Today we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and all he accomplished with that life. its hard to think that he would be 80 this year... He taught us so much in his short life and worked so hard to ensure equality.
I think its fitting that we celebrate Dr. King the day before the first black president is sworn into office. He would have been happy, I beleive to know that all his work culimated to this historical day. On the night of November 4, 2008, when it was announced that Obama had won, the news cameras stood on the Reverand Jessies Jackson. He was in years. While i am not the biggest fan of the Reverand, I had to think about all he had seen in his life...;
This man marched alongside Dr. King and was a victim of segregation himself. and that he was able to live to see our country having grown so much as to elect a black man into office just brings tears to my eyes...
this Martin Luther King Day really makes me think. i admit that most years it comes and goes and i really dont think about it. but this year, i find myself reflecting on all Dr. King taught us about peaceful opposition, fighting for what is right and just without lifting a fist.
"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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