Legacy
What would you write your toddler, knowing you are living your life in injury time, as the author of ‘Wat ik je nog zeggen wil’ (in English: ‘What else I want to tell you’) puts it himself? What do you want to pass along to your child? Jasper Rijpma shares his life lessons in a courageous way, inspiring his future daughter and readers like you and me.
The interconnectedness of the Ubuntu philosophy (’I am because we are’), the true belief in universal love, in compassion, hope... it’s all well told and pleasing to read.
If I need to pick just one part that stuck with me it’s where the author tries to wrap it up for his daughter. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been to pick the right words. This is the phrase that resonates most with me:
I wish you the wisdom not to get stuck in your own right, but to always keep questioning it.
It’s that advice I hope to carry out to my kids as well.