Courage: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005
Rosa Parks died yesterday.
It's hard for me to imagine today, but in 1955, what she did was brave. And regardless of the laws at the time, what she did was right. It takes courage to take a stand and in my opinion, in today's world, too many of us take the easy way out; the road of less hassle. We don't want to say anything when we see someone being oppressed, we figure it's not our business.
It's probably safe to say that Rosa Parks didn't start out that morning by saying, 'today, I'm going to become a civil rights icon'; she was a 42 year-old woman who had had enough of 'separate but equal' and took a stand by taking a seat. She simply took a seat at the front of the bus, stood her ground and changed history. It's incredible to think about what just one person can do if they believe in a cause. What if we all took a stand on something we truly believe is wrong...rascism, child abuse, war, world hunger, homelessness...how much of a difference could we make?
“I am leaving this legacy to all of you ... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die — the dream of freedom and peace.” Rosa Parks, 1988
It's hard for me to imagine today, but in 1955, what she did was brave. And regardless of the laws at the time, what she did was right. It takes courage to take a stand and in my opinion, in today's world, too many of us take the easy way out; the road of less hassle. We don't want to say anything when we see someone being oppressed, we figure it's not our business.
It's probably safe to say that Rosa Parks didn't start out that morning by saying, 'today, I'm going to become a civil rights icon'; she was a 42 year-old woman who had had enough of 'separate but equal' and took a stand by taking a seat. She simply took a seat at the front of the bus, stood her ground and changed history. It's incredible to think about what just one person can do if they believe in a cause. What if we all took a stand on something we truly believe is wrong...rascism, child abuse, war, world hunger, homelessness...how much of a difference could we make?
“I am leaving this legacy to all of you ... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die — the dream of freedom and peace.” Rosa Parks, 1988
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