The Big Picture: Getting Perspective on What's Really Important in Life

This book goes deep inside the heart and soul of the common person. Ben Carson proves that we can rise above our worst infirmity and become whatever we want to be through sheer tenacity and perseverance of will to be more than a mediocre human being. His mother was a lot like my mother. Our mothers taught us to think for ourselves and not to follow the crowd. They also encouraged us to be whatever we wanted to be in life. I found the book clearly illuminating, that is why I want to buy the audiocassett.

I read Dr. Carson's first two books and thought they were really good. But then I read The Big Picture and it was really great. I am a firm believer in the Bible but have a hard time seeing that BIG PICTURE. Ben Carson did a wonderful job in conveying what the Big Picture is suppose to look like for those of us who have a hard time seeing it. Reading the book is one thing - doing what is says in there is another. After reading this book, my thinking has changed and my life with it. If anybody is questioning their life in any way, this book is a must.

Regardless of the age of your children, all parents should read this book. Dr. Carson is a Christian man who believes in excellence. This book is good for teachers, ministers, laity, and anyone else who is interested in bringing out the best in children of all ages.

This is the third book of Dr Carson that I have digested. Once again, I am impressed with the ground rules for living and parenting he is sharing with all of us. I am particularly struck that he shares my long time belief that " a growing child's brain is like a blank sheet of paper, whatever you copy on to it is what you get." The quote is mine. "The big picture" tells us a lot about the tools for parenting as well as the tools to succeed once we become grown ups. It even goes further to bring race relations in America to a personal level leaving the politics aside. The good news is the lessons well espoused in the book on race relations can also be applied to tribal conflicts in African nations. This book should indeed be read by everybody on this planet earth.