"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent. "
—"I See the Promised Land,"Speech in Memphis, Tennessee, April 3, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr.
My Thoughts
Frankly, I think that this quote is universal and everyone can live their life by the lessons Dr. King addresses in this speech. The only way that change can occur is if you work hard and diligently at it. Although change is inevitable you cannot sit around and expect it to go in your favor. Thus if your back is bent which means that you are lazy then the changes that will occur you will not like. You are the architect of your own life.
Questions
What is your interpretation of Dr. Kings speech?
What do you think Dr. King did for African Americans?
Do you think that if Dr. King was not assissnated or he did not deliver his 'I have a Dream speech ' then the racial injustices that plagued our ancestors would still exist?
2 comments:
i agree with your interpation of the speech.... things are just bond to happen and you have to work it out and just live life.. people should take martin luther'z example
I think this speech is important. In order for change to occur, you have to work hard for it, its not going to just come to you. Just expecting things to happen is not the way it works, and he worked to hard for change for it to go to waste.
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