Even as a little boy, I was interested in governmental affairs, and all types of change. I became acquainted with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when I was eight or nine, and then again at age eleven, when I watched live his most famous of many speeches – “I Have a Dream.”

In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, I watched it again this past Monday on YouTube. If you have never watched it, or have not seen it in a while, I urge you take 18 minutes out of your life to listen. Many things that he advocated for in his speech have come to pass, and others have not. As someone who has done more than his fair share of public speaking over the years, I not only appreciated the content of the message, but also his advocacy skills, his passion, and his elocution. I especially admired his insistence on nonviolence. His was another life cut way too short, but I am thankful that Dr. King lived on this earth and served mankind!