To remember Dr. Martin Luther King, my Mom and I researched and read his most famous quotes. We also watched his "I Have a Dream" speech, and a mini-biography about his life. My Mom chose five of her favorites quotes from him, and I had to write 3-5 sentences about what they mean to me. Here's what he had to say, and what I have to say about what he had to say:
The time is always right to do what is right.
What Dr. King is saying is that when you see something that needs to be fixed, do it - not tomorrow . . . NOW! So, if you need to clean, go and get it over with. Speaking of which, have I cleaned my room yet?
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”
O.K., Dr. King, you got me here . . . but here it goes. You're saying that we always need to think about this to make the world a better place, where everyone is treated right. That is a pretty good guess, if you ask me.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
What Dr. King is saying is that when you do something that takes faith you do not know what is going to happen. Faith is just a wild roller coaster built for only people who have the courage to use it. I have a lot of faith, I just do not use it very often.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Dr. King is saying that if you fight hate with hate, nothing ever happens. So, we should not fight with our fists, but with our souls. Sounds fun, but I do not think my brothers and I can do that.
In the End, we will remember not the word of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
In this quote Dr.King is saying that when someone sees something that they think is unfair but stay silent, it hurts a lot more than the words of our enemies. So, if you think something is unfair DO NOT be silent, stand up for what you believe in.
Do you have a favorite quote from Dr. King? If you do, will you please leave it in a comment to this post? Thank you!
Signing Off,
Evalynn and Mom
MLK had lots of quotes that I appreciate. Many of them you have already quoted but, here is another one I like and believe:
ReplyDelete"When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that...[God] is able to make a way of no way, and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows."
Love ya. Grandpa Woolf
MLK had lots of quotes that I appreciate. Many of them you have already quoted but, here is another one I like and believe:
ReplyDelete"When our days become dreary with low hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that...[God] is able to make a way of no way, and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows."
Love ya. Grandpa Woolf
Grandpa, I like that quote. Love, Evalynn
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