Iam always excited about January, not because of the resolution that I cant follow through with, or because its a brand new month, its simply because two of my most adore heroes the Late Dr Martin Luther King a civil rights leader and Mohammed Ali, a sportsman, activist and philanthropist, both have their birthdays in this wonderful month. Every year i tried to be involved in something that the two men had in common. Since Dr King's Birthday comes is a national holiday I will share
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| Dr King |
This year I reflected on an audio, I stumbled upon a few days ago, it was a sermon Dr King delivered on February 4 1968 two months before his assassination titled, 'The Drum-Major Instinct' in which Dr King, compared our desire to be different and great, to the role the lead drummer (Drum-Major) plays in a marching band. Dr king went on to say that we can use that desire to lead and serve others instead of being selfish. Dr King risked his life for a cause he believed will change the way things were done, he led and fueled the civil rights movement with powerful inspirational speeches quoted with biblical parodies, that led our country to make very significant changes.
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| Pious Ali, Judith Abdullah & Rev Kenneth Lewis |
Unfortunately the struggle for a change in health care, homelessness, workers right, education is still around and dogging us , What are you ready to take a risk for,. What legend do you want to leave behind after you were dead and gone? how many people are you going to inspire, support, lead or put before yourself? The time to act is now, tomorrow might be too late, get up do something in your community, reach out to some one across the globe, support a cause in your community, Town , City , Synagogue, Church, Mosque, Temple or on the Internet. There is a lot of marching bands all over the world waiting for you to be their ( Drum ~Major)... Be, don't wait for the right time.. this is the right time.
Quote of the day:
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"Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr
“You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.” ― Mohammed Ali
