The following quotes seem particularly appropriate given what's going on in the world: 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. Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul. Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'
All attributed to Dr. King? Very nice. A bit of a tangent, but read this yesterday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17kristof.html?em
I'm saying it might be a good time to remember Dr. King's words and do what you can to help people in need.
I'm very thankful for MLK, especially for my father, who is African American. This sounds petty, but I went on to Facebook this morning, and there is no mention of MLK. Girls will type in the color of the bra they're wearing, but no MLK. Ridiculous. More ridiculous that I care, huh?
Did you put something yourself? EDIT: I went to facebook and wished everyone a happy MLK day. Not that you'll see it, but still....
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. -- Stride Toward Freedom, 1958 Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. -- From Strength to Love, 1963 Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart. -- Nobel lecture, Oslo, Norway, December 11, 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What we need in the United States is not division. What we need in the United States is not hatred. What we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness, but love and wisdom and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country whether they be white or they be black. Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: To tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world. Let us dedicate ourselves to that and say a prayer for our country and our people. Robert F. Kennedy-- extemporaneous eulogy of Martin Luther King, Jr., given at the airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 4, 1968
