This week's speaker was Dr. Gbadegesin. I really enjoyed his lecture because it was something that I could learn from and directly relate to my life. He talked about Ancient Egyptians and how they practiced truth, justice, order, balance and harmony, in addition to the principles of Ma'at. He also shared many different Egyptian sayings with us, one of which really stuck with me. It was, "A man of character is a man of wealth". This quote really influenced me, because I feel that I am constantly being told that I need "more". This "more" is a variety of things: money, education, friends, extracurricular activities, etc. "More" consists of so many things, I could go on forever. I find myself getting overwhelmed when trying to get "more", but this quote helped me focus. It is saying that regardless of what you have in your life, if you stand true to your morals and you keep strong character, you will always have enough. So maybe "more" isn't what's important after all. Instead, it is important to understand yourself and always make your morals a priority. Never sacrifice them, because no matter how much of everything else you have, your character will always be the most important.
Erika Meijer
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