Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, the Man

Today we commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. The other day we heard a newsman say if he had lived he would have been 83 years old, but he didn’t and sadly birthdays cease once you die. So we remember him today as the 39 year old determined preacher who helped lead a movement that changed the world. When I was looking for a picture I initially pondered posting a picture of the monument, but that makes us look at him as bigger than life and so far from us mere mortals. The picture above depicts two people in love. A man and a woman. We idolize King and in doing that we do him a disservice. He was a man with all of the same baggage we carry. I’m sure there were times he felt insecure, uncertain and even afraid, but the real strength he showed was he moved ahead in spite of these feelings. He was committed to making a change. When was the last time you committed to anything? I am not suggesting that any of us will lead a movement, but what I am saying is let’s remember King was human just like us and he did something, and frankly we can too.

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