We have lost the will to share and the desire to conserve the often intangible ideals of our community. Briefly, the second event was our annual celebration of Martin Luther Kings life. We have as a nation finally seen fit to honor this man, while many remain yet unrecognized, who gave his life for the vision that equality could become a unifying force and to orchestrate the elevation of human stewardship. Dr. King was the catalyst that made it possible for every member of our community to even begin talking about taking these twelve steps to success. Tolerance happens on the grand scale and happens every day.
Civil rights is just that, rights in a society of neighbors.
Ss his widow recently stated, -his memory is about community involvement and contrition. Contrast the optimism of Dr. King, even speaking on his last day, as well as of our young educator with the rampant cynicism that has creeped into our thinking about institutions and the leadership of those institutions. We were struck by the apparent civility of everyone involved in Second Inauguration of the 42nd President. Often the leadership we see from the paragons of our government, our institutions, our sports and our corporations is vacuous. In our cities the notion of civility, community wholeness if not the idea of neighborliness, goes through all sorts of distressing turns.