I guess you're not really a Blogger, or a Baller for that matter, unless you ACTUALLY blog once in a while. Oop's. I never intended to go away for so long, I got so enamored with finally getting a blog site cranked up around Christmas, I then somehow got busy doing everything else, and have not had a post since. Embarassing, and ridiculous.
So now it's mid January, the Vikings are currently playing Dallas in playoff football, Dodgeball mania comes to the 'View tonight and we have turned the calendar from the 00's decade to the '10's decade. Ain't it funny how time slips away, I think Al Green had a song by that name.
We recently celebrated Martin Luther King's birthday, and the kids and others have this coming Monday off for the national holiday. There are not many public figures that are bigger in my book than King. If I show my hand, my heart, I'm a big non-violence guy, I'm a big anti-war guy, I'm a big peace and love guy. You would think most people would be about non-violence, peace and love, wouldn't you? Essentially, all of these ways and methods are the teachings and the ways of Christ. Ghandi used them, King used them, St Paul and the other key writers in the bible preached them. I guess it essentially starts with your philosophy as to what life is all about - what is important, what is the deeper meaning of life, and your basic outlook on people and how to treat people and how to effect change and improvement in people and in societies.
King knew how to build coalitions, how to mobilize people for a cause, he knew how to inspire people to work for the cause and to commit for the long haul. To not let set-back's and hardships crush the spirit and the will to march on and always work for a better day. You hear people talk about whether we as a nation have realized King's dream or not, some will lament that we should be much farther along the road of social justice and how we treat people both within America and without. That there's still too much hatred, racism, exclusionary thinking. I think the answer is in many ways we are at a better place because of the amazing leadership and commitment and tireless efforts King and the thousands of freedom fighters that stood shoulder to shoulder with him in the streets. Absolutely. We also have miles to go before we sleep, as Robert Frost reminded us. The fight is never over, the work of justice and freedom is never over. Don't despair if we are not as far along as we should be, just work harder to improve things going forward.
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