Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left us with a lot to remember him by. He stood up for civil rights and peaceful protest. He gave us amazing speeches that are still quoted today. I chose one of those quotes to cross stitch for this week.
The quote reads: If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
It's a little harsh, and I haven't done soul searching to discover if my beliefs are something I would lay down my life for. But I know I would come close. And of course, I would die for my son.
I chose this quote as a way of reminding myself that I want to focus on Action this year. I believe in a lot of things, like equal rights for all, and I firmly deeply believe in it. I sign petitions and try to teach my son about it. I vote for it. But yet I have trouble getting out there and standing up for it in a sense. I don't always speak up when I hear someone bashing equal rights. I don't go out and volunteer at the phone banks or at protests. And I want to. I want to believe that I can make a difference by my actions, and I want to push my actions as far as I can.
Have you discovered something you would die for?
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