When I am feeling discouraged I like to listen to gospel music. One of my favorite songs, which corresponds with my favorite bible verse, is Thou O Lord by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. I first heard this song in eleventh grade when the concert choir that I was apart of sand it for competition. The song's general message is based off Psalms 3:1-8, "Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say on my soul. There is no help for him in God. But thou O Lord art a shield for me; my glory and the lifter of my hear. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me...." This scripture means that despite the people who doubt me and who are against me, the Lord is for me and with him anything is possible. No matter when I call on him, he hears me and answers me.
A book that has motivated me since 5th grade is "Gifted Hands" by Dr. Benjamin Carson, a pediatric Neurosurgeon, credited with being the first neurosurgeon to separate siamese twins conjoined at the head. He was born on September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. His mother only received a third grade education, marrying at 13. His father left his mother to raise him and his brother. She encouraged them to read at least two books a week and write book reports for her. After very humble beginnings he attended Yale and medical school at the University of Michigan. He is now the Director of Neurosurgery at John Hopkins Medical Center and received the Medal of Honor in 2008 by George Bush. His story shows me that despite his upbringing and his surroundings he became very successful.
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