Week 4: Two Men with the Same Agenda

Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. were two very similar men with the same agenda. They both sought to end the racial discrimination that plagued their society and they were both natural born leaders, who took on very important leadership roles when the time called. Even their plans to end racial discrimination were similar at first. They both planned to have a peaceful protest, but as time pass Mandela was forced to change his original plan when he realized that passive resistance just wasn't enough. Besides that, they both stopped at nothing until what they were fighting for was achieved. What they did, pushed for change. The quote below from King represents both men's dedication...

“No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.”

                 

-Martin Luther King Jr.

These two men knew their purpose and why they were alive for. They had strong principles and stuck with them, throughout everything. Mandela and King sacrificed themselves for others. Their whole lives revolved around their fight for equality. I think the quote above represents both of their dedication and willingness tom make their dream of equality a reality, and they did just that. 

Today we are living in a world that King probably could not even imagine and that Mandela only dreamed of, and they helped make it happen. There is still more work to be done, but I am looking forward to be learning and seeing first hand the works of Mandela when we head to Cape, Town to see how our generation can push for change in today's society and make a difference.