As we proceed forward together into uncertain and troubled waters, consider how different this world might have been had Martin Luther King not been cut down by the forces of hatred and ignorance so early in his brilliant life. We might have seen a world in which love would be operating as a verb...an active expression of positivity counter acting the cynicism of hate and violence; a world where patriotism and good citizenship might be measured more by compassion and care for each other than by the mere application of allegiance, obedience and acquiescence to authority. His living presence would have offered a way forward that entailed the courage to confront fear, violence and discord with intelligence, love and vision....and the wisdom to know that vengeance does not equal justice.
How fortunate we are to have his legacy of hope and promise to serve as a guide for us while we attempt to form a more perfect union and shape a better world.
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