MLK Day

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. I believe that even amid today's motor bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.

I long for a leader like Martin Luther King Jr. today.

MLK Day

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. I believe that even amid today's motor bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.

I long for a leader like Martin Luther King Jr. today.

I'm feeling quite sappy. *sniff*

I was looking through old pictures this weekend, trying to find some for my Dad's upcoming 60th birthday, and I came across this one.

You never know what kind of lot life will deal you. I've been really fortunate to have had life-long best friends. We grew up together and even though we don't have the same blood, they're my sisters. I love this picture.

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I'm feeling quite sappy. *sniff*

I was looking through old pictures this weekend, trying to find some for my Dad's upcoming 60th birthday, and I came across this one.

You never know what kind of lot life will deal you. I've been really fortunate to have had life-long best friends. We grew up together and even though we don't have the same blood, they're my sisters. I love this picture.

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