I Have A Dream, Too!

People all over the country are celebrating the anniversary of the iconic 1963 civil rights march on Washington, DC and Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. He gave the speech to a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. His powerful words are now considered one of the best speeches ever given in American history. And, while most people are only familiar with the "I have a dream" portion of his speech, the entire speech was extremely profound. You can read it here.

America has come a long way in the past 50 years ago since that speech...and in the 150 years since Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech. But there is still a long way to go. 

• I have a dream that members of the LGBTQ community will one day have the same rights as their fellow heterosexual brothers and sisters and they will be one day looked at by the content of their character and not by their sexual orientation. 
• I have a dream that one day this world will not be strife with war, but will be swarmed in peace, harmony and tranquility. 
• I have a dream that senseless suffering of our fellow peoples through illness, hunger and homelessness will end.
• I have a dream that people that are suffering will not be looked upon in the streets with disgust as if they have leprosy. 
• I have a dream that everyone with a disability will be looked upon as equals in comparison with their able-bodied counterparts...that they can get a job that they are equally qualified for and that they can participate in activities and enter buildings without any barriers getting in their way. 
• I have a dream that Congress and the sitting President can one day soon come to an agreement on what is best for our country, the people, instead of dealing with the Republican/Democratic lines and who is right. 
• I have a dream that little black poor gay Baptist boys and girls will be able to join hands with little white rich straight Muslim boys and girls as sisters and brothers!!!

When all of this happens, we will truly be able to join hands as a nation united and sing the words: 

        "Free at last! Free at last!

        Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"