The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most popular civil rights leaders of our time. His legacy still ripples through our world even though he passed over 45 years ago.
His powerful messages of having a dream, highlighting the injustices of our world and reminding us of the equal rights we all deserve, his life is a testament to what happens when one stands for truth and justice for all.
A Nobel Peace Prize recipient, baptist minister, community leader and a veritable “David” who faced a “Goliath,” Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest human beings to grace our planet in the last century.
Aside from these great achievements, Martin Luther King Jr. showed us what we are capable of when we honor the seeds of greatness dwelling within ourselves, and move forward into that greatness.
A person who reforms themselves, is a person who can reform thousands, and in Martin Luther King Jr’s case, millions.
Timeless Wisdom and Knowledge From Martin Luther King Jr.
When it comes to people like Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, Mother Teresa and other inspirational people who have made a profound impact on our planet, it seems their legacy continues on because of the timeless truths they stood upon.
People who draw closer to truth, which is simply acknowledging that we all are living, that we all deserve love and compassion and that there are innumerable connections we all share with one another, are the people that transform our world.
Let us take time to draw closer to this truth, for the truth can set us free.
10 Powerful Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes
1 – “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”
2 – “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
3 – “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
4 – “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”
5 – “We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
6 – “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
7 – “One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”
8 – “No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
9 – “Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.”
10 – “It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.”
Leaving Your Legacy
How do you want to be remembered?
How do you impact other people?
Remember, you have seeds of greatness within you. Give those seeds permission to grow and develop. Be willing to share your gifts, your expression and the authentic you.
Most importantly, be willing to transform the world through the renewing of your mind.
Peace
Happiness
Compassion
Respect
Jeffon Seely
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