Not charity, choice. Not dependence but dignity. What can we say about the noble aims of the Acumen Fund and how they are empowering others to join the battle against poverty? If anything, the Acumen Fund inspires a feeling of hope about the future of our world, instead of of a sort of impenetrable dread that arose while reading Sachs. We see, in Acumen's mission, implementation, and spreading awareness, actual solutions that can work and real people who are working behind these solutions.

As inspiring as these messages were, I could not help but be struck by how radical and unique Seth Godin's approaches were. His assurance that the world had enough doctors and to forgo going to medical school while using your talents elsewhere was really quite an interesting thought. I couldn't help but wonder, if people really did that--- if individuals really forwent a future of stability and job security and high standard of living, to venture into an unknown area with only their brilliance and passion to change the world as support. Such an undertaking, almost reminded me of the missionary field that some of us at Andrews dedicate a year or more of our school year to. In both cases, I feel like it takes an incredible individual to step out into the unknown in an attempt to truly, and I mean truly, change the world. Such an active approach entails so much more then trying to shape the world in the confines of your comfy office in your city of choice amidst your familiar and predictable clientèle. Therefore, I value Seth Godin's radical (and kinda crazy) approach, if only because they illuminate certain ideals I thought were all but lost in society today.