Its easy to look at the recent events in Ferguson and feel overwhelmed by the racial inequality that we still have in this country. To gain some perspective I started looking up stories about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movements of the 1960s. We have to remember not to get discouraged because despite still having a long road ahead and a lot of healing to do, we have already come such a long way with respect to racial equality. We need to remember that. I found an article that included the following memorable quotes from MLK Jr. I think they each apply to the current situation in some way or another. 1. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” 2. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” 3. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude.” 4. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” 5. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” 6. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” 7. “Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness. 8. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” 9. “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” 10. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” 11. “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” 12. “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” 13. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” 14. “Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.” 15. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 04:43:19 +0000
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