Ben Carson “The Big Picture” Part 2
In his grade school days, Ben Carson would hardly have been voted â€œmost likely to become a famous surgeon.â€ His classmates had already given him another label: class dummy. Then a light clicked on for Benâ€”and a consuming passion for learning that catapulted him from â€œzeroâ€ test grades to a Yale scholarship, a pioneering role in modern medicine, and an influence that has extended from inner-city schools to corporate boardrooms and Washington corridors of power.What made the difference? Belief in his own potential, a commitment to education and making the most of his opportunities to learn, determination to make the world a better place, and faith in a God who knows no limits. Seeing the Big Picture.
In The Big Picture, Ben Carson reveals the spiritual and philosophical foundations that undergird not just his dramatic career, but his approach to all of life. As in his best-selling Gifted Hands, Dr. Carson shares colorful, behind-the-scenes anecdotes. As in Think Big, he describes his practical principles for success. But The Big Picture is neither an autobiography nor a personal-effectiveness manual. Rather, itâ€™s a multifaceted look at the faith and vision that can see us all through hardship and failure, and stir us to bold exploits on behalf of something greater than ourselves.
Dr. Carson begins by describing how he cultivated a Big-Picture perspective in his own life. Then he discusses ways in which all of us can approach parenting, family, business, and friendships with the Big Picture in mind. Finally, he looks at some pressing social issuesâ€”in particular, racial diversity, health care, and educationâ€”and considers how we ought to view them and what we should do about them in the light of the Big Picture.