Letter from Saclepea : Keep Searching, I Have No Fear

By Musa Hassan Bility

From the red clay roads of Saclepea, I write with a heart both heavy and strong. Heavy because I see the lengths to which the Unity Party will go in their attempt to stop me, but strong because I know who I am, where I come from, and where I am going.

I see them. I see them sniffing around, whispering in corners, circling people I know, acting as though they are on a grand mission. They are probing into my life, digging into my businesses, fabricating stories, and trying to cook up lies to break me down. They search for anything they can use, any excuse to smear me, to slow the Citizens Movement for Change, and to silence a vision that has begun to awaken the hopes of the Liberian people.

They ask how I make my living, how I can spend so much of my own resources on the people. To them, it is impossible unless it is dishonest. But that is because we are not the same. They cannot understand that happiness for me does not come from hoarding wealth in banks or living in luxury while others suffer. My joy comes from giving, from seeing lives uplifted, from sharing what God has blessed me with.

I grew up in Saclepea, surrounded by struggle and hardship. I saw my parents fight for survival, I watched neighbors die from malaria because they could not afford the most basic medical attention. Those memories never left me. They became my compass. They made me into a man who cannot eat well while others go hungry, who cannot enjoy health while children around him are sick. That is why I give. That is why I serve. It is not a choice. It is who I am.

And so I say to them: keep searching. Search through my life, search through my records, search through my past. You will find nothing but the story of a man who has worked hard for over thirty years, and who is proud to share the fruits of that labor with his people. That is my only crime, and that is my only truth.

I have no fear, because my strength does not come from hiding but from standing tall in the light of my vision. I believe in that vision. I believe in the Citizens Movement for Change. I believe in the Liberian people. And I know that no lie, no plot, and no conspiracy will ever be stronger than the will of a people who have decided to take back their future.

So let them keep searching. Let them keep plotting. On October 9, 2029, they will meet the verdict of the Liberian people, and it will not be in their favor.

From Saclepea, with faith in my vision and courage in my heart. Have a pleasant week.