Every human being carries within them not just the story of who they are, but the possibility of who they can become. The past may explain you, but it does not have the power to define you, unless you surrender it that power.
The power to become is the quiet gift of every sunrise. It is the reminder that no failure is final, no pain is wasted, and no limitation is permanent. It is the ability to rise from rejection and still choose resilience, to walk out of brokenness and still choose wholeness, to be born in scarcity and still choose abundance.
Becoming is not about speed; it is about direction. Small, consistent steps in the right path carry more weight than dramatic leaps that lack foundation. The power to become is exercised in the daily choice to learn, to grow, to forgive, to discipline the self, and to reach beyond comfort.
At its core, the power to become is hope in action, the belief that what you are today does not confine what you can be tomorrow. You may have been shaped by pain, but you are not condemned to remain in it. You may have stumbled, but you are not disqualified. You may have been underestimated, but you are not incapable.
The world changes when individuals embrace this truth: I am more than my past, greater than my struggles, and capable of becoming everything God has placed within me.
Owai Obo is Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor of Cross River State on New Media and a blogger
