A few days ago , on the 25th May we celebrated Africa Day.
May 25th is celebrated as Africa Day, a day dedicated to commemorating the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union (AU). The significance of this day traces back to the early 1960s, a period marked by the wave of independence movements across the African continent.
For many there may not have been too much to celebrate as Africa remains beset by challenges. However in this blog, I would like to celebrate some of the sporting heroes, who often take our minds and souls away from the daily problems and give us hope and belief in what we could be as a continent!
Here are some of the most notable African athletes across various sports.
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In his book (which I’m currently finishing up) Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Dr Peter Attia point out that the odds are overwhelming that an average middle-class person will die as a result of one of the chronic diseases of aging he calls the Four Horsemen. These are heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, or type 2 diabetes and related metabolic dysfunction. For those who care about these things, the Four Horsemen imagery is taken from Revelation 6 in the New Testament of the Bible. I choose not to go into the Revelation 6 imagery's meaning and symbolism here but maybe suffice to say that it is intended to convey the coming of chaos, hardship and eventually death. How it also relates to Attia's point is that the Horsemen come in response to choices made by individuals and groups of people.
Attia’s view is that one of the Horsemen or a combination of them will eventually kill you and me, before out time. This of course apart from the proverbial bus that could knock you over, another global pandemic or Vogons destroying the earth for an intergalactic highway (this is a nod to the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -which I’m also rereading).
The Horsemen bring sickness, stress and depression before they bring death. Their cumulative effect puts incredible strain on individuals, families, communities and countries.
Turns out however, that the Horsemen are mostly constructs of our lifestyle choices, modern middle class living and personal neglect. We can choose to be taken by the Horsemen or not! And even if they get us eventually, we can choose how long the chase lasts and on who's terms it all ends.
We will all eventually die of something but an unhealthy, painful, unfit pathway need not be the way to go!
Selah
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