Even if one has made the wrong turn in life and has suffered the consequences, it is never too late to become empowered in order to empower others.
Imagine someone imprisoned for murder being a mentor to a young person who is now a doctor.
Some lessons learnt from this reported experience include:
There are always children or adolescents who are suffering from family neglect or abuse and need empowerment.
There is need for more restorative justice in our correctional services. Here, persons in prison who show promise can be allowed special privileges to empower others as part of their rehabilitation.
For those who have made errors. It is vital to help them study and understand the law. Thus they can better keep within the law when they go back in Also they will know how to use the law to protect themselves and others from stigma and a removal of their human rights. Mr. Muir was an advocate for inmates learning to read and getting to know the law.
Let us never write off persons that have committed a crime and subject them to a destructive path or punishment. Remember it is NEVER too late . So let us advocate for prison reform and enabling ex-convicts to empower others.
Below is the link to view the article.
- E. Anthony Allen
- Jul 17, 2017
The research of Milgram and related articles on social behaviour in the link below are instructive. Are we living in an autonomous or agentic state? Are we in the blind service of systems around us or do we advocate that systems work for the well-being of ourselves and others?
Each of us is here to make a positive difference and to protect humanity. If most of us insist that those to whom we delegate leadership are our servants rather than masters, then empowerment of all persons is better assured. There can be no “1984”, or Holocaust or Rwanda of the past.
There should be no Trumpism, or Lower and Middle income country, “big man” corruption and fascism in places such as in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia etc.
What is happening in your country? What is our current stance? How will we change?
- E. Anthony Allen
- Jan 27, 2017
Out of suffering comes resilience. If he can do it then many of us can too. But remember, it takes a village to raise a child. Never give up!
See article on how this Jamaican raised in poverty has made it to the top.