I stand on the shoulders of giants. I recently have been accepted into medical school in Philadelphia PA (PCOM). I am truly grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to the challenge. And while I have worked hard to get to this point, I did not make it on my own. I had an army of family, friends, mentors, teachers all who supported me and helped me. But foremost, I had GOD who made this all possible. Without Him, I am nothing, and through Him I will become a great physician.
I stand on the shoulders of giants. My grandfather, whose name I am honored to have, Luther II, who was the son of a sharecropper in Virginia, whose grand parents were slaves. He did not complete the 5th grade but sowed seeds in his children in the value of hard work and education. I reaped the benefit of those principles from my father, Luther III, who earned his college degree. He became one of the first black air traffic controller. His perseverance during the civil rights era, inspires me today, and reminds me I really should not complain when faced with trials and tribulations.
My maternal grandfather, who from my infancy spoke the word into me, that I will become a physician. I guess he knew better than I did back then. But I digress, he is one of my greatest inspirations. He was a Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, he and his fellow airmen helped lead the way for armed forces desegregating.
I am the hope and the dream of the slaves. I stand on the shoulders of these giants and I am blessed to have a strong foundation and from there I will stand tall. Uplifting those who are coming after me.
Work like everything depends on you, pray like everything depends on God. You will not fail.
