Malcolm X

Malcom X’s story is really quite incredible. It is mind boggling to try and understand that a man would sit there and copy down all those words, words that he knew to speak but had no idea how they looked in written form. Then adapt that knowledge into an obsession, an obsession to learn and better his people. I mean it was true dedication to go to the lengths to learn that he did, losing sleep and dodging guards just to read and learn. It is downright impressive. Malcolm said he would never have a free minute, he would always be reading. It makes me think about all the time I waste, loafing about all day, but old habits die hard I suppose.
This just all falls back on dedication to furthering your own knowledge. That trumps it all, you could be a total bonehead, but if you put in the time and hours it will come. If you want it bad enough it will come. Which is how I got through school, it was not all interesting, but I wanted to learn. I knew it would be important and that is what fueled my education. These stories really get your mind churning. It really makes me want to go out and soak up some knowledge, which is exactly what we need to be thinking about for this narrative. It is getting me in the perfect mindset for this paper.