Quotes, for me, have always been a form of sustenance—like life blood to a Vampire. I’ve been feeding off the words of wise women and men for as long as I can remember, and Martin Luther King Jr., of course, has always kept me full. But instead of his words, which will be pervasive today no doubt, I’ll quote Rollo May from his book, The Courage to Create: "... it depends on one's capacity to perceive, to let one's self see the suffering of other people. If we let ourselves experience the evil, we will be forced to do something about it. It is a truth, recognizable in all of us, that when we don't want to become involved, when we don't want to confront even the issue of whether or not we'll come to the aid of someone who is being unjustly treated, we block off our perception, we blind ourselves to other's suffering, we cut off our empathy with the person needing help. Hence the most prevalent form of cowardice in our day hides behind the statement . . . 'I DID NOT WANT TO BECOME INVOLVED.' " #DarknessCannotDriveOutDarkness #OnlyLightCanDoThat #HateCannotDriveOutHate #OnlyLoveCanDoThat #MLK #YourChoice #BecomeInvolved #BeTheLight 🕯✨ (at The Panhandle)
