Dare To Dream
Reflections: I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH
By D. Gatekeeper
Hello Dreamers!
Last month we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. The Nobel Peace Prize winner believed in fair treatment of people from all creeds, colors, and backgrounds. He fought for human rights for everyone. This is a good time to reflect how your life was changed by this significant event in history (even if you were not yet born). Are you doing your part to keep the dream alive? What does it mean to you?
It has been almost 49 years since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have A Dream Speech”. The speech was the climax of the civil rights movement. Even today, it still holds up to the times and is relevant as ever. It’s something that needs to be continually discussed and kept in the forefront. Humans are social creatures and interaction is an essential fundamental of society.
We live in an ever changing world. A world that is home to so many different types of people, we have to remember to respect and celebrate our differences. It’s so easy to become wrapped up in own lives that we don’t really take in the things around us and look at it for what it is. A good creed to live by is “Be the change you want to see in the world.” How can we expect others to respect and treat us well if we don’t display those same exact traits?
Afterthought: To keep others dreams and memories alive and everlasting, we must make them a part of us. We have to find the common factor that links their vision/passion with something that resonates inside of us. This allows us to explore within ourselves and make it our own. MLK is a perfect example of a person not settling for less, but exceeding his dream expectations and leaving mankind forever changed in the process. Martin Luther King, Jr. had courage and dared to dream. Do You?
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D. Gatekeeper is the curator of the blog State of Dreams. State of Dreams explores the universe of dreams and the power they contain. Through them we can imagine and create. State of Dreams will premiere in Spring 2012. D. Gatekeeper can be reached at [email protected]. © 2011 State of Dreams.