This week’s lecture by Dr. Thornton made me sit up straight and focus on my life. His connection to Howard made me even more interested in what he was mentioning. He posed many questions one of which was what we were doing to be part of the best and brightest at Howard. I think we all are striving to be the best we can be may it be in our academic studies, social behaviors or athletic performances. We strive for excellence. We work hard , we’re diligent we learn from our mistakes and we better ourselves. Eventually we reach the realm of the brightest and best at Howard. During our pursuit of excellence we have many questions more to answer. What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? Does that mean you have some moral obligations?
questions make us reminisce on the past good things we could have done and all the people we could have helped. Becoming a good citizen of the world is achieved by doing small goods at a high volume. Good may not be just monetary, but like Ernest Everest Just it could be a contribution to society at large in the field of biological sciences or numerous others.
His teaching at Howard and his plethora of publications have fueled the enrichment of minds and have given birth to many new fields of study. He was a visionary and an inspiration to many. Today Howard’s Biology building bears his name in remembrance of a great mind, a great man and a perfection of intellect, a model citizen.
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