Dr. King and Malcolm X

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), was a legendary leader of the American Civil Rights Movement and a man I greatly admire. He said this about justice.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Malcolm X, a radical contemporary of Dr. King, and equally significant in the Civil Rights Movement, is also a man I admire, though for different reasons. He said this about justice.

"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it."

These two men, in two very different ways, were significant in fighting for the rights of African-Americans and correcting a long-standing racial injustice in American society. As a result of their passion and courage in fighting for what is right, they have left a legacy that has lasted long after their deaths and will continue to last for future generations.

If you get the chance, find out more about these two men. It would definitely be worth your while.

Inspiration of the Month

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Marianne Williamson

Poem of the Week

Greetings. Since there is 'overwhelming' response to my request for comments, questions etc from my faithful readers, I thought I'll throw in monthly inspirations into the mix. Perhaps, one of them may inspire you to take this world by storm and leave a positive legacy.

I will still be posting occasional news updates on Tibet, but I do not think it necessary to continue posting every single relevant news item. I believe in your intelligence and resourcefulness to keep updated. But, I will be posting other information and opinions on Tibet soon. If you have any ideas, I'm happy to hear it.

Below is a poem by one of my favourite poets, Mary Oliver.

The Summer Day

Who made the world?

Who made the swan, and the black bear?

Who made the grasshopper?

This grasshopper, I mean--

the one who has flung herself out of the grass,

the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,

who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--

who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.

Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.

Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.

I don't know exactly what a prayer is.

I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down

into the grass, how to kneel in the grass,

how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,

which is what I have been doing all day.

Tell me, what else should I have done?

Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?

Tell me, what is it you plan to do

With your one wild and precious life?