Martin Luther King (1963) - Proud to be maladjusted!

Dr. Martin Luther King's speech at Western Michigan University (Dec 18th, 1963). Transcript at http://www.wmich.edu/library/archives...
More on Dr. King at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_L....

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[val joan]

We need another leader like MLK. I believe the majority of people have had enough, and are ready to listen and help make better changes for all.

[Buddha7575]

"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." (Kennedy).

We might all wish for a saviour; however, if we all do, nobody will save us!

We must save ourselves.

We must be the light, the change, and the hope we want to see in others. We must be brave.

And sometimes, we must suffer. But then, there is meaning in life. And with meaning comes happiness. Without meaning, there is no true happiness.

Be the change you want to see val joan! :-)

[snicolle76]

I'm trying to have the courage to stand up and be maladjusted and not to conform to the evil of our world.......I think that having this kind of courage like Dr. King has is the ultimate measure of a man....the kind of courage that Christ has.......everyday that I conform to the wrongdoings of our world I reminded how weak I truly am and how much I need Christ in my life and how important it is to Honor those who are deserving........such as Dr. King......I can't do it on my own Lord!

[Buddha7575]

Whatever you see in the world, is also, what you carry in your own heart. Only by improving your own heart, you can improve the heart of the world. The world and you - are these actually two different things?

Have a nice day and stay healthy! :-)

[RestauranteChines]

I'm maladjusted but it's hard to be one within an adjusted society. I hope I can find my home someday.

[Buddha7575]

@RestauranteChines:

He who knows himself, recognizes himself wherever he goes. Though his eyes gaze at the world and see no resemblance, his heart sees unity:

"دی کوزه گری بدیدم اندر بازار // بر پاره گلی لگد همی زد بسیار // و آن گـل بزبان حال با او می گفـت // من همچو تو بوده ام مرا نیکودار" (Omar Khayyam)"

"One sees clearly only with the heart. The essential is invisible to the eyes." (A. de Saint-Exupéry).

Daring to close your eyes and see with your heart, you are at home wherever you go.

[Garett Gazay]

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a sick society"

-Jiddu Krishnamurti

[Mary Lamb]

Dude...

[Ryan Leonard]

wrong answer. The WE that is ourselves cannot do it. LOL wake up for God´s sake... Turn off your TV and save your Starbucks money, you will be forced to wake up soon anyway

[Ryan Leonard]

hey Bro wake up. We are in a controlled environment that during the 60s was considered unthinkable, there will be no more like martin Luther. And you have only yourselves to thank because the entire nation has been relaxed and asleep for too long. Now the beast has the public in its mouth, black and White and Brown people all included. Wee need a time machine, but God is the only one that can fix the earth that humans have soiled like a gas station commode.

[val joan]

So very true. Thank you.

[FFRwJD]

MLK never once used the word tolerance. Meaning we shouldn't tolerate racism, cruelty, economic inequality....etc

[Clint Graves]

That speech was filmed in 1967.

[Henbot]

eh? Tolerance to racism and cruelty? Economic Inequality? What you even talking about.