Last week the book club that was inaugurated in July had their first

appearance/presentation on Ben Carson’s THE BIG PICTURE. Ben Carson’s stories

are often read all over the world by billions of people because of his sincerity and
ability to dialogue with the readers through his work. In his grade school days,
Ben Carson would hardly have been voted to be ‘the most likely to become a
famous surgeon.’ His class mate had already given him another label: class
dummy. This problem was enough to mar the young man but able illiterate
mother spoke to him and tooled him to his way through success. What made the
difference? Carson was able to discover his flair early in life. The fabulous book of
Carson transposed through the life of our youths today. At the beginning chapter
of the book, Carson’s good friend Sam invited him to South Africa to divide the
Siamese twins after the success of the one done at John Hopkins’s University, but
this time around Ben failed in the operation and both twins died. This incidence
didn’t go down well in the career of Carson but he didn’t give up. Exactly four
years later the same Sam called Carson for another Operation in Zambia but this
time the surgery was successful and both twin babies lived. This scenario drew
me to the lives of so many youths today that shy away from responsibilities after a
little failure, forgetting that challenges are life pillars without which man is
worthless and streamlined. The Big Picture is encompassing, Carson has been
able to express himself to us and now the looming question is how BIG is your
very own picture? A youth without a picture is definitely a youth without a vision.
Life is no sugar but your faith in God and the PICTURE ahead keeps you going
through the bitter challenges of life.

Carson’s THE BIG PICTURE featured something i think we should know and
cultivate in our everyday life. Carson said he is in the habit of praying every
evening, what habit are u? To end today’s topic, it is important that we note
Carson’s philosophy for success in life which of course is THINK BIG. T- TALENT,
identify what you have flair for and develop it accordingly because we live in a
world where your innate ability goes a long way in helping you actualize your
dream. H- Is for HONESTY and i need not say much about this, the truth always set
you free. I is for INSIGHT, be wise and courageous enough to take bold strands in
life always listen to those people who are already where you are trying to be. N-
represents for NICE and we must all learn to be nice to people on our way up
because you may not know those you will meet down the road. K- Is for
knowledge which can make you a more valuable person. B- is for BOOKS and
much of the problem we have as youth is because we do not READ. I here
represent In-depth learning- learning for the sake of knowledge and
understanding as opposed to superficial learning. The last letter G- stands for
GOD without whom we can do absolutely nothing. Maintaining a steady and
efficient relationship with God is an essential prerequisite for making it in LIFE.