No longer heard are silent voices! Although the audible voice is gone, there's a message in their silence, vital to our today! ORE remembers one of our own, fallen in tragedy on the eve of his birthday. Nearing the anniversary of this loss, ORE remembers a silent voice, TEVIN.
LISTEN..........
By Joseph A. Gambardello, Dwight Ott and Robert Moran Inquirer Staff WritersTeven Rutledge's father wants to know what kind of man would shoot a boy over a snowball. Keith Wilson uttered the question yesterday afternoon, just hours after his 15-year-old son died from a gunshot wound to the head. Teven, who had battled ADHD and a bipolar disorder, was shot Sunday - his birthday - after a snowball fight with friends on the 4800 block of D Street in Feltonville turned vicious.
When there are losses in Mentorship
- Looking at mentorship as an investment, We must understand:
Risk: A personal commitment to deposit your personal valuables in person (s) without a guarantee of a positive result, at this moment, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE.
Profit: experiencing first hand when they finally get it. The personal satisfaction of watching a young person transition from one level of achievement to the next. Celebrating their moment with them and reinforcing their self-esteem and confidence. This is key
Loss: “The Phone Call Nobody Wants”
In the case of Teven Rutledge, from a personal standpoint, this kind of loss takes a personal toll. Personally you must confront the issue of failure, was this because of something you “Did or Didn’t Do?” his experience must then be recycled to generate a even greater profit margin in the lives of the mentees that come after. If the issue is ignored, and not used to help other children, this loss becomes a failure.
**True success in mentorship, is for those that shift personal tragedy as a lesson for others**
RIP TEVIN...2/24/93-2/24/2008
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