Starting in November, no matter who we vote in as President, I fervently hope the spirit of Martin Luther King., Jr. rests upon his shoulders and infuses his decisions with the fire to fight violence and its major cause, injustice, in our nation. I dream that this spirit spreads from our leader to our lawmakers, who will then regain the respect of their constituents, who will, in turn, reject violence in all its dehumanizing forms and embrace justice for all of our citizens. From there, they will demand justice for all other citizens of the world and pursue it in peaceful, yet effective ways.
This is a huge dream, even a foolishly optimistic one. But, just imagine–if everyone shared my dream and worked to make it reality, what would our new world look like?
Let me dream.