Every year when January rolls around, we get out of school for Martin Luther King Jr. day. But do people still think about why we get this day off anymore? I know I still do. King was a great man in our history. He truly believed that for this country to be called the United States of America, we would all have to accept one another for who we were, without any discrimination and segregation. He was one of the few people who wasn't afraid to go out and tell the world what needed to be done. That took great courage and determination from one person. And it proved that you can make a difference if you try hard enough.
I like to believe that people today still remember that what King did had a huge affect on our lives. Without people like him, we probably not be where we are today. Out country would still be horribly racist and everywhere would be segregated. Think about it: some of your best friends wouldn't be your friends or even in the same school as you if things were still the way they were back then. You wouldn't know the same people, and you wouldn't have the same wonderful experiences that you've had because you've been able to get to know so many different people. That's what truly makes us so diverse as a community, a state, and a country. And to think all this spawned from the actions of a few people who truly wished to see, or at least set in motion, a place where everyone's children could play together without being judged by the color of their skin. Really makes you think, doesn't it?
So when Martin Luther King Jr. day comes each year, think back to what he did and how it affects your life and the whole world. It wasn't something that had a big effect when it happened and has since only been written into history, it was something truly radical that changed the life of the country as a whole.
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