Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol IX (Oct 14 thru Aug 16)

In conclusion then, my Friends, while it is true that 47 years ago today Martin
Luther King Jr. was indeed murdered, and while it is true that on that day one of
history's greatest Lights of Peace faded into mere memory, and while it is also true
that MLK's personal Light of Love has indeed faded, each & every one of us can
still be inspired to pick up his Torch and shine its brilliant magnificence
powerfully into our own lives:
*We can each hold aloft the Torch of Kindness by reaching out
courageously to the poor & the homeless & the downtrodden in our midst …
*We can each hold aloft the Torch of Justice by respecting our animal
brothers & sisters with a cruelty-free life (i.e. by going vegan, just as Dr. King’s wife
& son did & have done) …
*We can each hold aloft the Torch of Compassion by praying & preaching
and indeed living Peace -- by openly forgiving those who have trespassed against
us; by refusing to support corrupt politicians who would have us support their
immoral wars; by reaching out to members of faiths & lifestyles ―other‖ in order
to bring them gently into the fold of our own circles of Friendship.
Yes, some will continue to claim that the world is still full of violence -- that
as such Martin Luther King Jr. made no real lasting difference, and that as such
we ourselves need not even try to emulate or even support his great cause of
Peace. AND YET in Truth, that opinion is actually nothing more than a feeble
cop-out of penultimate cowardice ...
For in Truth, we do not have to liberate hundreds of thousands or inspire
hundreds of millions like Martin Luther King Jr. did in order to bring a
significant portion of additional Peace to our still beautiful world. Indeed,
while it might be true that we may each only be able to do a little each day to
bring Harmony & Joy into our own communities, that ―little‖ is exactly what
we have each been called to Do.
As such, I humble ask that you please honor those like Martin Luther King
Jr. who have carried the Torch before you -- that you please do so by picking up
that Torch and carrying it boldly forth into your own surroundings -- and that you
please begin to do so today.
Amen … Let it be so.
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