Dr. Ben Carson's Acrostic Analysis

Within the book, Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Carson uses an acrostic to effectively communicate key reasons as to why he believes he is successful, as well as give encouragement to others to strive and succeed. While this acrostic may not aspire to the highest level of literature that a well placed metaphor or eloquent syntax might, the functionality and worthwhileness the acrostic provides transverses the realms of literature and becomes applicable in commonplace life. To firmly apply this acrostic into one’s life, there is fulfillment, encouragement, and knowledge all contained within this acrostic. Within talent and time, one must acknowledge the gifts God has given. Furthermore, one must be punctual with those gifts as well as punctual with oneself. It does …show more content…
Despite the fact that these two seem opposites, one must have honesty in hope. There comes a point when one can hope for something that might not honestly happen. There needs to be a balance, which can be found in Jesus. Insight comes from other people. Listen to other, they will prove beneficial. Their expertise and knowledge will benefit oneself much more than trying to figure it out selfishly. Being nice to everyone is necessary. Niceness towards people causes less energy to be expanded, as well as the nice character one can display will be recurred to oneself. Knowledge and Book go hand in hand. Knowledge is gained from books. Knowledge is key to succeed in life, without it, one becomes a lemon in life. In-depth learning is necessary when acquiring knowledge. “In-depth learners find that knowledge becomes a part of them” (Page 218). However, in-depth learning does not stop after a class, or a specific grade, or even school, learning never stops. Finally, God. Just as the acrostic could not be complete without the final letter, one’s success in life cannot be complete without God. “Never get too big for God. Never drop God out of your