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I Have A Dream!
Jace Carlton
On
August 28,
1963 a very peaceful shot was heard around the world. On that day
people were gathered together in support of something they believed
in. It was a very crowded gathering, and in spite of the hot
summer
sun beating down on them they weren't going to let the heat deter them
from being there that day.
A gentleman stood up to a podium and delivered a speech. After a
few
minutes of reading from his prepared notes he set them aside and began
to speak from his heart. Some say the most powerful words that
are
ever uttered are those which come from someone's heart without any
prior thought or planning ... words planted there in the heart from a
Higher source as a gift to be shared with others. This
gentleman's
voice, normally very strong and vibrant, became very emotional.
He
looked out over the crowd on that hot summer day and concluded a speech
that many consider the most powerful political speech given by anyone
during the 20th century.
Less than five years after delivering
that speech his life would be shortened by an assassin's bullet, but
his dream could not and would not die with him. Countless others
over
the years have stepped up to carry the torch of his dream, doing their
part to keep the flame alive.
Today, January 15, 2007, people are celebrating what would have been
this gentleman's 78th birthday.
The actual number of people present on that hot day in August 1963
varies from estimates as low as 200,000 to as high as over
500,000.
The name of the gentleman who delivered that speech heard around the
world was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He had a dream, and he was
inspired to share that
dream with the world. And even though there are struggles and
problems
that are still going on today, we are all better off because one man
spoke from his heart that day with the desire to make this world a
little bit better.
Dreams DO come true!
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