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Martin Luther King Jr. once said “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”. He understood that although a person is breathing, he is not truly alive unless he is living for a purpose. A good life is one that is lived with the intention of constantly bettering oneself and the world in which they live. Unfortunately, this life can only be attained by making sacrifices. Time and independence are both expenses that must be paid in order to live a meaningful, and therefore good, life.
As this course has stated multiple times, each person has a different definition of what the good life is because each individual has a unique perspective. But, generally, society deems people who have spent their lives advancing society, protecting people, and/or inspiring others as great human beings with extraordinary lives. Martin Luther King Jr. lived a good life because he accomplished all three of the previously mentioned actions. King’s leadership of “non-violent direct action programs” in Birmingham ultimately led to the nationwide viewing of violent attacks on African American protestors. Of course, he could not have headed these demonstrations without first rallying together protestors. Finding others to inspire and share beliefs with will expedite the process involved in attaining a goal and reinforce the idea in one’s mind that their purpose is important and their time on Earth is being well spent. King’s time in jail forced an entire country to face the fact that racism was a pressing issue that needed to rapidly be reversed before any more citizens suffered. If all Martin Luther accomplished was this, his life would have been meaningful and vital for the desegregation movement. But the fact that Birmingham was just how he spent a few days of his life proves that his purpose and drive made his and the entire African American population’s lives great.
AnDa Union is another example of people truly living because they are in the midst of
As this course has stated multiple times, each person has a different definition of what the good life is because each individual has a unique perspective. But, generally, society deems people who have spent their lives advancing society, protecting people, and/or inspiring others as great human beings with extraordinary lives. Martin Luther King Jr. lived a good life because he accomplished all three of the previously mentioned actions. King’s leadership of “non-violent direct action programs” in Birmingham ultimately led to the nationwide viewing of violent attacks on African American protestors. Of course, he could not have headed these demonstrations without first rallying together protestors. Finding others to inspire and share beliefs with will expedite the process involved in attaining a goal and reinforce the idea in one’s mind that their purpose is important and their time on Earth is being well spent. King’s time in jail forced an entire country to face the fact that racism was a pressing issue that needed to rapidly be reversed before any more citizens suffered. If all Martin Luther accomplished was this, his life would have been meaningful and vital for the desegregation movement. But the fact that Birmingham was just how he spent a few days of his life proves that his purpose and drive made his and the entire African American population’s lives great.
AnDa Union is another example of people truly living because they are in the midst of