Why Do You Exist?

At one time in United States history, Blacks and other minorities were “proved” to be less than human by using science to justify the mistreatment and equality disparities. Dr. Georgia M. Dunston’s presentation was especially effective and empowering because it showed that genetically each genome, defined as the record book of history and legacy of human kind, is unique to every individual and we all come “fully prepared to give a unique expression to life.” This thought in itself shows that regardless of skin color or any other type of racial distinction between humans, it is our biological make up the deciphers our innate place in the world that we are supposed to inhabit, our purpose of existing. 

Another portion of Dr. Dunston’s lecture that was particularly memorable is the idea of energy. It was said that words, thoughts and actions determine the energy around you while thinking is the biological component. And depending on the energy that we surround ourselves with, everything that we say and what we do is affected. We all have the ability to affect the people around us including ourselves. Dr. Dunston made a very good point when she said that we are constantly speaking to ourselves, 24/7, and that we must in consequence watch what we say to ourselves and others because it can determine our reality. If one wants to succeed and steadily advance they cannot continually tell themselves that they “will fail” and that they can’t do something, they will eventually begin to believe it and will thus inhibit themselves and never be able to reach what they are supposed to do. 


Daisa Gainey
Sociology Major
Class of 2014