I had a conversation with an associate the other day. She is the first in her family to graduate from high school and college. She is a highly driven person. She has a great job and beautiful home. She feels that she is " made" and she feels she is to good for her "low income family" and " average friends" . I dont think she realizes that being the first comes with a lot of responsibility!
"Being the first to do this or that means you have the responsibility to work in the interest of a second, a seventh, a nine hundredth to follow where you pioneered." - Dr. Johnetta Cole
My associate has a plethora of nieces, nephews and cousins who could be that second, seventh and nine hundredth!
When looking forward, one should never forget to look back!
What do you think?
Posted By: Jehan Bunch
Monday, June 19th 2006 at 6:20PM
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