SELF-RELIANCE
Self-help is the best help.
—Aesop, from “Hercules and the Wagonerâ€
Surely no truth could be plainer to African-Americans than this. Otherwise, we’d still be waiting for our forty acres and a mule.
How sad to sit back and expect others to fix our problems. That gives them all the power, and leaves us as beggars, palms outstretched.
When we help ourselves, we empower ourselves. We are active, not passive, and our efforts generate the energy to do more. We teach our children, our friends and neighbors that they, too, are in control, able to live full and meaningful lives.
Call to Action: On this day, I will sit down and think of five things I can do to bring me nearer to one of my life’s goals.
