Giving back

Earlier this week, I heard about how LSU built a multi-million dollar recreation center on their campus. I also heard how the alumni had put up a majority of the funding for that project. It made me think. It’s amazing to see their alumni give back to their alma mater.
It’s interesting how we talk about how we don’t have this and we don’t’ have that here or in our community. But, yet we won’t take the first step in trying to achieve the resources that we want and need. So why is it that we as a people need to feel that we should be asked? What is also interesting is that we tend to feel as African-Americans that we need to be asked or told what to do. Now, I’m not trying to make a comparison to LSU, but I know that whatever the school needs, I’m pretty sure the LSU community will come together and help to see that project through.
Is it because we as African-Americans want to be recognized for everything that we do? Or do we want to glorify that we have one of this or we have given money to that project?
Now, I’m not an alumnus here at SU yet, but I do know that no matter what, I will continue to donate to my school and to my department for whatever they feel will go to a good cause.
If we are to give back to our African-American communities and neighborhoods, just imagine the good that can come out of it. Better schools, policing, and unity. We shouldn’t feel the need to have to wait until we are asked to do these things. This is all about growing and developing as a person. Also, this is about the future and the trail that we will leave for generations to come.
Not all the time, we should do things because we want a personal award for it or something in return. You should do it because it is something that comes from the inside. Because in the end it will make you feel like a better person.