Cus technically, everybody need help. And who gonna do it?

… My fault.

Aite, lemme tell alyuh a story.

I came in kinda hot there.

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.

And that is the tale of how we ended up where we are today. Passing the buck, kicking the can down the road and blaming these crazy kids for all the ills of the world. Its cus of that DAMN PHONE! Not because of your refusal to question authority, not your dedication to separating the mind, the body and the spirit or your lack of awareness. Definitely not you projecting or trying to vicariously live through your spawn. Stop it. Please.

So, back to the initial question, ‘why wayvy?’. wayvy because we need to unite. wayvy because we need each other. wayvy because we are the only ones who can change each other’s circumstances. wayvy because we’ve reached the end of the road and the can cannot be kicked any further. wayvy because the world needs us. wayvy because the world needs you. We need you to be the bestest, maximalistest most egregious and radical version of yourself. Please. wayvy will be the way forward. It is a little hard to see right now, I understand, but we walk by faith and not by sight. wayvy because we are your vocal youth.

The wayvy word (and work) of the week is ‘UMOJA’. As a people, especially as young people, we sometimes seek saving. We expect the world to revolve around us and for people to automatically understand and agree with us. Unfortunately, the world don’t work like that. The things that we take for granted are often the things that are most critical, and often the hardest to maintain. Understanding who you are to be yourself around, and those who you are not. Umoja, the Swahili word for unity, encompasses all these ideas. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, we need love, belonging and respect to function as full humans. However, we are not going to get and do not need to get those things from everyone, granted we get those things from those we need to get them from. The issue arises when we do not get what we need from who we need to get it from. Then we seek it from the wrong places and that very rarely works out well. Umoja speaks to the communal responsibility to ensure that everyone who you are connected to is receiving the things they need to, as opposed to the capitalist extractive idea of ensuring you are receiving what you need from those you are connected to. This is not an overnight shift, and it is largely uncomfortable. People often enjoy being wanted, but not needed. However, to be a whole human, we must be needed. To be a whole human, we must be wayvy.