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February 19, 1955
The Guardian
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Ralph Bunche recalls his mother's advice at age 12 in Albuquerque, NM, to never abandon hope, faith, and dreams amid trials like racial prejudice, which guided him through life, including overcoming denial of honors and career successes as UN Under-secretary and Nobel winner.
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BUNCHE RECALLS "BEST ADVICE EVER HAD"
"God sends trials and tribulations to test us. But he arms us against them with hope and faith and dreams. Nothing is ever lost until they are abandoned, and then everything is lost. My boy, don't ever let anything take away your hope and faith and dreams."
Those words, uttered to Ralph Bunche by his mother when he was a boy of 12 in Albuquerque, N. M., constitute "the best advice I ever had," he says, in the March Reader's Digest.
The Nobel Prize winner and United Nations Under-secretary writes, "I have had reason to recall my mother's words many times since, and they have served me well."
Bunche knew the wounds of racial prejudice at an early age. When a high-school senior he was the top-ranking student of his class but was denied membership in the scholarship honor society because of his color. His mother's advice, he recalls, saved him from acting on his impulse to leave school and abandon his graduation. Thereafter, through college and teaching days, in his work with the OSS during the war and later with the State Department, "My mother's words have guided me," he writes. "I believe they can help anyone who will remember and follow them."
"God sends trials and tribulations to test us. But he arms us against them with hope and faith and dreams. Nothing is ever lost until they are abandoned, and then everything is lost. My boy, don't ever let anything take away your hope and faith and dreams."
Those words, uttered to Ralph Bunche by his mother when he was a boy of 12 in Albuquerque, N. M., constitute "the best advice I ever had," he says, in the March Reader's Digest.
The Nobel Prize winner and United Nations Under-secretary writes, "I have had reason to recall my mother's words many times since, and they have served me well."
Bunche knew the wounds of racial prejudice at an early age. When a high-school senior he was the top-ranking student of his class but was denied membership in the scholarship honor society because of his color. His mother's advice, he recalls, saved him from acting on his impulse to leave school and abandon his graduation. Thereafter, through college and teaching days, in his work with the OSS during the war and later with the State Department, "My mother's words have guided me," he writes. "I believe they can help anyone who will remember and follow them."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Triumph
Providence Divine
What keywords are associated?
Ralph Bunche
Mother Advice
Racial Prejudice
Hope Faith Dreams
Nobel Prize
Un Under Secretary
What entities or persons were involved?
Ralph Bunche
His Mother
Where did it happen?
Albuquerque, N. M.
Story Details
Key Persons
Ralph Bunche
His Mother
Location
Albuquerque, N. M.
Event Date
When He Was A Boy Of 12
Story Details
Ralph Bunche's mother advises him at age 12 to hold onto hope, faith, and dreams against trials; this guidance helps him overcome racial prejudice in high school and sustains him through education, war work, and UN career.