Pillar 5: Introduction
John Lewis wrote, “There is joy in searching for the truth, in finding what matters to you, and helping improve the world so that it is a more peaceful place.” He demonstrated how to be a resilient, lifelong agent of positive change in the world, someone who built a movement of love and nonviolence as a model of the world he sought to create. One’s own well-being, hope, and faith supports the ability to persevere in the face of adversity and suffering. Our goal is to provide you with the ability to nourish and nurture yourself, and to create a college community that embodies our values and aspirations.
Breaking it down
Line 1: John Lewis wrote, “There is joy in searching for the truth, in finding what matters to you, and helping improve the world so that it is a more peaceful place.”
John R Lewis believed in the self-fulfillment that engaging with the world in personally meaningful ways in efforts to create positive change for the future.
Line 2: He demonstrated how to be a resilient, lifelong agent of positive change in the world, someone who built a movement of love and nonviolence as a model of the world he sought to create.
Throughout his life, John R Lewis was a model for his perseverance in the name of progress and the methods in which he aimed to better the world.
Line 3: One’s own well-being, hope, and faith supports the ability to persevere in the face of adversity and suffering.
The ability to endure the hardships of being an agent of positive change come from the ability to take care of one-self and in continually fostering one's optimism and trust that the dream for the future will be reached.
Line 4: Our goal is to provide you with the ability to nourish and nurture yourself, and to create a college community that embodies our values and aspirations.
Our college's goal is to promote the knowledge of our students and to provide them the skills and tools to engage in meaningful self-care as well as community care.
Moving Forward
Ahead, you will get a historical look at efforts to sustain by activists.