Hey Stranger,
I saw a movie, "Just Mercy."
It was based on a true story of a man who was wrongfully convicted of committing murder.
The movie tells us the importance of speaking up against injustice.
After winning the retrial, Attorney Bryan said this:
"But Mr. Macmillan made me realize we can't change the world with only ideas in our minds. We need conviction in our hearts."
Thoughts don't come to reality without actions.
Our ideas shouldn't remain in our minds.
To create real change and fight injustice, we must have a strong belief and determination in our hearts to act on our ideas.
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Bryan went on to say,
"This man taught me how to stay hopeful. Because I now know that hopelessness is the enemy of justice."
When you're hopeless, the people who are unfair to you can control you.
With hope, you can speak up when they want you to keep quiet.
With hope, you can challenge those who feel it is right to treat you like you don't matter.
I need you to always hope for the better.
I need you to know that you have to be passionately committed to making your ideas come to reality.
I need you to know that it is never over.
You should never give up.
One more thing Bryan said?
"If we can look at ourselves closely… and honestly… I believe that we will see that we all need justice. We all need mercy. And perhaps… we all need some measure of unmerited grace."
