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A Walk With MLK-My proudest day.
One bright morning when I was a 12 year old boy living in Sandy Springs GA, my mother June announced to my younger brother and sister and me that we weren't going to school that day. She told us to dress nice and get in the car. We only found out as we were leaving the house that we were going to march in Martin Luther King's funeral procession.
It was a short quiet drive. I don't care for crowds and I was worried that this was going to be a long hard sermon to listen to, but I knew we were doing the right thing. We had mostly grown up in the poorer parts of various southern towns and we were used to both colors of people sharing the streets, but this was an amazing feeling to be the only people of one color we saw in such a large crowd. I wasn't surprised at how warm and comfortable it felt. And I realized immediately what a good idea Momma had to come there.
The entire walk and service seem like a beautiful, if melancholy dream. Never had we felt such an outpouring of peace and goodwill through such sadness. All of us have shared our memories over the years, many times. The whole event passed like a song, but midway through my younger brother, only 8, began fidgeting, being so short he was staring at people's stomachs and bored. Then slowly and quietly, without a word, a tall strong man standing behind Steve reached down and picked him up over his head and gently placed him on his shoulders so he could see. Steve was quietly mesmerized and still says it was the most amazing experience he ever had to be lifted up over the crowd and to watch the whole panorama from his private box.
It was a small piece of heaven on earth that the reverend brought to all of us there that day. My mother and sister and brother and I all agree that was all of our proudest day. Not for anything we've done to help with King's cause, but what we did for ourselves by being there. It changed us. It was a religious experience.
When I see pictures of the good doctor and his statue on the mall, he is very real to me. He is still alive, I'm sure of it.
And I wouldn't be at all surprised if he came back one bright morning.
God bless
Buddy - judging by the content on your wildly entertaining page, I think lots of people are coming after you... AT&T, crazy republicans, right-wingers, Reagan, the easter bunny. You need help man. Don't listen to the voices. Go get help asap!
ReplyDeleteChip Shirley - these other people are right and you are delusional. I am not a right winger. I don't watch Fox and I don't listen to talk radio. I get most my news from MSNBC. I liked Obama. But I was informed recently by my insurance company that my plan is cancelled as of Dec. 31 this year and I must go into a new plan now. THIS IS BECAUSE OF ACA!!! I have called them and talked to them for hours and fought and fought but to no avail. I am very hurt. I supported this Obama. Now I feel stupid and it is hurting me and my family. I didn't have a crap plan. But even if I did- Obama said over and over that if I liked it I could keep it! Well I liked it!!! and I want to keep it! But I can't! My old plan had a monthly premium of $185 and a deductible of $5000. The plan I am being forced into has a monthly premium of $265 and a deductible of $7500. And as far as I can tell no better coverage in any way. Multiple representatives from my insurance company have told me that this is directly because of ACA. Why? Well I guess they have to charge me more for a higher premium policy cause they they now have to treat everyone with pre-existing conditions, and keep kids on plans until they are 26, and a bunch of other ACA mandated changes. So Obama told me I could keep my plan. I can't. Then he said well if you can't keep your plan its cause your plan sucked. Well I liked my sucky plan Shirley!!!!!!!!!!! I liked it!!!!!!! I was an Obama supported. Key word is WAS. Wake up man. I did. It was painful. But I had to admit I was wrong on ACA and Obama lied to me.
ReplyDeleteMy premiums on my BCBS plan stayed the same this year from last year for the first time in twelve years. I've had the same policy for 12 years and until now the premiums had been skyrocketing every year, some years they almost doubled!. I've had three promotions over the years and my salary has increased 50% since I started with my present company, but my health care plan has eaten up all of my raises, until this year. That's the facts.
ReplyDeleteAs for my ATT issue. I had a nice policeman come to my house last night and give me their summons. I am putting together my case and when I present it I bet that we might finally find something to agree on.