On this day, 71 years ago, a miracle child was born in the nation of Jamaica. He was born with a sense of purpose, and, as an adult, Mr. Robert Nesta Marley employs the principle of Love and isolation of human sufferings are the centerpiece of his pleading to humanity. He soon became the goodwill ambassador, representing the oppressed by crafting their complaints skillfully into harmonious ellipses that attained global impact, yielding result that becomes beneficial to humanity.
His Diplomacy-by-Lyrics approach was a winning strategy. As noted in one of his 1973 work (titled “Slave Driver”), Mr. Marley candidly analyzed and challenged the social continuation of pecuniary servitude. Furthermore, where human sufferings are prevalent, his works were instrumental in turning tide of disparity to hopeful assurances that a brighter day is on the horizon.
(And, because my generation bears witness to Mr. Marley’s work, therefore, it is imperative that we translate some of his work candidly to this generation, so they are equipped with undiluted facts.) If Mr. Marley was alive today, he would have become 71 years old; but his work endures, and his legacy lives in perpetuity.
--- Moses Abiola ---
