One Stone, Many Ripples
This is the (you decide what kind) essay I wrote for the AWV scholarship. I wonder how well the "love of God" will go over when it is reviewed? I guess they might as well know who I am...
I scan my surroundings, I lift my eyes to encompass America, and I look beyond. I see a world hurt by war, power, and the selfish designs of men. The world needs people motivated by love, ready to give their lives for the lives of others and show them how to LIVE. I am one small pebble. But as I skip across the lake, the world, empowered by the love of God, ripples will spread farther than I can imagine.
Lasting peace does not come by force, but by mutual understanding and effective communication of love. I want to go to third world countries and teach better husbandry and health care to enable the natives to prosper. We together can discover the best way to raise native species in their climate. I will learn from them and encourage them to retain valuable aspects of their culture and technology.
As a veterinarian in America, I will connect with farmers and teach them better ways of sustainable agriculture. Because of drug resistance, we need more livestock producers willing to manage animals effectively to decrease the need for antibiotics and anthelmintics. I believe that better management will result in happier animals and healthier people.
I look forward to more opportunities to share my knowledge with future farmers (cit. my upcoming presentation to Linn County 4-H’rs — see resumé) and invest generally in the lives of our nation’s youth.
My passion for learning draws me to higher level academia where I would some day love to teach. I will encourage my students to build high goals for themselves as I have for myself and I will work with them to determine a calling appropriate to their lives.
One stone, many ripples.
I have big plans for the future… am I prepared to effect them?
Skips of the past have seen me organizing teams for overnight foal care in the teaching hospital, travelling to Scio to learn from a farmer who uses draft horses (that’s one option for promoting sustainable agriculture), staying late into the night to watch an intestinal anastomosis in a colicking horse. Last April four other students and I toured the Oregon Country Beef (OCB) feedlot in Boardman, OR and learned about their minimal antibiotic-use program. We also heard the OCB rancher’s perspective when we stopped at an OCB ranch to dialogue with him and his wife. I have honed my communication skills teaching 4th-6th grade Sunday school at church and presenting my research at numerous events. I have proven my ability to multitask by attending veterinary school, doing research, and working two jobs. I am actively involved in five campus organizations. And I was [...] my class as of May 2005.
My preparation has been good and I look forward to its continuation. Will you play a role in that process?
One stone, many ripples... Here I go!
I scan my surroundings, I lift my eyes to encompass America, and I look beyond. I see a world hurt by war, power, and the selfish designs of men. The world needs people motivated by love, ready to give their lives for the lives of others and show them how to LIVE. I am one small pebble. But as I skip across the lake, the world, empowered by the love of God, ripples will spread farther than I can imagine.
Lasting peace does not come by force, but by mutual understanding and effective communication of love. I want to go to third world countries and teach better husbandry and health care to enable the natives to prosper. We together can discover the best way to raise native species in their climate. I will learn from them and encourage them to retain valuable aspects of their culture and technology.
As a veterinarian in America, I will connect with farmers and teach them better ways of sustainable agriculture. Because of drug resistance, we need more livestock producers willing to manage animals effectively to decrease the need for antibiotics and anthelmintics. I believe that better management will result in happier animals and healthier people.
I look forward to more opportunities to share my knowledge with future farmers (cit. my upcoming presentation to Linn County 4-H’rs — see resumé) and invest generally in the lives of our nation’s youth.
My passion for learning draws me to higher level academia where I would some day love to teach. I will encourage my students to build high goals for themselves as I have for myself and I will work with them to determine a calling appropriate to their lives.
One stone, many ripples.
I have big plans for the future… am I prepared to effect them?
Skips of the past have seen me organizing teams for overnight foal care in the teaching hospital, travelling to Scio to learn from a farmer who uses draft horses (that’s one option for promoting sustainable agriculture), staying late into the night to watch an intestinal anastomosis in a colicking horse. Last April four other students and I toured the Oregon Country Beef (OCB) feedlot in Boardman, OR and learned about their minimal antibiotic-use program. We also heard the OCB rancher’s perspective when we stopped at an OCB ranch to dialogue with him and his wife. I have honed my communication skills teaching 4th-6th grade Sunday school at church and presenting my research at numerous events. I have proven my ability to multitask by attending veterinary school, doing research, and working two jobs. I am actively involved in five campus organizations. And I was [...] my class as of May 2005.
My preparation has been good and I look forward to its continuation. Will you play a role in that process?
One stone, many ripples... Here I go!
posted by Claire at 15:34
2 Comments:
"Lasting peace does not come by force, but by mutual understanding and effective communication of love."
Must...resist...cynical...comment...
I should have seen that coming... I'll ask you what the comment was the next time I see you. ;)
Peace (absence of war) does come by force, bloodshed, etc.
Peace (harmonious relations based in the heart) doesn't come that way... Harmonious relations of a lesser quality can be improved by mutual understanding. The best sort of peace must be based on a heart change.
Because of that, peace will not be all-pervading until the new earth has arrived. But I suppose our actions can promote its prevalence.
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