BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT THE MAN NAMED BOB MARLEY

Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade.

Over the course of his career Marley became known as a Rastafari icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. He is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity, and was controversial in his outspoken support for the legalization of marijuana, while he also advocated for Pan-Africanism.

Born in Nine Mile, British Jamaica, Marley began his professional musical career in 1963, after forming Bob Marley and the Wailers. The group released its debut studio album The Wailing Wailers in 1965, which contained the single "One Love/People Get Ready"; the song was popular worldwide, and established the group as a rising figure in reggae.

FAMILY

Bob Marley married Alpharita Constantia "Rita" Anderson in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 February 1966. Marley had many children: four with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and several others with different women. Some of the children are;

1. Sharon, born 23 November 1964, daughter of Rita from a previous relationship but then adopted by Marley after his marriage with Rita

2. Cedella born 23 August 1967, to Rita

3. David "Ziggy", born 17 October 1968, to Rita

4. Stephen, born 20 April 1972, to Rita

5. Robert "Robbie", born 16 May 1972, to Pat Williams

6. Rohan, born 19 May 1972, to Janet Hunt

7. Karen, born 1973 to Janet Bowen

8. Stephanie, born 17 August 1974; according to Cedella Booker she was the daughter of Rita and a man called Ital with whom Rita had an affair, nonetheless, she was acknowledged as Bob's daughter

9. Julian, born 4 June 1975, to Lucy Pounder

10. Ky-Mani, born 26 February 1976, to Anita Belnavis

11. Damian, born 21 July 1978, to Cindy Breakspeare

STUDIO ALBUMS

• The Wailing Wailers (1965)

• Soul Rebels (1970)

• Soul Revolution (1971)

• The Best of The Wailers (1971)

• Catch a Fire (1973)

• Burnin' (1973)

• Natty Dread (1974)

• Rastaman Vibration (1976)

• Exodus (1977)

• Kaya (1978)

• Survival (1979)

• Uprising (1980)

• Confrontation (1983)

LIVE ALBUMS

• Live! (1975)

• Babylon by Bus (1978)

ILLNESS AND DEATH

In July 1977, Marley was found to have a type of malignant melanoma under the nail of a toe. Contrary to urban legend, this lesion was not primarily caused by an injury during a football match that year but was instead a symptom of already-existing cancer. Marley turned down his doctors' advice to have his toe amputated (which would have hindered his performing career), citing his religious beliefs, and instead, the nail and nail bed were removed and a skin graft was taken from his thigh to cover the area. Despite his illness, he continued touring and was in the process of scheduling a world tour in 1980. Marley's last concert occurred at the Stanley Theater (now called The Benedum Center For The Performing Arts) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1980. Just two days earlier he had collapsed during a jogging tour in Central Park and was brought to the hospital where he learned that his cancer had spread to his brain.

Shortly afterward, Marley's health deteriorated as his cancer had spread throughout his body. The rest of the tour was canceled and Marley sought treatment at the Bavarian clinic of Josef Issels, where he received an alternative cancer treatment called Issels treatment partly based on avoidance of certain foods, drinks, and other substances. After eight months of effectively failing to treat his advancing cancer Marley boarded a plane for his home in Jamaica.

While Marley was flying home from Germany to Jamaica, his vital functions worsened. After landing in Miami, Florida, he was taken to the hospital for immediate medical attention. Marley died on 11 May 1981 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital), aged 36. The spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain caused his death. His final words to his son Ziggy were "Money can't buy life."

Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica on 21 May 1981, which combined elements of Ethiopian Orthodoxy and Rastafari tradition. He was buried in a chapel near his birthplace with his guitar.

Rest on Bob Marley.

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SECRETS OF THE RICHEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED

Solomon was a master in achievements. He is one of the most famous names in history. 

He was the richest man who ever lived. In 1929, the Illinois society of architects did an extensive and meticulous study of the temple build by Solomon. Though the research was done almost seventy years ago, the experts placed its value at $87 million. When you figure in a 7 percent inflation rate per year, that places the value of the temple alone worth more than $500 billion.

He was not a perfect man, but he was a productive man. He lived an incredibly full life, He was wise. He wrote songs and collected proverbs. He was brilliant articulate and yet, very human. Solomon mastered the principles of achievement. He was a dreamer, He developed a passion for His dream. Solomon knew what He wanted.

"You do not need a lot of keys to enter a bank vault - just the right key. Little keys often unlock huge treasures"

Solomon made wisdom the obsession and goal of his life. Names are so important. They create mental pictures. When you hear someone speak the name of Thomas Edison, you think of inventions, don't you? Certainly. The name Henry Ford reminds you of automobiles. The Wright brothers? Airplanes, when Solomon's name is spoken, people think of wisdom. Why? wisdom was the obsession and goal of his life. 

Solomon cultivated self-confidence that He could achieve His dream. Self confidence creates a climate. Those around Him could sense the invisible currents of purpose within Him. Your thoughts have presence, and the atmosphere you permit determines the product you produce. Solomon possessed the weapon of humility and the name Solomon, even means "Peace"

"The seed of greatness grow best in the soil of peace" 

Solomon acknowledge His personal limitations. Nobody knows everything. Solomon recognized that He needed a power greater than His own, so He went to his creator to seek for wisdom. Acknowledge that there is a power greater than your own and that you need your creator. The first step to truth is to acknowledge any wrong you are aware of in your life, the second step is to acknowledge your need for truth and the third step is ask for and pursue truth continuously.

You can succeed significantly with your life. You can have incredible friendships. You can produce finances beyond your wildest imaginations, but you will never do it alone.

"Life is a collection of relationships, and those relationships compensate for what you do not have"

   

The Story of a humming bird

The story was once told about a forest that caught up with fire, with all the animals running out of the forest to see how there habitat was burning to ashes. But the bird looking at the situation and the other animals looking helpless said to himself. What can i do to savage this situation? suddenly the bird turned and saw an ocean of water and decided to start fetching water from the ocean to quench the fire that has been burning. The other animals said to him, how can you quench this whole fire that is burning. The bird turned a def ear to them and continue to fetch water consistently. The bird did as more as he could to quench the burning fire that caught up with the forest where they lived. The bird was in a better position to fly off to another place but he choose to say.

Moral Lesson

Do what can, when you can, at the level you can with what you have to change your situation. Believe in yourself before someone believes in you.

This is the story of a Humming Bird.