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CHICAGO – Pastor Corey Brooks woke up on New Year’s Day with thoughts on the lessons learned in 2021 that he wished to share with his readers. Saturday marks the 42nd day of his 100-day rooftop vigil to reduce violence by building a community center that will increase the equality of opportunity for those living on the South Side of Chicago.
What follows has been lightly edited. We strongly encourage you to watch the accompanying video so you may hear the pastor in his own words.
Hello, everybody. Can you believe it? I’m still here and it’s a new year, that’s right. My name is Pastor Corey Brooks and I’m here on this rooftop for 100 days from Nov. 20 to Feb. 28. I have been living in this tent right behind me on this block that we call O-Block. The reason why we call it O-Block is because it’s named after young man named O.D. Perry who was shot and killed. The gangs picked up his name and started calling it O-Block. We decided we are going to keep the “O” and “Opportunity Block” is what we’re gonna call it. And I can’t wait.
I am so excited about this year, but I’ve learned some valuable lessons in 2021 that I wanted to share.
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I learned that, one, you can never give up and that life will hit you. Things will come at you. Life has a way of just giving you all that it has, but whatever you do, you can’t throw in the towel. You can’t give up and quit. You can’t jump off some bridge, slit your wrists, take amphetamines and drugs, trying to get over your problems. You cannot give up and quit.
I have learned, also, in 2021, that you gotta make adjustments, that that life is full of twists and turns. And sometimes you just gotta learn to roll with the punches. You gotta learn how to adjust.
But one of the biggest lessons I learned in 2021 is that sometimes you gotta ask for help. 2021 was a year of asking for help for…
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