Today Michaiah, my 5-year old came into our home office and gave me this book to read. It was the book he picked from the school library. He told me I need to read it because it was good. At dinner he was convinced that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of my friends. I told him that those are the type of people I like to hang out with.
He stood on his chair and gave us a speech on how he is taking a stand for peace. He said it was wrong how all the white kids got to go to schools that had playgrounds but all the black kids didn’t have playgrounds at their school. He told us how Martin Luther King Jr. was put in jail because of the color of his skin and how it was not right for black people and black kids to be treated in such bad ways while the white people and white kids were treated good and got to have fun.
He stood on his chair and gave us a speech on how he is taking a stand for peace. He said it was wrong how all the white kids got to go to schools that had playgrounds but all the black kids didn’t have playgrounds at their school. He told us how Martin Luther King Jr. was put in jail because of the color of his skin and how it was not right for black people and black kids to be treated in such bad ways while the white people and white kids were treated good and got to have fun.
Martin Luther King Jr was 35 when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As my wife & I talked with our kids around the table we asked ourselves the question “What kinds of things do 35 year olds do today?” The conclusion was “computer stuff”. I talked to each of my kids individually at dinner & collectively. I told them that in their life and in the life of the McD Family we need to always make sure we stand for justice and take a stand for others who are victims of injustice. I told them more than anything in life, I want them to commit their life to making the world a better place and stand up for others who can’t stand for themselves. Then both Michaiah & Aaliyah both stood on their chairs and gave their own I Have A Dream speech.
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