THE POWER OF TRANSFORMATION (Concluding Part)
One fateful day in 1951, a boy was born into the poor family of a young illiterate couple in America. Like every other child, he came into the world with promise. However, he fared so poorly in school; he became a laughing stock until a dramatic turnaround transported him to the top of his class. He continued doing brilliantly and in 1973 was admitted into medical school. But he soon began to struggle again. It was so bad he was counselled to drop out or reduce his academic load. Nevertheless, he would experience another change of fortune and later become a global icon in medical science. This is the story of Ben Carson, the world acclaimed neurosurgeon. It is a story of personal transformation - first from laughing stock to brilliant chap; then from struggling student to famed surgeon. What Exactly Is It? Owing to its fundamental definition as, change, it readily comes to mind that transformation is a thing of process. What is not often realized however, i...