Dr King's Dream

There Is Still a Dream to Believe In

“Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.”
Friedrich von Schiller’s words grabbed me by the shoulders, shook me, and urged me to open my eyes- and when I did I was slapped in the face by a realization.
Dr.King’s dream was influenced by his childhood. He was taught to treat others kindly and with respect. Because of segregation, Martin was separated from several of his friends, but he worked to change things, to make his dream reality. His dream that his children would one day be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Dr. King’s dream had great importance because life was unfair and difficult for African Americans. Dr. King realized his dream, he worked for his
By allowing others to be who they are, they are further driven to follow their dreams. When you ask a five-year-old what they want to be when they grow up, their answer is typically something of their wildest dreams. Maybe they dream of being a princess or wish to be Superman. Whatever their dreams may be, they are beautiful, for the dreams of our childhood are pure; untouched by the poisonous criticism of others. The innocence of childhood is often pegged as naivety, when in actuality we had it right only in the beginning. This joyous innocence is what characterizes easy friendships between children. I dream of these friendships continuing on to our adolescent years and to
For “if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” When Albert Einstein said those words he described the situation of nearly every adolescent in our society today. We are only keeping others from reaching their dreams. I’m sure we all have had little kid dreams; I wanted to slay dragons. However as you grow up the dreams die down. Not because you forgot them, but because you realized they wouldn’t happen. The dragons win. I’m not crazy- dragons are real in a sense. They are giant problems and everyone wants them gone, correct? Well aren’t there giant problems in the world? Don’t most people want to be rid of these issues? We must all work together to slay the metaphorical dragons, as Dr.King slayed them for his dream. We can change the world. We can slay the dragons. It was a lesson I learned as a child, and a lesson I have carried with me to adolescence- “you are who you choose to be.” I dream that we all choose to perceive others positively, truthfully, and justly, so that we may lessen the hurt we bring to this