Science Enthusiast | Creative | Story Teller | Bridge-Builder

I am Justin Praise Verrat Morris, II—a student at Vanderbilt University with majors in biochemistry and chemical biology and minors in neuroscience and chemistry while having a great affinity for the arts, society, life, and finding joy in seemingly ordinary moments.

On Meanings & Sacrifices: Inspired by The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Sacrifice, as we know it, is a trade we make to attain something better, a hope for growth, a symbolic representation that one day, our bigger dreams will emanate from the mountaintop top, and the altitude represents a sign that we've made it, life, happened. But what if that's not what sacrifice is at all? What if it is deeper, more meaningful, and transcendental than we perceive? What if, in sacrificing, we have already answered a higher call? Not with the expectation of a grander life afterward but the soothing reality of how transformative we've made life for the existence of others.

What 2024 Taught Me About Life, Growth & Faith

'At the end of every year, my friend Justin and I would reminisce on our encounters, experiences, lessons learned, mistakes we’ve made, and things that could’ve been better and discuss our aspirations for the coming year.'