When you hold me tight, you make me feel alright
MLK day has caused me to think about how small my role in the world really is. I am not currently making any large impact on a global scale, nor am I likely to ever be in a largely impacting position. I am simply part of the world, existing, doing my little thing, and, with a little luck, making a difference in the lives of the people who know me.
Here we are, remembering the revolutionary leader, Marin Luther King Jr. He led a life of great significance. He made a difference. He fought for civil rights and for peace. 40 years later, Indiana still does not have any legal protection against hate crimes. Crosses are still being burned in the front yards of Black Americans. Pit bulls are still sent to attack the mulatto child of a neighbor.
So I'm listening to Bob Marley who made a great effort to spread love and acceptance. It's music with purpose. It's a call to end hatred.
And tomorrow night, the United States of America will inaugurate its first non-white president. Barrack Obama will become the leader of my country. I'm proud to be part of this step in history, yet I'm choked up with the fear of something terribly taking place, like an assassination or an uprising in KKK activity.
Well.
I needed to write this out so I could let it out of my head for a little and focus on the homework that's been asking for my attention all weekend.
Here we are, remembering the revolutionary leader, Marin Luther King Jr. He led a life of great significance. He made a difference. He fought for civil rights and for peace. 40 years later, Indiana still does not have any legal protection against hate crimes. Crosses are still being burned in the front yards of Black Americans. Pit bulls are still sent to attack the mulatto child of a neighbor.
So I'm listening to Bob Marley who made a great effort to spread love and acceptance. It's music with purpose. It's a call to end hatred.
And tomorrow night, the United States of America will inaugurate its first non-white president. Barrack Obama will become the leader of my country. I'm proud to be part of this step in history, yet I'm choked up with the fear of something terribly taking place, like an assassination or an uprising in KKK activity.
Well.
I needed to write this out so I could let it out of my head for a little and focus on the homework that's been asking for my attention all weekend.