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The Dream.
Author: Raine    Date: 11/06/2008 12:33:23

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11.5.08, the King Reflection Pool, Atlanta, Georgia


I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.


You can read the entire speach here. On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, because of the work, the message and the dream of Reverend King and his message of nonviolent resistance, we elected a president based upon the content of his character, not his skin color.

This isn't as much about racism as it is about civil rights in our country, and we - as a nation - took a wonderful giant step forward this week.

We are still a far from perfect nation. We still must fight for the equal rights of our GLBT brothers and sisters. We still must fight for the our constitution that has been so ravaged over the past 8 years. We still must keep pushing forward. That is our task, that is what we must keep working for, because until everyone achieves the same rights in America, none of us truly are equal. For over 230 years, this has been the struggle of America, and we will still work for a more perfect union. That is the thing about perfection, we must strive for it, knowing that we will never achieve it, but - in striving, in doing so - we become better humans.

This week, this election day, we took a giant step in coming together and for once, truly, for once... we said that skin color and race no longer matter when we choose a president. The message that this sends to children is probably something we can barely fathom. The children of this generation will grow up in a world where they won't have to be amazed and stunned and overjoyed that America elected it's first black president. Because of the Reverend King and all those who walked with him, the ones who dared to dream, the ones who were beaten, the ones who went to jail, the ones who died... OUR children and grandchildren can enjoy a luxury that many only thought was a dream.

We judged our American president based on his character and not the color of his skin.

I would like to say that is not a significant thing, but yesterday, as Bob and I walked around the Martin Luther King Jr Center, and we took a moment at the final resting place of Mr. and Mrs. King, it really dawned on me that this IS significant. It's real and it is ok to celebrate this. We should celebrate this.


Martin Luther King Junior gave his life in the hopes that this dream would be realized, and 45 years later, it happened. There is still much to be done, But if you can, take a moment and give thanks for those that went before all of us...

:peace: and :heart:
Raine

 

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