Mission

Robert D. Patterson, MD, MBA

Continued evolution towards the attainment of the purest level of my spirit, according to the will of God.

As a Christian man my personal credos are:

SERVICE:  To serve humanity – “I do not know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found ways to serve.  Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.”

Albert Schweitzer

LEADERSHIP:  To become a model of manhood and inspire others, particularly African-American youth.  “A leader is not a searcher of consensus, he is a molder of consensus.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

SCHOLARSHIP:  To maximize my intellectual potential

DISCIPLINE:  To exhibit patience, restraint, and self-control when dealing with difficult people and situations.

PERSEVERANCE:  To live by –  I’m tired of sailing my little boat

                                                                     Far inside the harbor bar

                                                                     I want to go out where the big ships float

                                                                     Out on the deep, where the great ones are

                                                                     And should my frail craft prove too slight

                                                                     For waves which sweep those billows o’er

                                                                     I’d rather go down in a stirring fight

                                                                     Than drown to death at the sheltered

                                                                     shore

HUMILITY:  “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourself.”  PHL 2:3

INDUSTRIOUSNESS:  “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”      COL 3:23

DUTY:  ” To those whom much is given, much is expected.”  LUKE 12:48

OBEDIENCE:  “To live a life worthy of the calling you have received.”  EPH 4:1   

FAITH:  “Trust in God with all my heart, and lean not on thine own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy path. PRV 3:5-6 

 

3 responses to “Mission

  1. You have a nice blog. I am happy that Obama has carried the torch from Emmett Till to the White House. I visited Money Mississippi last Thanksgiving and here are some photos. Feel free to use them:

    Bryants Grocery and Meat Market - Money Mississippi
  2. please excuse my previous comment….I just noticed that “So you want to be a Doctor” is a book and not an essay…lol I’ll definitely have to check that out.

    Thank you.

  3. Natalie's avatar Natalie

    I wish you were still writing as I have so much to say to you. I was a very close friend of Keith’s. Please send me your e-mail address… I think you will be glad you did.

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