Knowledge Breeds
Freedom
Freedom
The Empowerment I Am Committed To Obtain
If we look through the pathways of History, Freedom
was not given without individual want. Our ancestors obtained their personal freedom
through both individual and combined efforts, alongside others who aspired
toward the same goal. Often personal aspirations are birthed in increments
through a series of life events. It is my personal aspiration to obtain
financial independence and inadvertent individual freedom through an education
with Empire College.
Within my
first week of attendance I had the pleasure of meeting others whom seek after
the same goal. Side by side we sat wide eyed, internally wondering if we really
have it in us to complete the task. The commitment of ten months, twelve, and
for some eight-teen months may seem trivial. But, for the mother who dropped
her lactating baby at childcare for the first time, the father seeking to
obtain security for his family, the single person hoping to move ahead, and the
mid life adult returning to an institution of learning after years of raising
children it can be a rather imposing feat. It was in the first few days of
school here I realized I was not alone. Together
we will face the daily challenges that will assuredly maintain a steady stream
of protest against our personal commitment within ourselves. Together we will make it here one by
one, meeting one another, greeting one another, hoping for each other’s best.
We are not all so different, you and I. We share a common goal. Yes, for a
myriad of reasons, but, together we
ultimately seek a form of Freedom. Side
by side, we will step by step, obtain our goal. An aspiration worth fighting
for, an aspiration worth cheering the woman, man or youth seated next to you
for.
“Maintain that visual,” I say to myself. The
picture in your mind’s eye, that drove you to the counseling office to make
that first appointment. Inquiring about Empire College’s various Vocational
Training Opportunities. Perhaps the one thing or plethora of things that lead
you to pick up that phone and make that first call. And now, you are here
sitting inside a classroom fulfilling a commitment to your loved ones, and most
importantly to yourself. Your individual commitment to Freedom. To a life
outside of debt and wondering. You will now have a career, a pathway to build
on. Your pathway will be a mosaic of colors and pictures seasoned with
experience. And perhaps one day a pathway that others can follow to their individual success.
“Your personal pathway to freedom”
colleenmadison@empirecollege.com
