Using our power for change

I think it's important on MLK day that we treat today not as just a day off, but a day to think about using the various types of power we have to fight for the freedom of others. How is each of us fighting inequality and terror in our everyday lives? How can we as Jedi be there for those who need it, especially in a country where being black or brown or queer or trans or disabled or poor can be a death sentence because of the power-structures in our society?

How as Jedi are you being good allies?

Much love,
Kai-An

Was dr king extraordinary person who took responsibility for being a leader or was he a person who took responsibility for being a leader and in that process became an extraordinary person?

A little of both I think, but mostly the latter. That's why I want to start a discussion of how we each, as Jedi, can fight injustice in the lives of those around us. How do we react when others stay something unkind or unjust? How do we give people the support they need? What do you defend and protect, and how?

I believe the greatest lesson to be learned from Dr. King (and Ghandi) is to believe that change is not only possible, but inevitable. Power structures grow and power structures crumble. You do not need a tank or battleships to force change on people. Regardless of the struggle you face personally or the struggles we face as a society, peaceful resistance to injustice and positive reinforcement of compassionate behavior will bring about the change you seek.

Perhaps the hardest part of being an advocate of positive and peaceful change is that it requires patience. We must do what is right when the opportunity is in front of us, but the change we wish to see will likely come to be for our great-grandchildren. Just as the world we live in now is partially due to the courageous acts of Dr. King and the many who stood with him, our acts today will be reflected in a better world of the future.