Student Success Statement

“I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and i can change that(poverty).It depends upon how much i want to work and i decided that i would change it.”

Dr. Ben Carson

Reflection: This quote from Dr. Ben Carson is amazing because it explains what Ben Carson decided to do in life for himself. He said he was going to get out of poverty and it was his choice to do it. He says that poverty is everyone has choice it is their choice to live in poverty or prosperity. He was born into poverty which is a completely different thing from being born into poverty or choosing to live in poverty. Ben Carson was born in poverty and he decided to get out of it which he very well did. An example of choosing prosperity instead of poverty is to become educated and do not think of school as you have to go to school think about school as you are getting an opportunity to become educated and be successful in life and not live in poverty. Dr. Carson says that to become successful out of poverty like he did is to just become educated and work hard. He also said to do your best and God will do the rest. Which is amazing because when you do do your best and work hard and God will take care of you and get you into prosperity. Another part of this quote is he says he can change whether he lives in poverty or not but it depends on how hard he works. We are able to change the fact if we live in poverty or prosperity but it also depends on how hard we want to work. If your want to slack off and do nothing in school and your life you’re going to live in poverty. However, if you do want to come out of  poverty you need to work really hard to earn it and to accomplish your goal to come out of poverty.Ben Carson hated poverty but he says poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and we can all change that. It depends on how hard we want to work, and we need to decide if we want to change it or not.