entrepreneurship, getting in your gift, knowing who you are, and finding structure in your life. I wrote stories about my life, lined them up biblically, and then translated it in an urban way to show how God was making my blueprint the entire time. It’s mores like I tell a story, line it up, and then give the urban format, and a lesson a the end. It’s really stories of my life, and I’ve made them significant. The entire time, I was mentally locked up, not knowing God was building me to be who I am today.
U.G. Digital Mag: It makes perfect sense. How has legacy living been therapeutic for you? Obviously, we get to a point where we write things, and do things to help people through their own struggles, but long the way, it helps us a little more. Was the the case with legacy living?
Sam Sparks: To be honest with you, my baby sister passed away.
U.G. Digital Mag: Wow, I’m sorry to hear that.
Sam Sparks: No problem man. She earned those wings. It’s a hurt and pain that I can’t physically touch on her, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, I’m not lost. I lost her in a physical aspect. Through that loss, I’ve learned the true legacy of living, She battled a rare kidney disease from ages 4 through 21 called nephrotic syndrome.
She had a passion to become a chef. She would be in the hospital for months at a time, and took many medications to start her day. She would grind like no other. At 6 years old, she lost her kidneys. She was able to receive them again at the age of 16, with gave her back the functioning of her body. I really understand what God was doing, and who she was. For me to be able to be her protector bro, and her big brother, she she was a walking angel. She was pure. She spoke we’ll, and sick or not, she was always smiling. They put her on her death bed more than 32 times, and she popped back up like it was nothing. After she passed, we found a letter she wrote to God. She made a wish box out of a Lipton tea box. She was very crafty and creative. That letter was asking God to take her hand. Knowing she could fight every day of her life, and be able to call on God to say I’m not calling on you to use you, it’s powerful.
U.G. Digital Mag: I appreciate being able to hear that story through you bro. Fir starters, I work in healthcare, so I see it a lot, what she went through. I’ve been able to learn a lot about things like Nephrotic Syndrome, Proteinuria, and so on. Then also I ahem Lupus, so there’s a little more I know that the average person may not. I wouldn’t think it would ever be easy, but what have you learned about life in general by losing someone so profound to you?