Broken But Not Beaten!




Hi, my name is Joshwin Anrich Sampson. I’m a third and final year Communication Science student who specialises in media studies and journalism.  

Growing up in the slums of a broken community – rife with violence and various other forms of crime, I often nonchalantly and stolidly gazed at my reflection in the mirror as a means of reassuring myself of the potential I was born with which lays dormant until I choose to access it. And as a result thereof, I often sought refuge in the idea that there’s a bright future awaiting me somewhere beyond the borders of a community that has fallen into ruin.Thus the more I began to envisage my dreams, the more evident it became to me that my circumstances are, above all else, a stepping stone to the victory that awaits me in the great unknown.  

My doting parents brought me up in a household that was opulent with values and principles which I was able to inculcate in my life, non-reluctantly. Hence, I’ve always been able to keep up with life’s vicissitudes, no matter how untoward it seemed. However, I was quite visibly shaken and stripped of all reason to continue with life after the unexpected passing of my dad. My dad passed away in 2016 after the poisonous claws of depression snatched him away from us, and drove him to emotional and mental warfare in which he sadly lost the battle.  

My dad taught me so much about life; although, I couldn’t fully comprehend his life lessons at the time. His favorite colour was yellow, and it automatically became my favorite colour too. Why? I don’t know! But mostly because I believe it represents happiness. The happiness which he sought, but never got to experience on earth.  

Therefore, my goal in life is to be happy. Unapologetically happy. And because I believe happiness comes from loving yourself first, I believe self-acceptance is vital in order for us to spread love and happiness to those who are in dire need of it.  

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