Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List: Martin Luther King - Excerpt

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Martin Luther King - Excerpt

WE MUST ALL LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER AS BROTHERS OR WE WILL ALL PERISH TOGETHER AS FOOLS WE ARE TIED TOGETHER IN THE SINGLE GARMENT OF DESTING, CAUGHT IN AN INESCAPABLE NETWORK OF MUTUALITY. AND WHATEVER AFFECTS ONE DIRECTLY AFFECTS ALL INDEIRECTLY. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I CAN NEVER BE WHAT I OUGHT TO BE UNTIL YOU ARE WHAT YOU OUGHT TO BE. AND YOU CAN NEVER BE WHAT YOU OUGHT TO BE UNTIL I AM WHAT I OUGHT TO BE. THIS IS THE WAY GOD'S UNIVERSE IS MADE ~ MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Sign in to see full entry.

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