Wheatleys mahatma

They deeply care for them and bring about large changes.We are blessed to have such leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Dalai Lama, Mother.
'On Being Brought from Africa to America' is a poem by Phillis Wheatley (c.
The article tells the inspiring story of Phillis Wheatley, a young Black woman who was enslaved but became a renowned poet in the 18th.

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Why Did Phillis Wheatley Disappear

The Inspiring Story of Phillis Wheatley: A Beacon of Liberty

In the twilight of 1775, a poem of praise for the burgeoning revolution found its way to the newly appointed General George Washington. The poem, invoking the goddess of the nascent nation to champion the general’s righteous cause, was penned by an unlikely author – a young Black woman named Phillis Wheatley, who had spent over a decade in slavery.

Phillis Wheatley: From Slavery to Literary Fame

Phillis Wheatley arrived in the colonies on a slave ship in 1761. She was purchased by Susanna and John Wheatley in Boston to serve in their household. However, in an unexpected turn of events, they taught her to read and write. Over the next decade, Wheatley immersed herself in poetry and religious texts, eventually beginning to create her own verses.

Her work was published in a local newspaper, and in 1771, her elegy for the renowned reverend George Whitefield captured the public’s imagination. The poem’s repetitive rhythms, dramatic religious references, and soari

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Who Do We Choose To Be?

The powerful always defend the status quo because it is the source of their power and privilege. Any change that benefits others would destroy their position. And their position is all they care about defending.

As a lifelong activist focused on changing leadership in large systems, as one still inside those large systems as a consultant, advisor, and friend, I realized years ago that large-scale change was not possible. Leaders were grasping for control, overreacting to crises rather than thinking systemically, treating people as ‘units’ rather than as humans. Yet I also met and worked with extraordinary leaders who were creating islands of sanity where good work still got done and where people enjoyed healthy relationships in the midst of chaotic conditions, fierce opposition, heartbreaking defeats, lack of support, isolation, loneliness, and slander. I have been with them in circumstances that caused most other leaders to give up and walk away, yet still they kept going. [...]

Several years ago, in the face of irreversible global problem

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WHEATAKE 46: THE AXE HEAD. BY CHARLES H. WHEATLEY

The following is commentary from Dr. Charles Wheatley.

I have been listening to a fair amount of discourse about the symptoms which characterize the current situation in our homeland, but not sufficient discourse on the root causes of the situation. The status of our people should be measured against the goals of the Territory. The outcomes are symptoms of the inner workings of the homeland. Let us take a brief look at Mahatma Gandhi’s seven dangers of human virtues published in October 1925:

1. Wealth without work;

2. Pleasure without conscience;

3. Knowledge without character;

4. Business without ethics;

5. Science without humanity;

6. Religion without Sacrifice;

7. Politics without principle.

The word “virtue” is a translation of the Greek word “arete’ “which is also translated as “excellence.” Different objects natural and artificial have their particular arete’. There is arete’ (excellence) of a horse, and there is arete’ “excellenc