Some voices never go silent.
2Pac has been gone for decades. Bob Marley even longer. Yet their voices still speak.
Not because of nostalgia. Not because of hype. But because their words carried truth. Their voices were rooted in lived experience, pain, love, resistance, faith, and conviction. Time didn’t erase them, it amplified them.
I grew up in the Fiji Islands, where music isn’t just entertainment – it’s culture. It’s memory. It’s teaching. It’s the food of love. In the islands, reggae is woven into everyday life, and Bob Marley’s music was always there. As kids, we didn’t just hear his songs, we absorbed them. The lyrics carried meaning. The rhythm carried messages about freedom, justice, unity, and dignity.
Decades later, his voice is still just as powerful. That’s when you realize something important:
People may leave the planet, but their voice can remain. Writing is how it stays.
The human body is temporary. Titles fade. Status fades. Even money fades. But words when written with honesty outlive the person who wrote them. They travel further than we ever could. They reach people we’ll never meet.
That’s why writing matters.
- Not as content.
- Not as marketing.
But as legacy.
Books have survived hundreds of years. Songs have crossed generations. Ideas written by people long gone still shape how we think, how we lead, and how we live. Voice, when anchored in truth, doesn’t expire.
Most people are afraid to write honestly.
- They soften their words.
- They dilute their truth.
- They chase approval instead of meaning.
But the voices that last — the ones that echo across generations — never did that.
- They spoke clearly.
- They spoke simply.
- They spoke truthfully.
This blog isn’t about perfection. It’s about preservation.
Because one day, all that will remain of us…are the words we chose to leave behind.
Written by: Shiri Prasad – Powered by Faith – Designed by AI.
