a friend told me just this week, you don't realize what you've got until it's gone. of course, i've heard - and used - the phrase more than once.
that's certainly the case in phenomenal humanitarian and activist, coretta scott king.
she is among the champions of the civil rights movement, a heralder of equal rights and the exact epitomy of style and grace.
having grown up in georgia, her name as well as her husbands has been one that we hear without fail. in school, i chose her once to write my black history essay upon. it was deliberate. women have always intrigued me. after all, some of the greatest women in the world were my influences.
she, i found, was a woman just as important as her husband. while he spoke on washington, it was certainly her in the background who encouraged mr. king. i'm sure it was her shoulder that he cried on... at least leaned on.
and her children. what a devoted mother they had. what an influence!
it's too bad mrs. king is gone, at least for us. she, i'm certain, is in a better place.
it's now time... as we're still breathing. god continues to give us life. it's time now for us to embrace not only her husbands dream but also her mission of equality, of peace, of one people.
i'll certainly try to embody her and her ideals. i challenge you to do the same.
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Your entry about Coretta reminded me of a quote.
Albert Pines said "What we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for the world and others is and remains immortal"
I'll have to share the clip with you sometime where I found this powerful quote.
thanks for sharing that, craig.
i'm a quote fool. i'd love to hear more.
And MaTThew what are you doing to embody her ideals? What job do you have and with whom are you living with or should I say off of?
i've been home a week... does it matter that i don't have a job yet?
and i'm not living with or off you, so it should be none of your concern.
but i continue to thank you for devoting your life... or at least a large portion of it... to me.
thanks for reading!
You go Mathew, sorry about spelling your name wrong the last time. Whomever anonymous is, doesn't sound like they have your best interest at heart.
You know you have plenty of friends new and old that will help you out. You just call if you need anything! ; )
btw I have plenty of quotes and motivational materials you are welcome to anytime.
thanks, craig.
i believe anonymous might be a family member or some bitter queen in atlanta with a terminal illness.
either way, their comments do not bother me. if so, i wouldn't leave them up for the world to view.
it shows more their faults and jadedness than my inability to make it on my own, even if i am in a spot where i must count on friends.
you're one of many that has told me i could count on them.
thanks to you and all them.
ANONYMOUS, A challenge was made to you in a post on February 1. If you missed it, here it is again:
Wendell said...
Mathew- It totally baffles me that someone, yeah you Anonymous, aka( to Mathew's friends) as "a chicken shit coward", can be so oblivious and ignorant. This person seems to think they know you so well and want to kick you as if you are down. Are they so ignorant not to realize how this would feed your "over inflated ego" as they have described it before? How many times have I said that I did not care what someone was saying about me, good or bad, at least I knew I was on their mind? This is the case with Anon. YOU are obviously on THEIR mind... Strongly!! I pity them, not you, for their life, or the lack thereof. Pathetic is how you describe this type person.
About the sugar daddies, I am interested to know who they are as well. I have been around you, almost daily, for the better part of the past 3 years and I have not seen him/them. Where are you hiding him/them? Come on--confess and share the wealth.
Anonymous, rise to Leslee's challenge, reveal yourself and let's see if we can nominate you for Sainthood, reveal the names of the sugar daddies(for all of our benefit) and stop trying to bash our friend until we know you are worthy.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 3:38:45 PM
Again, the challenge: REVEAL YOUR COWARDLY ASS. You must be EXTREMELY insecure to feel such a strong need to attack maThew so often. maThew is right..if he is not living with you or off of you, it is no concern of yours. and if you wonder what concern this is of mine, maThew is my best friend and does not deserve to be attacked by anyone ANONYMOUSLY. you may have just cause and if you do, so be it, but until you reveal yourself YOU ARE NOT WORTHY!
This person who chooses to write and not leave a name is sitting back with a pen and paper making tally marks just to see how many times that he and or she gets a response from his ever so witty remarks. Whether it's a angry family member or a bitter queen in atlanta with a terminal illness the fact is that it's time to move the fuck on. Your infatuation with Mat at first was entertaining but as time drags on so do your lame comments that really just keep repeating themselves over and over again. What business is it of yours if he gets help or not from others around him? Even if you are an angry family member and you honestly think it IS your business, who cares? He's living isn't he? Reveal yourself or don't. Your cowardness was visible the first time that you hit that anon button. Revealing yourself now wouldn't change the fact that you have no life and that you are in fact pathetic.
it is, jennifer, i think, time for them to move. however, they're so intrigued with my life that they can't. i'm magnetic to them. they're addicted to the internet. they live vicariously through me although they seemingly don't approve of my life.
what a shame, huh?
hope you and the boys are great. i'll be in touch soon... we need to do lunch.
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