"I have a dream
That you can have with me
Of a city that shines so bright at night
Where love is true
But this love He finds you
And there is a fire in His eyes
Where I can see everything's alright
It feels like home
Sweet home
There's no, no, no, no, no, no, no place like home
When I awake
That day of glory
Your love will light the sin-deep streams
O we will meet
Our souls are longing
We'll be a symphony of peace
Brothers and sisters will be free
Thank God Almighty they'll be free
It feels like home
Sweet home
There's no, no, no, no, no, no, no place like home
It feels like home
Sweet home
There's no, no, no, no, no, no, no place like home
Ooooohhh
I hear the bells are ringing
Ooooohhh
I see the city lights
Ooooohhh
The dream was real until you close your eyes
It feels like home
Ooooohhh
It feels like home "
So, I was listening to the radio on my way home from work this evening (yes work on New Year's Eve) and I heard song. It seemed right as I ponder my course during this new year, 2012. My hope is that I will discover a place that feels more like a home to me, rather than a place of worry, stress, and despair. My dream is that I will do more with my life (as I discussed during recent posts). So, this song seemed like a pretty good start to what I feel is going to be a very good year. Additionally, this song highlights (in my opinion) one of the most influential and endearing men of our time, Martin Luther King, Jr. So, with that I end this post with a few words from Dr. King himself. I wish everyone a very blessed new year filled with much joy, love, peace, and opportunity.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Thoughts:
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”
“A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.”
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they have not communicated with each other.”
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend.”
“No person has the right to rain on your dreams.”
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