James Harrison nearly died at 14 and was saved by donated blood. Grateful for the benevolence of strangers, he vowed to replicate the gesture and donate as soon as he turned 18, despite his fear of needles.
Ten years later, doctors discovered his blood contained a rare antibody that prevents deadly Rhesus disease in newborns. For the next 60 years, he donated plasma every few weeks, retiring at age 81 after 1,173 donations which saved an estimated 2.4 million babies.
When he passed away in February 2025, the world mourned a hero who gave his life to many others. His life proves that, our greatest trials can become our greatest gifts that will turn our lives around.
In 2024, the Bank of Ghana’s new headquarters at Ridge was a dusty, chaotic construction site. It was 70% done at the time of my visit with manual stairs and raw potential hidden amid the noise. By 2025, when it was completed, it soared as Ghana’s tallest building (100m), clinching the Office Architecture award at the African Property Awards and standing as the nation’s most sustainable EDGE Advanced project. This experience mirrors human journeys: Many are ‘under construction’, unpolished, undervalued, and navigating wilderness phases. Yet greatness lies within, ready to emerge as world-changers. Hence, don not judge people’s now and write them off, instead, extend help and grace when it is in your power to do so. The overlooked today could be the solution to the world’s problems tomorrow.
Your purpose is intricately wired within you, inseparable from your abilities and potentials. Like a small palm seed that holds the power to grow into a towering tree bearing fruit for oil, wine, and thatch, your purpose is innate and inherent. God designed you from birth with unique traits to fulfill purpose. Embrace the truth that, “You are designed for your purpose, and you are just perfect for it.” Your desire to lead, inspire, create, or calculate, are your makeup. Accept yourself as you are, with your peculiar potentials, and never try to be someone else.
Who am I? Why am I here on earth? What am I here for? Why am I different? These are the crucial questions our souls want answers to, yet we often do not even think about them or even ask.
You are not merely created to exist; instead, you were crafted with a divine mandate, a unique assignment that must be fulfilled, and that is PURPOSE. Purpose is what gives meaning to your life, it is the momentum that drives your life, and that is what motivates you to empower others.
Your existence is evidence that your generation needs something that your life contains and that is PURPOSE. Be bold, look for that thing that gives you true fulfilment and satisfaction, and live it because, the world needs it.
In our world today, society has redefined success as what can be seen, measured, and applauded. Hence, we are trained from childhood to chase titles, material wealth, and status, to the neglect of the quiet voice of PURPOSE which is the very reason we were born. Meanwhile, no mansion, no promotion, no applause can fill the void left by an unlived and unfulfilled life. True fulfillment and happiness is not found in meeting the world’s benchmarks, instead, it is found in discovering why you are here on earth and having the courage to live it. Today, I encourage you to pursue purpose over material success because, an accomplished life materially without meaning, is still an empty one.
From the long 30-year wait of Liverpool FC comes a timeless lesson in resilience and faith. This article draws inspiration from the Reds’ triumph to remind us that persistence, focus, and prayer can turn any long wait into glory. No matter how long it takes — never give up on your dreams. YNWA!