MLK day

I remember pulling out the sleeve of the Stevie Wonder LP Songs in the Key of Life on the sleeve was information on how to petition the US Government to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday. (song in my head at the moment is Timbuk 3 national holiday)

I'm sure other artist did the same thing in their album sleeves to promote something to bring about a change in the world. I think we have taken a lot of steps toward things that bring us together as a people who support each other in peace. However there is a long, long, road ahead.

I see the injustices in how we treat one another and try not to do things myself which cause harm but I know I do. Even my own thoughts that I keep to myself are not a one world where everyone is free to everything they want. I know a lot of those ideas are my own feelings about specific people in my life and the same thing done with someone I don't know is fine.

I know that some of the things I have done in my life would cause many people to take pause and judge me - so I keep them to myself.

How much harder it will be to change the hearts of mankind when we have had such a hard time simply just changing how we see each other on the surface. Well I suppose that one has been fought since the beginning.

I wonder what was the first act of kindness one human bestowed upon another. Then the yin and yang of life there was that first act of hate.

I hope today everyone will think of ways to share the kindness within themselves and tomorrow act on that kindness when our nation has a new leader and the world will listen to a new voice from our nation. Then each day just do one thing that is for the betterment of someone else. Maybe we can all have a dream of a better world that can come true in our life time.