![]() |
Marc Chagall, Two Pigeons, 1925 |
.
AndI say to you,
I have also decided
to stick to love. For I know
that love is ultimately the only
answer to mankind’s problems. And
I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.
I know it isn’t popular to talk about it in some
circles today. I’m not talking about emotional bosh when
I talk about love, I’m talking about a strong, demanding love.
And I have seen too much hate. I’ve seen too much hate on the
faces of sheriffs in the South. I’ve seen hate on the faces of too
many Klansmen and too many White Citizens Councilors in
the South to want to hate myself, because every time I see
it, I know that it does something to their faces and their
personalities and I say to myself that hate is too great
a burden to bear. I have decided to love. If you are
seeking the highest good, I think you can find it
through love. And the beautiful thing is that
we are moving against wrong when we do
it, because John was right, God is love.
He who hates does not know God,
but he who has love has the
key that unlocks the door
to the meaning
of ultimate
reality.—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 August 1967Where Do We Go From Here?
[alive on all channels]
.
No comments:
Post a Comment