Could I have done more, YES, could I have made a larger difference, YES, Was I given a chance to do so......NO!
This might sound to some as an excuse or a cop out; to say that I wasn't given a chance. The fact is that many were not given a chance because our voices or efforts were squashed by unforeseen, unexpected, or sudden events that derailed the effort put forward. does it mean that WE quit, NO! I, for one, am not a quitter in any manner. My persistence precedes me and my tenacity endures me.I will say that one of the big differences in the path that was blocked was selfishness.
Selfishness as described is....SELFISH....
Mariam Webster Dictionary:
Definition of SELFISH
1
: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2
: arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others <a selfish act>
3
: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function <selfish DNA>; also :being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication <selfish genes>
— self·ish·ly adverb
— self·ish·ness noun