Today's Oprah Winfrey Show was a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Not just the usual sappy replay of "the speech," but an actual tribute to his work and his legacy.
She used clips from some little-known events of the Civil Rights Movement as well as showing what people who were inspired by King are doing today.
Despite the cruelties inevitably included in a reflection on the CRM, as usual, Oprah left her audience feeling hopeful. Cynics may disparage inspiration in favor of more concrete activity, but without inspiration, not much happens.
Everything begins with an idea in the mind/heart/spirit.
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Monday, January 21, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Bending towards justice
In this Martin Luther King Jr. season, I want to share my favorite quotation of his.
If, in fact, the people of the United States elect another business-as-usual politician, then that is what we deserve.
But my intuiton tells me that the time is ripe for a new idea. And there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
We shall see.
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
If, in fact, the people of the United States elect another business-as-usual politician, then that is what we deserve.
But my intuiton tells me that the time is ripe for a new idea. And there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
We shall see.
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