which everyone who have had the opportunity to be on air for hours feels, the slight
headache or jetlag and she went into coma and on getting to the hospital she was
pronounced dead. JUST LIKE THAT
If you say it’s her fate, I do not
agree that is true, if you say she in not born again, again I will disagree on
that because a lot of born again believers die at their prime. If you say she does not have a personal
relationship with God, is not of anyone to judge, thank God it’s called
personal and not public relationship. When beauty, hard work, talent, money,
fame can’t give you life, then what is all these things we chase? Why do we
weak up every day to work? To make money? To make a name? To prove a point? Solomon,
the wisest man ever lived before Jesus said all is vanity upon vanity.
As I was pondering over these things,
I remember the conversation between Jesus and the rich young man. The young man
came to Jesus and asked him, Master what will I do to have eternal life and
Jesus asked him if he keeps the laws, the young rich man said yes, that he observes
all the laws of Moses and Jesus told him if that is true, then he should go and
sell all that he has and give to the poor and come and follow him. Is this the
secret of life? What about the young talented Christians, pastors that are very zealous
of the work of God who pass on at their prime? They gave up everything they have and dedicated
their lives to the service of God? Is it that they are not truthful to the obvious
eyes or is there something?
I really want to know! Please be kind
enough to leave a comment.
Don’t be judgmental.