My Vision

When it comes to thinking about the future of this blog and my own future as a member of Planet Earth and the Kingdom of Heaven, I realize that I am just a small piece of the grandiose puzzle that is Life. The other day while in one my classes at Abilene Christian University, I was having what some would describe as a teen’s life crisis; a desire to be important and popular.

            While thinking about my lack of importance and small part in Life’s Musical, revelation came to me that being in this time and place offers me a challenge. Born into this particular stage of America and culture of the world, with issues that are different than any other time in history, I have a call to action to do what I can to better this world, even if in a miniscule way that no historian will ever tell about, nor any author would ever write about. But I feel a vocation to something more, to be steward of innovation.

            That revelation inspires this blog. In fact, that revelation sets my life in a new direction, a path of a larger vision for my life and legacy; to leave something behind that says I did my part as a member of the universe to make it a better place for freedom and all people to live in. With this challenge to myself and all you who read this blog, we must first understand three crucial elements of taking responsibility of our creation in this specific time and place.

1. You cannot do it alone.
2. You must find your identity.
3. You cannot do it alone.

Community and Identity is core to the individual’s education. We cannot live in a way that exerts our own accomplishments over others unless we plan to be unpopular to the general public. Whoever liked a person that flaunted their winnings? What our world needs right now are meek individuals working together to solve the biggest problems such as world poverty, sex and labor trafficking, and water/food shortages. These issues can only be resolved with group work, team effort, and a positive mindset that community is the answer to sustainable progress.

            On the case of Personal Identity, individuals that do not yet know who they are, what they believe in, and what skills/talents they can contribute, are not yet ready to be in positions of global leadership. In all honesty, our world needs leaders that are rooted in their personal faith, convicted by the love of family and friends. For me this means more time spent in prayer discerning my own way to shape the future. I will continue to be informed about the world and my nation by reading news articles and watching videos. I will advocate for issues that I agree with or want fixed.

            Lastly, I don’t wish to discourage any involvement in Life’s Musical, but share with you that there is a time and place for each of us to sing. If you are ready, then sing, and if you are not yet ready, then keep practicing and finish the show with a standing applause.

Election Week@ACU

It’s that time of year at ACU again.

The time when students, new and old, are learning about the ways to get involved in student leadership organizations on campus.

There is one particular week at the beginning of every school year that receives particular attention. A week that students run from table to table in the Bean. A week of creative and thought-provoking posters and ads on the my.acu page. A week full of stress over lagging responsibilities and public popularity. A week that can only be best described as deadlocked combat amongst friends, but friendly competition.

This week is Election Week 2012 for Students’ Association.

Here is my quick spill Students’ Association:

The Students’ Association at ACU is the name of student government and every student is a part of it. Whether they want to or not, every student is part of SA because of the student-activity fee everyone attending must pay. Then you have a choice in whether or not to be involved. For example, I am running to represent our sophomore class in SA and to be involved with SA. My involvement is described as Congress. During our weekly Wednesday meetings, the Executive officers (Rebecca, Dylan, and Joseph) will call the meeting to order and lay out our agenda. Usually we will have some student organizations come and ask for money and we shall have debates within Congress about how much money to give them. There are other things that SA does besides hand out money to the student organizations and social clubs. We also plan events (like dodge ball or school dance), represent the student body to the faculty and staff (we have had Dr. Schubert, Jeff Arrington, Dr. Thompson, and Byron Martin come in and ask questions about the student body), and even do some really cool likes like changing the ACU dance policy (yeah that was SA).

You may have noticed my own little plug in about running for sophomore class president. I will take some time to tell you the real truth about what that position does.

My freshman year in SA, I was not the class president but my responsibilities and powers were the exact same as the other members of Congress. When it comes to the meetings, every student bears an equal weight in representing the student body (whether they are a dorm rep, academic rep, or class rep).

            So, it is basically a title, but with that title comes recognition. My ultimate role in SA is to one day be an executive officer. These roles are the really important ones. The three EO are the go-to students when faculty or staff has questions or when students want to know about more ways to get involved in the school. By having the experience and repetitive position of class president, my chances of being voted in as an EO are much better than another candidate that represented a dorm or academic building.

            Once election week comes to an end, the officers for Congress are all called via telephone and told the news. For the past eight years, I have anticipated a victory call from my EO’s, yet have still to receive one. Hopefully this is the year. Hopefully I can pull one out for the students who weren’t plugged the moment they walked onto campus. Hopefully I can bring about a change in the university that no other student has ever thought of.

Vote Blair Agan, Sophomore Class President

“Choose Agan, Choose a Team Leader”