My thoughts on Cornell West's Views in an interview

Shelton Brown’s Thoughts on Cornell West’s Views


In an interview with Tavis Smiley, acclaimed orator, Cornell West, pontificates on the fact that successful people and people that desire to become successful only want the success of material things. A poor Black boy from the ghetto may only want the success of having a mansion, foreign cars, or a surplus amount of money. People that desire success forget the importance of the struggle it takes to become successful and giving back to your community or to become who are less fortunate than you are.
West goes on to later say that greatness is when a successful person gives back. They begin philanthropy and learn the importance and value of their success. They begin to look past all of their riches and use them to benefit others who struggle to get where they are. And they also understand the struggle behind becoming successful and can relate to what other people are going through.
Furthermore, he believes that people who have greatness are not mediocre. They don’t settle for anything less than their best. People, who become successful through things that are not necessarily the best way, settle for mediocrity. An African-American boy or girl in a bad neighborhood are intelligent and have a strong possibility of becoming a successful doctor or lawyer, a profession that involves giving back. But instead, listens to what others say and let them influence the decision of becoming something less than their best like an athlete or an actress. I feel that you can miss the opportunity to affect someone’s life if you listen to what others might say about your decisions. If I am on the verge of dying and need emergency surgery, I would more appreciate the doctor than Eli Manning winning the Super Bowl because he didn’t have an effect on my life.
Hence, these are my thoughts and feelings on what the great Cornell West’s views were on successful people and people who have greatness.