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I stand on the broad
shoulders of my ancestry to proclaim, that as a nation,
we must recognize,
accept and glorify
the realization that we are all of "one body." Though this axiom has been
articulated in many forms, in many
tongues, and throughout many periods of human existence, we continue to
resist and struggle to embrace this
most basic philosophy. We have been infused with the
notion that
"he who
has the most gold wins." I must insist
that this cliché, as prevalent as it is, has and will continue to retard and
obstruct the extraordinary achievements
that we as a people could ever realize.
There can be no better way to free the minds of all people, and break the
barriers of hatred, than for us to
acknowledge the contributions of all. We have been taught to look for the
worse in our brother. We must
however, embellish the positive characteristics rather than continue to articulate the negative. We must celebrate
the benefits of the many, rather than succumb to the terminating
self-serving attitude that evolves from a selfish
society. "The best in the 'worst' of us.......is far more desirable than the
worse
in the 'best' of us." All
of us, from those relegated to a position of the less
fortunate to those
who we have
been entrusted with our government, all of
us, have the right, and indeed,
moreover are obligated to be a contributor
to, or will certainly become a burden to
society. Certainly, because of our personal preference, each of us has our
own individual and distinct
responsibility, but nonetheless, each has a valued role in humanity.
When my brother struggles, I struggle. When my sister pains, her pain I
also share. If there is one paradigm
that will keep mankind from fulfilling our finest potential, it will be
because we choose to look past the needs of
the less fortunate as if we have no association to their plight, and
moreover, when so much is riding on our
universality. We must replace the negative
stimulus that surrounds us
constantly with the positive contributions
that are equally visible, if we will but look for them. We have been so
conditioned to the negative stimulus that
surrounds us constantly that many feel perfectly satisfied with our dilemma.
We have been led to believe that
"this is just the way things are." Slowly, and ever so methodically, we
have been desensitized. Society would
have you believe that you must not assist those in need. My dear friend,
this attitude is not only destructive to
our physical and emotional spirit, but this attitude is most certainly devastating
to the innermost spirit that each
of us possess; a spirit whose very existence rests with and is amplified
when united with the spirit of others.
You, my friend, represent the very best that is available in all of us. You
must however, seek to find your own
positive place in life; a life that is maximized as we utilize the talents
that each of us are gifted. For certainly,
it is only in helping others that we can be greater than and realize our
greatest potentiality. In truth, we will
only realize our fullest potential when the
sharing of ourselves is the
primary function of our daily endeavors.
At Knowledge-First, we are built upon the philosophy that
"To
educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society"
-Theodore Roosevelt-
Our vision is to
provide an
enriching educational environment that provides for our learners, a
realization that
each of us has value and that each of us has a contribution to make in this
life. What we do in life-echoes in
eternity.
I am because we are. . . We are, therefore, I am
~James H. Allen~
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