Martin Luther King Reflection - 854 Words

As a little boy, I always admire the late 1980’s show â€Å"The Cosbys†. I felt that my family were perfect like the Huxtible’s family from the show. I was young and naà ¯ve, I did not know the difference between fiction and reality. As I begin to grow older, my reality became much different form that show. The writings, speeches and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr dramatically impacted my life as I was able to relate and to apply them to my life growing up. In 1963, Dr. King’s wrote a letter to the Clergymen; he stated â€Å"We are victims of broken promises†. (Birmingham) Dr. King expounded by talking about the things that were promised and were never executed as planned. It was as if he would know my story; it seemed to apply to†¦show more content†¦Dr. King, Jr.’s quote â€Å"Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection† (Birmingham). King explained that just being somewhat accepted is just as if not more confusing than just not being accepted and rejected from white society. I was taught that you have to love unconditionally no matter what. I felt like my parent loved me but I was not completely accepted, because of my sexuality, so it made it a lot more difficult to build self-acceptance. There were plenty of actions that were directly shown as lukewarm acceptance because I was their child; it caused some confusion because I felt like society would completely judge me because I was different. Dr.King, Jr. also said, â€Å"I have a dream that one day my four children would not be judge by the color their skin but by the content of their character† (Dream). It sounded good but not being fully accepted and judged allow many self-insecurities to build within because I would keep in the back of my mind that someone was judging me because I was different and not accepting me based on the person I am. â€Å"I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream† (Martin). King was so optimistic about his dream, and knew that today may be hard and tomorrow may be worst. He knew no matter what he will fight hard and stand on his beliefs. Kings talks about brotherhood, standing as one andShow MoreRelatedReflection About Martin Luther King1874 Words   |  8 PagesLeadership throughout history has taken on many faces and many forms yet, whether the leader was considered good or evil, the skills and styles required of a leader have not changed. Christian Reflections on the Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner state that â€Å"The work of leaders is change. 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