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I recently returned from Cuba and met Daniel, this is not his real name, but it is the name he asked me to use. Daniel was a medical doctor licensed in Genetics. He was married with a 15-year-old daughter and a 19-year-old son. He was also a church leader and that put him under extreme monitoring by the government. He was regularly detained and interrogated. Daniel felt pressured . . . like a prisoner in his own country.

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Your Ticket to Change the World

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

In a recent graduation address, Tom Brokaw challenged the graduates by saying, "You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as a ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of it as an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world."

We each have a ticket to change the world. Some of us have time. Some of us have resources. Some have networks of influence. And others have great passion. We each have a ticket.

The question is . . . what will you ...

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