Do
Equalizers Exist in the Real World?
After
seeing the movie The Equalizer played by the renowned star, Denzel Washington, I
left the theater with this question. Do equalizers exist in the real
world? Robert McCall, the character
portrayed by Denzel Washington, is a former Black OPS Commando who faked his
death to live a normal life in Boston. Yet, what is normal when an innocent individual
like Terri, an aspiring singer/teen hooker finds herself in an unresolved
circumstance. Is it normal to rescue such a one like Robert does in the
movie? I think an affirmative answer
resides in our DNA. All of us have that deep desire to see others prosper which
I turn your attention to a quote that appears at the beginning of the movie "the two most important days in your life are the
day you are born and the day you find out why" by Mark Twain.
When you
give others -- your time and your talents, the sense of accomplishment begin to
materialize in ones' life as well as in the recipients. Therefore, I challenge you to find out your
reason for existing through volunteering your time and your talents in aiding
your fellow beings. Then watch the fruit of your labor blosson as protrayed when
Terri, the aspiring singer, approaches Robert in the last scene. Unbeknowingly, the plot that unfolded for 2 1/2 hours to secure her freedom, now she approaches Robert with excitement
and new enthusiasm to update him about her new found life. Consequently, as movie goers lead the theater, they will become equalizers.
Join the
Equalizers in TRIO and aid someone today:
Demarcus and Ahmad knows their true purpose and attest that TRiO will give them that edge to be an equalizer. 
Porsha another equalizer spends her off days volunteering at
Abbeville Boys and Girls Club.