The Three Doctors

Last night I had the honor of hearing the story of “The Three Doctors”.  Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. Rameck Hunt and Dr. George Jenkins are from a low-income area in Newark, New Jersey. They made a pact with each other to get through high school, college and medical school. After high school, the trio attended and graduated from Seton Hall University; two of them — Hunt and Davis – would go on to medical school and become medial doctors. Jenkins would go on to dental school and become a dentist.

As each doctor explained their side of “the pact” story, they all dropped important points that myself and other students could use throughout life. Their advice may have seemed to be cliche, as it was words many parents reiterate during childhood; however, these cliches carried more importance.

Dr. Sampson Davis started the lecture. from his speech I learned that the most conscious thing to do is beware of who you hang around. Ultimately, the people you hang around can lift you up or bring you down. Also, if the people that you hang around believe in you it will help you to succeed  in anything in life. “A dream without action is simply sleep.” That quote has a deep meaning and it motivated me to put all my goals in action.

Next, Dr. George Jenkins spoke about evolution. Each student will evolve in the process of getting an education. His speech encouraged me not to give up during the tough courses. Dr. Jenkins explained how evolving will teach you how to play your cards. He pointed out that when you know how to play your cards right, you’ll find different ways to succeed.

Lastly, Dr. Rameck Hunt spoke. The moral of his time on stage was to ELIMINATE ALL EXCUSES. Excuses are road blocks, that a person puts in his or her own way to cause a distraction in the road to success. This poem helps eliminates excuses:

“Excuses are tools of the incompetent
which create monuments
of nothingness.
Those who specialize in them
are seldom good in anything…. “

-Author Unknown-

Overall, the three doctors was a unique success story. Hearing a story about three men whom hail from a low-income, high crime rate area and still be successful together sparks hope in myself.