Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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I did inherit a divided world — Yes, a world torn by the bitter violence of one man’s hatred for another, a world crushed by the harsh blows of a thousand tyrants fists, a world shattered by the mournful cry of the oppressed in their struggle to live, and not merely to exist. This I inherited, and in the comfort and warmth of a home filled with the pungent aroma of dinner almost-prepared, filled with the voice of a TV sport scaster relating the events of a baseball game, filled with the complacency of love and security. I thought of this world. thought of nations scarred with the ruins of once-flourishing cities. —and then of my city. I thought of young men whose plans and dreams lie covered with mounds of foreign earth, —and then of myself. I thought of the pathetic sadness of a destitute child’s eyes as he prowls the labyrinthed alleys of his destroyed world in search of someone, someplace, something, —and then of you, who was yet to come. It was then, my son, that I accepted the world—and in so doing, accepted its challenge.

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h was a difficult task to undertake. and I must admit that tried to avoid it by telling myself that I was insignificant, that I could do nothing alone... But I found that I could not shrug the burden, for once I had realized that this was my task too, I could not forget it... A nd I came to realize that to permit myself the luxury of mediocrity, the bliss of irresponsibility was to destroy myself —and merely to pass the burden on to you. This I could not do. A nd so, I set out to determine my role in this war-torn world. I knew that every future knows a past, and thus thought of my past. Little did I realize how greatly my education would determine my actions. With the memory of Springfield still fresh in my mind. I did not know how profound an influence the school would have upon my future ... But time has passed—and now I know... How well I still remember . ..