My motivation: I want to make a difference. I love people. I see so much opportunity to do good for those around me. I see many people who need help that cannot help themselves. I want to be a force for good in this world. I want to make a difference.
“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore.”
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― E.M. Forster
I believe I was given so much and I have a duty to do more and be more.
I have agreed to start teaching in August. Although, I am unsure of the paths my life will take in the future, at this moment, I feel I need to be here, now. I have had several people question the things I am doing, suggesting I can be and do more. At first, this really bothered me. I thought to myself, a child/young adult spends more hours a day at school than they do at home. Teachers educate and provide a (hopefully) positive, powerful influence. Teachers open the windows of possibility for young adults to go to college and make something of themselves. Schools contribute to the organization and flow of society. We are educating the future leaders and citizens of our nation. So, you are telling me that you want the individuals who are less qualified and ambitious to do that? I understand that teachers do not get paid a very hefty salary but many of the careers that I know I would enjoy (i.e. starting my own non-profit organization, teaching, mothering, nursing, serving abroad, social work) do not have large salaries. (Don't even get me started on the distribution of pay in America!) However, monetary value is not why I do it. I am drawn to areas because I feel they will be the most rewarding and I am motivated to make a difference. These duties require people to do it for other reasons aside from money and in turn, I feel that they capture some of the best hearts.
I do not know what the Lord has in store for me in my life but I am prepared to give my all and be my all in whatever I do. I want to be a tool in His hand for good. I know I can. I refuse to let anyone tell me otherwise. The Lord's view and the world's view are entirely different. (Look at mothering for example, being a mother is the most sacred calling for a woman and yet the world tells us that "you can do and be more than just a mother")--I choose the Lord's side, His ways will never fail. We need more good in this troubling world.
Talk on "Life's Obligations"
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