Unfortunately, both groups tend to stop there. (That's really about the end of the religious segment of this post) It is not enough to remember that a group of people stood together under the leadership of a great man and rallied around the cause of equal rights. Are there not still people in our country who are being treated unfairly?
It is not enough to remember that a great man was killed on the path towards his dream, of which he so eloquently spoke. Have we fulfilled the goals for which he lived and died?
What can we accomplish before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday comes again next year? We even have an opportunity to help the people of Haiti in front of us. We have equal pay for equal work for women waiting desperately for our attention. I think this blog has posted plenty of articles about equal marital (or union) rights for homosexual couples.
Passing a decent law almost 50 years ago was not the end of the fight, it was the beginning of a job. We must always be on the lookout for the disadvantaged, the mistreated, and those crying in desperation for help.
If the man whose birthday we are remembering were to stand in front of you and ask you what you've done, would you be able to answer him proudly? If he asked if you had continued the work that had been cut short for him, could you say yes?
Nobody is perfect, especially not this author, but can you say you have tried to help everyone you have seen around you, even the ones you don't like?
Have you loved your neighbor?
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