Character and Service

The definition of character is the set of qualities that make somebody or something distinctive, especially somebody's qualities of mind and feeling. If this holds true Martin Luther King had a fine character that truly set him apart from many. With his upbringing in a Christian household and a strong desire to provide service to his community he was able to accomplish many goals. Many leaders of nations, revolutions, and many other movements of the world’s history have a character that could be somewhat strong to others. Martin did not only have a great character but he fought for others right to be judged by their own unique character. I believe that he did not want to have his future family in the arms of a nation where you could be turned down for your appearances rather than your qualifications. Even though laws no long segregate people it somehow still exists today. In schools you see different cliques that don’t really mix up races. It was almost we have been submerged into thinking that we can only be safe with our own kind. This can also be said about adults in the work place where they prefer to work with people of the similar background where there would be a lesser risk of agreement. I’m not saying that there is not a mixture where others do collaborate together but yet there seems to be a subconscious thought that makes us drawn to our own kind yet there are those who characters attract ours and then the outside appearances don’t mean anything and this is how I should be throughout this nation to show we have come far from old times. Parents should try to enforce the need to have possession of a well-rounded character and to be quite selective on character other than their looks. Through MLK’s work we can observe that there should be some kind of need to provide service to other whether it is for the community, family, and other loved ones. In many there is a selfishness that could easily bring us down. On the contrary, there seems to be others