Why I Must Be a Business Scholar

I must be a business scholar, because business makes me uncomfortable, and discomfort always fosters growth. I must be a business scholar, because I both hate and love Business, but am convinced of its power to change the world. I must be a business scholar, because the very thought of cracking the code of its technology to heal the world, both torments and drives me. I must be a business scholar, because I don’t fit into its nice neat categories, and thus am a tempered radical to transform it from within. I must be a business scholar, because like the Tony Brown’s and Jim Witte’s before me, I must use the master’s tools to dismantle his house, I must be a business scholar, because only from the belly of the beast can one redirect its momentum, I must be a business scholar, because my people are tired of Christian Charity and Marxist soliloquies, I must be a business scholar, because the world has exploited the inspiration of my ancestors all the while shaming them out of accruing wealth, I must be a business scholar, because it is the arena in which I am least equipped to excel, and it is in our weakness that God uses us the most, I must be a business scholar because my people need me to be, and so failure is not an option.