The White Falcon - 01.05.1987, Síða 5

University time
Magna Cum Laude'
Radioman First Class Christoper Lindsey arrived
in Iceland in Feburary 1983 to be stationed at the
Naval Communication Station (NCS).
He had acquired three college semester hours at
his previous command. After investigating the Navy
Campus program and taking a few CLEP tests along
with his military credits Petty Officer Lindsey found
himself half way toward his goal of obtaining a
bachelor degree.
With encouragement from his wife, command,
Navy Campus and the University of Maryland,
Lindsey finished all the requirements for a
bachelor of science degree in management studies
with a minor in psychology. He graduated with
honors 'Magna Cum Laude" from the University of
Maryland in January 1987. ‘This is a goal that Is
achievable if you are interested in improving
yourself," he said. "If you have a goal to obtain
Iceland is a good place to do it... and my wife was
an encouraging influence in this accomplishment."
Lindsey is now working on his master's degree in
management (photo by PH3 Patricia Forokor).
Life without growth is death
by Chaplain (Maj.) Johnny R. Almond
Staff chaplian, Brooks AFB, Tx.
What is life without develop-
ment, without growth?
Growth is the natural law of
life. When things stop growing
they begin to die. This is true of
people, business and nations. Our
joy is in growing. The reward for
development is the release
through ourselves of greater
potentials for development. We
are most content when we are
fulfilling our purpose.
The purpose of life is'
spiritual, mental and physical
growth. We are born to grow.
This is the word that religion,
philosophy, literature and art
ceaselessly speak. We can grow
by keeping in vital communication
with the world within us and
outside us.
"We have only one ambition,"
says Lee lacocca. ‘To be the
best. What else is there?" Why
stay on Earth unless it is to grow,
to become "all that you can be?"
Fife contains far more than
power,
wealth and fame.
Excellence is a far nobler goal
than success. Attainment of
power, wealth and status is never
as satisfying or lasting as
development of character and
Integrity.
You are attaining excellence to
the extent that you grow, and you
grow to the degree that you
become wiser, more useful and a
more secure person, in other
words, we live to learn, and by
this very process we learn to
live.
As a total being, we either
grow toward something or our
very existence Is meaningless.
"He has changed" is a fine
compliment. Berries change from
green to ripe. If It were not so,
they would be useless. All growth
means change.
In Texas years ago, almost all
the oil came from surface
operations. Then some one got
the idea there were greater
sources of supply deeper down.
A well was drilled 5,000 feet
deep. The result? A gusher.
Too many of us operate on the
surface. We never go deep
enough to find supernatural
resources. The result Is that we
never operate at our best.- more
time and investment is involved to
go deep, but a gusher will pay
off.
From infancy the lesson books
of life are opened and the
mentality and intellect proceed in
an ever-expanding circle, pro-
ducing a consciousness which
grasps the profound wisdom of
God.
The purpose of existence is to
develop this consciousness. When
the soul has reached maturity it
has reached full growth, and
should be prepared for
immortality and eternal life. We
change by growth, not by magic.
May 1, 1987
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