I know we shouldn’t live to please others, but it’s an ingrained urge that’s hard to control. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t look after our own needs. I get what today’s author means about educating ourselves and fulfilling our dreams and destiny – most people work on that every day. But that word "Edify” – it means to instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge, or to uplift one's understanding or character. It can also mean to build up someone's knowledge or understanding in general. That pretty much sums up personal responsibility – and I think it should be a class that young people start to take in middle school, with add-ons through the end of high school. Woven in there should be career coaching with presentations by job experts, to start to give them an overview of the opportunities that exist. This relates to a story I saw in the news: America may not have the workers to fill all the jobs that the politicians are trying to lure back to the US. After two generations of kids being directed towards college, we now have to start highlighting the good jobs that non-college bound kids should consider and the vocational and technical training that exists. Building character is rooted in part in creating opportunities for people to strive for. Improving your knowledge and understanding is the best way to fulfill your dreams and destiny today.
Octavia Spencer (born 1970): American actress and winner of an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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