Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Both of you
I know that this message will only be read by Jason and Emily. Check out Richard Dahlstrom, he wrote an amazing book called O2 and his blog is awesome. Check it out.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Today and Tommorow
I am going to date this blog entry for 1-19-09, MLK Day. The most important observed holiday outisde of Christmas and Easter, in my opinion.
One of the most powerful messgaes ever delivered in this or any nation was Dr. Kings I have a dream speech. On January 20th a significant chunk of that dream will be realized. Dr. King dreamed of an America where black children and white children would hold hands as brother and sister, he dreamed a place where the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners would be in fellowship and community with one another, and he dreamed of a place where we would all join hands and join in singing the old negro spritual, free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last. His dream was unity.
Inaguration day 2009 is a day this country will remember forever and there are so many to thank. Dr. King for his dream that inspired a nation. Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat. The U.S. supreme court in 1954 declaring that segragation is schools was illegal. The Little Rock 9 who in 1957 became the first black students at an all white school. The freedom riders who left the north on buses to fight segragation in the south. Medgar Evers and all of those who lost their lives fighting for the cause of civil rights. The work of JFK and his brother Robert in supporting civil rights. And to all of those who stood up, marched, refused to give up their seat, took beatings and spoke out against segregation whose names we will never know. Our nation is indebted to all of you and on Inaguration day we should be honoring you as much as our president elect.
As I look to our future, I am for the first time in many years proud to be an American. Being 50 years removed from the beginning of the civil rights movement and about 2 hours from the inaguration of our first African American President I am experiencing joy as Dr. Kings dream is becoming a reality for our nation. We still have a long way to go and although segregation is no longer around, rascism is alive and well. We should never stop working toward and longing for the day when as Dr. King dreamed people will not be judge by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I hope on inaguration day we all take a break and really celebrate. Celebrate change in a country that needed it so badly, celebrate the first black president being sworn in, in a nation that 50 years ago wouldnt let him go to school with the man who will be his vice president, and celebrate hope, a powerful thing that kept Dr. Kings dream going all those years and is finally being realized in a nation that needs hope so badly.
One of the most powerful messgaes ever delivered in this or any nation was Dr. Kings I have a dream speech. On January 20th a significant chunk of that dream will be realized. Dr. King dreamed of an America where black children and white children would hold hands as brother and sister, he dreamed a place where the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners would be in fellowship and community with one another, and he dreamed of a place where we would all join hands and join in singing the old negro spritual, free at last, free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last. His dream was unity.
Inaguration day 2009 is a day this country will remember forever and there are so many to thank. Dr. King for his dream that inspired a nation. Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat. The U.S. supreme court in 1954 declaring that segragation is schools was illegal. The Little Rock 9 who in 1957 became the first black students at an all white school. The freedom riders who left the north on buses to fight segragation in the south. Medgar Evers and all of those who lost their lives fighting for the cause of civil rights. The work of JFK and his brother Robert in supporting civil rights. And to all of those who stood up, marched, refused to give up their seat, took beatings and spoke out against segregation whose names we will never know. Our nation is indebted to all of you and on Inaguration day we should be honoring you as much as our president elect.
As I look to our future, I am for the first time in many years proud to be an American. Being 50 years removed from the beginning of the civil rights movement and about 2 hours from the inaguration of our first African American President I am experiencing joy as Dr. Kings dream is becoming a reality for our nation. We still have a long way to go and although segregation is no longer around, rascism is alive and well. We should never stop working toward and longing for the day when as Dr. King dreamed people will not be judge by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I hope on inaguration day we all take a break and really celebrate. Celebrate change in a country that needed it so badly, celebrate the first black president being sworn in, in a nation that 50 years ago wouldnt let him go to school with the man who will be his vice president, and celebrate hope, a powerful thing that kept Dr. Kings dream going all those years and is finally being realized in a nation that needs hope so badly.
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