Friday, August 30, 2013

MLK "I have a dream" speech 50 year anniversary.

I know I'm a day late, but yesterday, August 29, 2013, marked the 50 year anniversary of MLK's "I have a dream" speech. Just Think of all that has happened in the past 50 years ; in 1969, we landed a man on the moon, in 1974 the watergate scandal, in 1989 the Berlin Wall fell, and in 2001 the attack on the World Trade Center .That is just a tiny excerpt of everything that has happened in the past 50 years. Many things have happened that we thought would never happen but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, had a dream that people of all races and ethnicities be treated equal, yet 50 years from the historic speech, there are still stereotypes and racist people. It really is a simple concept, we are all made of the same flesh, breathe and same air, and drink the same water, yet still in 2013 people are judged by their race, ethnicity, and religious views. We as man kind have over come many obstacles, achieved great heights, and have become fairly advanced, but still we can't get over the fact that not every one is the same. People have different skin tones, different religious views, and different ways they live their lives and it takes a big person to accept the fact that people are different. So I challenge you to be a big person and  learn to love every person from every walk of life and also to learn to judge people by who they are, not what they are. Life is measured by what you give, not what you receive. If you give more than you receive you will be successful. So again, I challenge you. 

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