Though it’s hard to understand in the moment, the more we observe life, the more we understand that we meet people at the precise moment we are supposed to. There are no accidents, just lessons waiting to be learned in hindsight. Such was the case last evening when I decided to travel to Makeda Restaurant to attend Henok Akalework’s book signing.
Although I left work early to attend the event that started at 5:00 PM, I did not arrive until nearly 6:30 after being stuck in traffic in ways that reminded me of life before Covid. I thought about leaving assuming that I missed the book signing but something told me to order a tea at the bar and wait around. That is when I ran into Tsapatos Belay who was the person who organized the event and invited me through Facebook. She told me that Henok would speak again so I decided to be patient instead of running off to the next thing.
Shortly thereafter, Henok walked up to the stage and read aloud a section of his book titled “Minding the Mind”. The words he spoke hit me like a lightning bolt; the courage to verbalize his struggles and the lessons he learned through depression, substance abuse and dark thoughts that enveloped his mind was riveting. In a community that is very hesitant to open up and share our struggles, Henok stood tall like Sampson and spoke with the wisdom of Solomon in ways that filled the room with awe...continued...
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