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ESSAY 12
THE "SOCIETY-IS-TO-BLAME" MYTH
Ben Carson was the victim of a broken home, poor, black,
and raised in the inner city. His mother guided him into re-
sponsible living, and along with the help of some good male
role models that he chose, he has done very well.
His academic journey began as a young inner-city kid who
had poor grades. From there he began a marvelous transforma-
tion that brought him through prestigious Yale University and
the University of Michigan Medical School. [Ben Carson, M.D.,
GIFTED HANDS (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House,
1990), p. 234].
At age forty, Ben Carson, MD, is one of the world's
leading pediatric neurosurgeons. Read his extraordinary
books, GIFTED HANDS and THINK BIG. The key to his success is
revealed in them. And the key for the success of today's
children enmeshed in similar circumstances is there for the
reading! He is an excellent role model for youth today!
Dr. Carson lives what he preaches. He offers this sound
counsel:
Remaining a victim of circumstances is a state of
being that we choose, a choice that
--allows us to blame other people
--lets us blame circumstances
--permits us to avoid responsibility
for our lives
--encourages us to feel sorry for ourselves,
and
--guarantees that we will stay victims.
No one has to be a victim!" (Ben Carson, M.D.,
THINK BIG (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing
House, 1992), p. 248].
Someone will say, "But I have been discriminated
against, and hurt!" Who hasn't? Sometimes, the word "hurt"
is a euphemism for "mad." Ok, you're angry. You can express
that anger in constructive activity and help yourself, or
you can express that anger in destructive activity and hurt
others and yourself.
You can choose to forgive those who hurt you, whether
or not they deserve it. Or, you can let that anger turn to
hatred and bitterness and destroy your inner being. Have
you suffered as much as Jesus? Or, even as much as George
Washington Carver? Carver speaks these words of wisdom:
I will not allow any man
to reduce my soul
to the level of
hatred.
If you want to hold on to bitterness, to enjoy your hatred,
to seek revenge, then go on and be stupid and ruin your life!
I think better things of you. Read and digest Ben
Carson's books!
END