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Dalton1
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 Posted - 16 Jan 2010 : 03:17:54
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Dr. King's Day: Happy Celebration!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk
Hi Folks,
The famous and iconic Dr. King Jnr's celebration day is on Monday January 18th 2010. If you don't celebrate people, I understand….but please remember what he stood and died for. Think about those he left behind, and how he would have felt if he was alive. Think about the freedom and liberty that some of us are enjoying today as a result of his activism. Think about how he impacted governments and people through his doctrine of non-violence. Think about his selfless and endless sacrifices….just think, reflect, and you certainly know, he was true to his call. Though he died, but certainly his legacy stays for ever.
Folks without any lecture, I wish you all a great Dr. king's day. As he himself said in Washington during the one-million man march, thus:
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"I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
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.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers."
Thank you!
yj
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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Edited by - Dalton1 on 16 Jan 2010 03:34:17 |
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jan 2010 : 12:25:52
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Dalton, thanks for the reminder – the video still gives me emotional shivers.
Had his life not been taken I wonder at what speed changes would have come about and too the different directions. There is still a lot to be done – especially in education and employment but we all know that.
Have a great week ahead.
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Dalton1
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Posted - 17 Jan 2010 : 14:10:32
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Sab,
Good on you with the new avatar.
I share your thoughts on Dr. King, greatly.
If you live in the US, or study US history, especially the 'Civil Rights' movement, you will appreciate Dr. King's struggle greatly.I mean ofcourse the whole movement, including grandma Rosa Parks (of beloved memory), the brave woman who refused to give up her bus seat then. That was the sparking moment! She kindled the blaze of the fire.
For Dr. King not to be violent at that time of US history, attested to the fact of his endurance of pain, patience, and God-given greatness.
In any ways, stay warm!
yj
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