The strangeness of rivers is baffling. The absence of water would make the term null. However, the water is not the river, because a part of the river would not see the same water twice, but would still hold its name. A trough in the earth is necessary for a river to function, but a trough alone is not enough. Even the channel of water can be naturally or unnaturally moved, without renaming the river, using a different trough. A river can take thousands of years to form, but it’s also constantly changing. Even once it does form, man-made structures can alter its course. There isn’t a single thing that makes a river itself. The combination of tangible, natural objects come together to create the abstract concept of a river, which makes it almost tangible.

When these parts come together in the right way, it benefits the world. This system flows throughout the world, keeping everything alive, and creating some beautiful structures along the way. A useful river will run beside a town, nourishing everybody in its way. The useful river fulfills needs and moves along, not having a significant impact, just flowing. A great river has been molded to fit its purpose. The great river supplies people with electricity, food, water, entertainment, etc.. It benefits the world in a way that would not have been possible without the intervention of man. By diverting streams and creating dams, mankind has molded the river into something extraordinarily beneficial, instead of solely necessary.

That’s what the Baylor MBA program does for people. With the recognition that people are a combination of tangible, natural objects providing necessities for a civilization of development, it’s simple to see how the program benefits individuals, along with everybody. The people, and courses, within the program give individuals tools and mold them into a beneficial part of society. This is, of course, all relative to society as a whole. As a whole, the program gives people the knowledge to impact the world more effectively than they could have otherwise, in whatever way they want to have that impact. You may come in having done many remarkable things, but you will leave ready to do them on a greater scale.