What We Can Learn From MLK

There are a few reasons I love MLK. The first and least of these is a day off. The most of which is his unyielding dedication to stand up for what is right even though he knew it would eventually cost him his life.

We were talking yesterday about how revolutionary King's non-violent protests were during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's. Before that time, the two common methods for dealing with conflict and abusive behavior were to 1. take the punishment, and 2. retaliate. Taking it "on the cheek" only breeds bitterness and heightens the gap between the two factions. Retalaliation only breeds more violence and will eventually sway the neutrals to believe a stereotype that you are trying to correct. Learning from Christ's teachings, MLK showed that by our actions and heart, we must sometimes stand up in such a way as to force someone to think about their actions and reevaluate their viewpoints. The heroics of the protestors at the Selma riots showed the world needed a change in its viewpoint. On his last speech recorded before he died, he spoke of the mountaintop he had been to. He had seen the Glory of God, and though he said he doubts he will enter this time with his brothers, that he saw it coming. How amazing. Even if you don't get to see your dream come true, to know that it will. He was a man that was comfortable with dying, knowing he contributed all that he could to his cause - heart, mind, body and soul.

So I have to ask myself what my cause is. Am I committed heart, mind, body and soul? I must allow my dream of reaching the world to put my actions that hinder it into submission. For when it is my time to go just like his, I want my faith to be unyielding, my dreams fulfilled, and the world better off.

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