Maya Angelou gets right to the point when she says "what you're supposed
to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it,
change the way you think about it. Don't complain."
I was privileged to witness this philosophy in action when I recently
attended the annual prize-giving for the Right to Write project that we
host in the evenings here at WMC. Right to Write provides literacy and
IT skills training for adults and has been running for nearly 25 years
here in Westville. It reminds us that we can complain about the lack of
education opportunities for many South Africans or we can change the
situation as the founders of this project have done. At Right to Write,
volunteer teachers and students alike have not settled for accepting the
status quo - they have taken action to improve themselves, and to change
the way the story ends.
Just a year ago, our sewing project kicked off at WMC with the same
determination - to make a difference and change lives. We salute Ashley
and her team for having the vision and courage to build something from
the ground up and we celebrate the impact this project has already had.
Is there a situation in our community that makes you angry or sad? Could
there be an invitation there for you to do something about it?
to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it,
change the way you think about it. Don't complain."
I was privileged to witness this philosophy in action when I recently
attended the annual prize-giving for the Right to Write project that we
host in the evenings here at WMC. Right to Write provides literacy and
IT skills training for adults and has been running for nearly 25 years
here in Westville. It reminds us that we can complain about the lack of
education opportunities for many South Africans or we can change the
situation as the founders of this project have done. At Right to Write,
volunteer teachers and students alike have not settled for accepting the
status quo - they have taken action to improve themselves, and to change
the way the story ends.
Just a year ago, our sewing project kicked off at WMC with the same
determination - to make a difference and change lives. We salute Ashley
and her team for having the vision and courage to build something from
the ground up and we celebrate the impact this project has already had.
Is there a situation in our community that makes you angry or sad? Could
there be an invitation there for you to do something about it?