Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Man Who Was a Fool, Strength to Love
Atlanta, GA
February 3, 1963
The paradox of insular language
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We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding
what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some
are goi...
7 months ago
7 comments:
Your words are true. This "interrelated structure of reality" may be what others confuse with the "cosmic whole". People don't like to hear that their actions tear at the moral fabric of society. If you say that kind of stuff you are labeled a "fundamentalist zealot" on the scale of Pat Robertson. But the truth is plain in these matters in that we are all bound in common humanity and affect each other by virtue of some mysterious equilibrium.
These words belong to MLK. It just struck me how relevant this quote was to other surrounding conversations.
While I greatly appreciate his words, I eagerly await yours.
I think we don't rely on each other enough. Perhaps the issue is what type of reliance we are talking about?
I am really starting to wonder here. You haven't recieved a death threat or something, I hope.
And I thought I hadn't posted in a long time.
Sorry ... not dead yet ...
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