On Episode 19, we learn life lessons on purpose and purposefulness from the life of Chadwick Boseman (1976 – 2020). Purpose is the reason for which something is created or for which it exists while purposefulness is that quality of having a definite purpose. It is one thing to know purpose and it is another to make every moment of your life be meaningful and relevant to that purpose.
The reason for the despair and mourning at his passing at such a young age is the same reason for the celebration of his life: his achievements and his accolades but most of all, his impact, especially on the lives of black people all over the world. He used his life to tell stories of black culture from trailblazer biographies to superhero stories in Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall to T’Challa.
Beyond the achievements, the courage to use his “power to give them heroes to look up to; to do it all while in pain – what a use of his years” (The Obamas). How we honor his life and purpose is to be sure “to take your time but don’t waste any time” in being intentional and purposeful about your own life. “You have to cherish things in a different way when you know your clock is ticking…” – Chadwick Boseman. Mind your purpose today and everyday, there is a whole world waiting for that deposit of God in you.
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