Keeping the Dream Alive
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While Martin Luther King, Jr’s speech might be comprised of mere words, they are indeed words to live by. Yes, it’s true that actions speak louder, but if your actions are based on these same teachings of peace and understanding, and they allow you to look beyond a person’s skin color, then they are no longer “just” words. Instead, his speech can be used a guide for living one’s life without the specter or prejudice or bigotry as an influence.
In fact, overcoming any shortcomings that allow such behavior is as important as understanding and accepting others.
With that, all I can say is keep Martin’s dream alive. A dream of peace between the races, a dream of a society where a person’s character speaks louder than the amount of melanin their skin contains. If we are to evolve as a species, putting aside our petty differences related to race is paramount. Respecting cultures and belief systems is one thing. People should respect the differences of others, because not everyone has the same upbringing or the same cultural/value system.
Believing someone is inferior because of their skin color is something entirely different, and it’s an idea based solely on ignorance and fear. Surely, we can do better.
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One of my favorites: An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. -Martin Luther King, Jr.-
Nice article bro. Nearly 47 years later, this speech still has and will forever have a profound impact on me and the way I try my best to live my life. And I owe ALL of that to my parents and the way they raised me and taught me to love and respect everyone. Thank you Mom and Dad and thank you Martin Luther King, Jr.
I will say, it’s sad that it’s been, what, over 40 years since he made that speech, and the message is still lost on today’s society. In fact, the only time his words are even mentioned anymore is on his birthday, and that’s just sad.
I think you nailed it right there bro, unfortunately.