Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, observed.

Holidays aren’t really what all they’re meant to be anymore, if you think about it. Birthdays, Columbus Day, New Year’s Day, Veteran’s Day, Christmas, Fourth of July… Do we really think about the meaning of what the day is and what the day is remembered for?

Not really. We buy a card, spend some money for some gift that will be sold or donated or regifted eventually, drink some beers, and just say “Ah, thank [insert deity's name here] that I have today off from work/school.”

Because for me, today’s about remembering my dream that I can have a family and love and spend time with them, and because I stepped to my computer just to finish off a little bit of homework, I’d like to leave today with someone else’s words about an individual who was assassinated just about 40 years ago…

MLK’s Complexity Largely Ignored - via MSNBC.com

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