Op-Ed: Words my uncle, Martin Luther King Jr., would share in our troubled times
January 17, 2022 | District of Columbia
By Dr. Alveda King in Fox News
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”
So many people are angry, hurt and confused, especially with the devastation of the COVID pandemic casting a dark shadow. There have been far too many losses.
I believe if MLK were here today, he would encourage us to hold onto hope, fear not, have faith in God, and choose human kindness and love over hate.
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase,” he said. “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”… (Excerpts from America First Policy Institute)
