When you lose your focus, you have lost everything. You may eventually die in the tunnel of life without seeing the light. You must ignite both inner and outer strength to see you through to the end.
There is a light at the end of every tunnel. Some tunnels just happen to be longer than others, but you must always having strong faith that you will see the light if you do not give up. No matter what you are going through, if you believe in yourself, you will see a new dawn, the beginning of a new life. No matter unpleasant the situation may be, see beyond the present predicament, see the glory behind the predicament.
A lot to learn from Archie Williams. He spent 37years in a maximum security prison, The Louisiana Penitentiary for a crime he did not commit. As he spoke to the press following his release, he reflected on what kept him going for decades behind bars. He said, “I do not know how it can be explained, but all is about faith in God.” When he was asked how he kept going through fear and darkness of his time as a wrongfully incarcerated man in that infamous brutal prison, he added, “My faith has always been with God all my life. I have faith that God will guide me through whatever storm. I just trust.”
While in prison, he formed a band that sang gospel songs. He also formed the habit of watching a talent show, “America’s Got Talent” (AGT) created by Simon Cowell. He told himself while in prison that he would come out one day to feature in that show. After about 24 years of campaign and legal tussle, a new analysis of fingerprints at the crime scene identified a serial rapist who died in 1996 as the man who raped the white lady, thereby proving Archie’s innocence.
After getting out of prison, he decided it was time for him to pursue his dream. After going through a series of selection processes, he appeared in 2020 in the AGT season 15 show. He chose for his first performance Elton John’s 1974 song, “DO NOT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME.” As he told his story and sang, a large number of people in the audience wept. All for 4 judges voted for him to move to the next round. When asked about his choice of that song, he said, “I think that was a spiritual picking there. I did not really pick it. it was something that my instinct told me to do. It’s like God’s Spirit spoke to me and said, ‘This is the song I want.” According to the lyrics of that song, losing everything is like the sun going down on you.
Everyone is bound to face one challenge or the other in life inasmuch we are still breathing the breath of life. No matter how boisterous the storm, no matter how scaring the tempest, never lose your focus. When you lose your focus, you have lost everything. You may eventually die in the tunnel of life without seeing the light. You must ignite both inner and outer strength to see you through to the end. Your strong faith and hope in your dream will take you to the end of the tunnel.