I am on my daily walk on "the way of the cross" near the Saint Joseph Oratory. It is quite peaceful place. Just some little noise from the street Queen Mary can reach my ears. I can see statues and beautiful trees and flowers. I can watch people who walking there, or other God’s creatures, like a marmot, which goes its way looking for food. I can pray or meditate seeking my inner peace. At the same time it is rebellious place. At the beginning of the way I see some trees that grew on stones, when other trees are in soft soil. Who force them to fight their way through the firm ground? Who force people, like Christ, to fight for other’s rights or believes?(I am sorry for the very superficial association, but I see this way).
How can my soul be calm, when I think about restless soul of Christ, or Father Andrew, or Martin Luther King? These people could not find peace in his mind when other people suffered due to injustice, diseases or lack of faith. They go to the jail or to the Golgofa defending their believes. When ordinary people seek peace, fighters seek challenge. Fighters are able to support their minds and believes, like Martin Luther King does in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, and lead others.When I read this article I delight in logical sequences of his statements: his classification of the evolution of "any nonviolent campaign",evidences of unjustice towards black people at that time, examples of justice and unjusties,etc.He proves necessity of social disobedience to unjust laws and insists that their action,demonstration in Birmingham, was timely.I agree with this statement, because amendment of any unjustice must be done as soon as possible.Especially social unjustice that makes many people suffer.
Fighters,like Martin Luther King, are model for us to fight against any unjustice and any social disparity.
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I love the metaphor you use in likening Christ and Martin Luther King Jr. to the tress struggling through rock--very beautiful!
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