The days following the Holiday Season are filled with returning unwanted gifts, going back to school or work, resolving to sweat away extra pounds, and the other mundane, everyday tasks that we commit our time to. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the light at the end of this very hectic post-New Year. It is the one Monday that you can sleep-in in the midst of hustle and bustle, so it seems fair to embrace this national holiday as a time of rest and recuperation. However, let us imagine that you are eating Sunday breakfast on January 16, 2011 (for imagery sake, you are eating waffles with scrambled eggs on the side) and you look up from your morning paper to see Dr. King Jr. sitting across from you. Without any introduction or hesitation, he asks you the same question he posed to his listeners during the March on Washington, 1863-"What are
you doing for others?"
MLK Day of Service is a day that allows us to transform's Dr. King's teachings into community actions that help solve social problems. King believed in freedom and justice for all, and constantly encouraged all Americans to apply the principles of nonviolence to make our country and this world a better place to live. I believe that there is no better, non-violent way, to work towards social change than by serving others. Volunteering with and in our own communities helps to bridge barriers, empower individuals, and create solutions.
Consider making this MLK holiday a Day ON, and help us make a difference in our Marin community.
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