ALPHA
AND
OMEGA
Dedicated
to
T.M. and Willie Lucille White
Inspired By
Wife Barbara
and
Son Billy
A Psalm of David
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.
IF
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream--and not make dreams your master;
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run--
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!
Be Strong
Be strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do, and loads to lift;
Shun not the struggle-face it; 'tis God's gift.
Be strong!
Say not, "The days are evil. Who's to blame?"
And fold the hands and acquiesce-oh shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name.
Be strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong.
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.
Advice for Aspiring Attorneys
- Education — As pervasive and varied as time and money will allow. Attend the best Law school that your G.P.A. and your funds will permit. Education-Writing. Education-Math. Education-English Literature. Education-Foreign Language-Spanish-Japanese. Education-Bible. Education-Miscellaneous Reading.
- Set your sights high early in life.
- Study biographies of all successful people.
- You should detect a common thread.
- Don't expect affirmative action to help with your success.
- You must be equal to or excel on every test.
- You must speak English correctly.
- You must write English correctly.
- You must know your history.
- Know your roots.
- Know that the sky is the limit to your success.
- Your height of success depends on you.
- Strive to be the best in whatever you do.
- Be neat as a pin and always stay alert to opportunities to learn more about the law.
- Know that the law covers every field of endeavor.
- Prepare therefore to be in a position to apply the law to all of those fields.
- Remember always to be willing to help the unfortunate of the community who have not the time, money or the energy to tackle an existing problem; always get the facts and reason it out to a satisfactory conclusion.
- Help the poor and the elderly with their problems.
- Don't allow money to dictate your life.
- Take care of your health so that all of the wealth of knowledge gained over the years will not be lost by an early death.
- Strive to live to a ripe old age.
- Remember that God's grace has no limits.
- Remember that God loves you before, and during and after each test.
- Remember that each case that you take is a test.
- Therefore, always strive to do your best.
- If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.
- Make a commitment to excellence.
On December 11, 2003, William L. White, Esq. passed away from organ failure complications after suffering a head injury on September 2.
Let his words and work live on in your minds and hearts.
We will miss him dearly.
FOR ASPIRING ATTORNEYS
