Sir, Recognition requested.
Isn't that what we are all searching for in this life? Recognition? Recognition of our accomplishments, recognition of our abilities, recognition of who we are and what we do. Recognition equals acclaim. Recognition nurtures our egos, and fools us into believing we really are all we claim to be.
At USAFA, each class goes through Recognition, to be accepted into the Cadet Wing as upperclassmen. Each four-degree goes through a year of intense training and beat sessions, cumulating in a weekend to test them to the last... and in the end they hear "Recognition Granted". For most of them, they have earned this honor through their blood, their sweat, their tears. For their classmates who had washed out, they hear the resounding "Recognition Denied" bellowed through the dark halls in response to their names.
But back to real life. What do we seek recognition in? I know I seek recognition in all I do, though I deserve none of the praise. All glory and acclaim belong to my Lord and Savior, my Creator Father. Yet why do I ask the world for recognition?
Ma'am, recognition Denied.
Isn't that what we are all searching for in this life? Recognition? Recognition of our accomplishments, recognition of our abilities, recognition of who we are and what we do. Recognition equals acclaim. Recognition nurtures our egos, and fools us into believing we really are all we claim to be.
At USAFA, each class goes through Recognition, to be accepted into the Cadet Wing as upperclassmen. Each four-degree goes through a year of intense training and beat sessions, cumulating in a weekend to test them to the last... and in the end they hear "Recognition Granted". For most of them, they have earned this honor through their blood, their sweat, their tears. For their classmates who had washed out, they hear the resounding "Recognition Denied" bellowed through the dark halls in response to their names.
But back to real life. What do we seek recognition in? I know I seek recognition in all I do, though I deserve none of the praise. All glory and acclaim belong to my Lord and Savior, my Creator Father. Yet why do I ask the world for recognition?
Ma'am, recognition Denied.
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