Martin Luther King, Jr. never reached the age of 40, but his speeches and writings document his legacy of wisdom and eloquence. He was an effective leader and a modern-day prophet.
He was only 29 when he said, “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable. No social advance rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. Every step requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle – the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”
Later he said, “Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. It cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.”
And then this: “We will never have peace in the world until men everywhere recognize that ends are not cut off from the means because the means represent the end in process, and ultimately you cannot reach good ends through evil means because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree.”
The night before he was killed, he uttered these prophetic words: “We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now because I’ve been to the mountaintop. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life, but I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain, and…I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we, as people, will get to the Promised Land. And I’m happy tonight. I’m not fearing any man.”
This is Dimeji reminding you that character counts.
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