By Akwasi Anokye
HO, GHANA – Amidst the vibrant drumming and laughter echoing across the campus for Mawuli School’s 75th Anniversary, a quiet, powerful moment of reflection unfolded.
Meet a man affectionately known as ‘Kportimelakle’. Soon to be 90, he was a proud member of the 1959 graduating class. He traveled to the celebration, his heart full of anticipation, hoping for a reunion with the youthful faces from his past.
Yet, as he scanned the sea of faces—young alumni and current students—he realized the solemn truth of the decades gone by. “I did not meet any of my classmates,” he shared, the simple words carrying the weight of a lifetime.
‘Kportimelakle’ was, heartbreakingly, the last man standing. Most of his cohort have “gone to be with their Maker,” and those who remain are likely too frail to join the festivities. His solitary presence among the jubilant crowd became a deeply symbolic moment, a poignant, unspoken sermon on the nature of life itself.
It was a stark reminder that the people we laugh with, work beside, and walk with today are not permanent fixtures in our tomorrow. Life is fleeting, and our time together is limited.
A Call to Action: Love Today
The quiet disappointment of this one man casts a powerful challenge to us all:
- Let’s love while we can.
- Let’s forgive easily, support generously, and celebrate one another while we’re still here.
His story teaches us that true legacy isn’t merely in the buildings we construct or the titles we achieve. It is woven into the hearts we touch and the lives we uplift.
Let the memory of ‘Kportimelakle’s’ solitary cheer be a catalyst. Let’s live fully, love deeply, and leave no kind word unsaid. LOVE FOR ALL.
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