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 responsible 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 innercity kid who had poor grades. From there he began a marvelous transformation 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, Think Big and The Big Picture. 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 [1] allows us to blame other people [2] lets us blame circumstances [3] permits us to avoid responsibility for our lives [4] encourages us to feel sorry for ourselves, and [5] 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!

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Essay 12, from my ebook, Essays Exposing the Myths of Political Correctness. Download this book free at http://www.BusterSoft.com/JRCM