Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness, By Martin Luther King Jr.

The simple act of kindness leads to happiness of many others around you. Your simple gesture saves the hearts of many. Your action counts. Your courage will be rewarded. So, I ask, all of you to end this racism and start changing the world around you. As an American citizen, it is our job to unite with each other and help each other.

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”. I think this quote is an explanation of a lot going on right now, and I will show that by using my own experiences as a guide. To grow even more you need to push past mastery. This could include sports, by pushing yourself even harder, and life by stepping out of your comfort zone.

It is easy for humans to prefer order rather than justice because society covers the ability to see actual truths and purpose. Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham City Jail explains how ones desire for order is truly contrary to the teachings of Jesus, “…who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice” (King 4). In order to live the paschal mystery humans must have the desire to have a positive peace or known as justice. Justice is the ability for a group of people to be able to recognize the problems in the world, and then be able to act on it. Brackley explains the importance of being able to recognize the need for justice, “…the centrality of justice not only reflects new insight into the faith; it also reflects a waking up to the world around us” (Brackley 2). Justice is being able to reflect and acknowledge the problems on what is going on in the world constantly. In order to truly act with justice, humans must be able to give up their own personal desires and recognize the need of justice in today’s world. In Pope John Paul II’s On Social Concern, he states, “The goal of peace, so desired by everyone, will certainly be achieved through the putting into effect of social and international justice, but also through the practice of the virtues which favor togetherness” (Paul II 4). The only way to achieve justice is for a group of individuals to unite under God, and to work together for a common purpose to help improve the world. Justice itself cannot be achieved with one

cuz we all are suffering in this world 4 Problems which are Disease, Old age, Death, and Birth after Birth.

“No one is born hating another person because the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela. In today’s society, minorities deal with racial issues such as racial profiling, racial bullying in institutions, and because of these racial attitudes, groups and movements have formed due to these acts. To this day, society is still burdened with many people who do not fully grasp the concept of equality; because of this, outdated racial attitudes are still an ongoing issue in modern society.

Bullies get away with bullying because people want to be standing by. Elie Wiesel once said “The opposite of love is not hate its indifference”. People let other people take charge.

Most people depend on their sight to guide their path, but what if they lose their sense of sight? What would they do? Emily Dickinson’s vision grew poorer and poorer as she aged due to writing poems in the dim light of the night. She wrote two poems related to sight, but there was a much deeper meaning to the both of them. Sometimes people with the ability of sight are blinded as to someone who is blind can see clearly. People can not always depend on their eyes to lead their path in life.They have to open their soul to lead the way.

I do believe that it can be achieved, but it is definitely easier said than done. I believe that it has to begin with ourselves. This has shown me that I need to do a self reflection on how I have contributed to this hateful society and to see how I can change to better reflect myself and my values. I need to be more aware of the way different groups are treated or stereotyped so that I can make sure that I do not contribute to this in any way. I need to become more conscious of the things that I say, even though I do not mean any harm, and realize how these words can negatively affect people. I think that becoming more aware of my actions will help me show that I truly believe everyone should be equal, even though some of my actions may be interpreted differently. I hope that by doing this I will become a much better person both personally and

Martin Luther King “Darkness cannot drive out darkness:only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” (VI-AN NGUYEN parade.com 2 ) This quote practically sums up Martin Luther King’s whole campaign. Thus making a new understanding of peace.

What do you think real Freedom is ? Do you think all living organisms deserve real freedom ? I think real freedom means that everyone have the right to choose what they want to do and what they want to say . Some examples would be Cairo’s Revolution,Martin Luther King Jr. standing up for the blacks, and the Censorship of Letters.

We need to take things for what their worth. We all work so hard striving for the same things, yet we work against each other in trying to make our dreams come true. Our differences are being brought out in many different ways the most common of which is discrimination. We tend not to accept other's differences yet we either fear them or we don't accept them. There is no need to do this discriminating because it gets no where.

Everyone would love eternal peace, but does everyone work towards it? The small actions we make in life can push us a step closer to nirvana. Only by detaching yourself from earthly objects, realizing your ignorance and overcoming your ignorance you can achieve eternal peace and happiness. I value this concept

Many think this is obtained by force, but force brings fight. Once force has been implemented the receiver of the actions will ultimately fight back, as part of the human biology. In the source the speaker believes peace is brought on by taming the human race, as if the human race has one belief. One goal. One brain. The human race thrives off of the differences given from each human. To tame the differences, is to kill the human race. The diversity of the personal and collective identities what the speaker is talking about when the human race is not able to be tamed, because the identities of different people can clash. Clashing of identities can be smoothed out by persuasion, agreement, and

Our culture is seemingly consumed by darkness and negativity, it is crucial that people continue to spread positivity, regardless of the situation. However, some people do this more courageously than others. An individual who exemplifies a passion for spreading positivity is Desmond Tutu, a popular social rights activist who spreads his positivity in ways as simple as words: “Hope is being able to see that their is light despite all the darkness”(“Light Quotes” n.pag.). It is important to recognize historic figures who have made a long term change through their quest for positivity and what they as improving our world. Even in times of darkness, rays of light are crucial in helping to bring our society

For instance, if we accept that discrimination is wrong within ourselves, then this injustice is less likely to happen, but if we believe that discrimination is right then this injustice is more likely to be repeated. We as humans are destroying our own peace and stability. We are creating division amongst ourselves with this injustice, leading our humanity to be more intolerant, offensive, judgmental, immoral and cruel. One the other hand, one way that this injustice can be controlled is if we change our attitudes and behavior. Awareness and acceptance of differences are crucially important to help stop this injustice. First, we must be more cautious about the way we speak and act, then we must respect other’s choices, wants and needs. One can’t stop this injustice alone but coming together can. Unification is key to overcome and end discrimination. We need to do it for our children, families, friends, communities, but most important for ourselves to create an environment where we can feel safe, free of unequal treatment and unfairness.