I want to take this opportunity again to invite and share with you my Mentor Sr. I am happy to introduce to you my Mentor Sr. ROSA PARKS by Honouring her with the Title of the First Female President of Mission - For Radical Thinking & Doing( change). Rosa Park's inspirational & empowering words of FEARLESSNESS“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is rig
ht.”
“I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. On the bus: “I’d see the bus pass every day. But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a Black world and a White world.”
On why she stayed in her seat: “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically … No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
On taking a stand: “Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.”
On the boycott: “During the Montgomery bus boycott, we came together and remained unified for 381 days. The Montgomery boycott became the model for human rights throughout the world.”
On racial violence: “Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child… every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.”
On healing: “Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.”
On how to live: “It is better to teach or live equality and love ... than to have hatred and prejudice.”
On courage: “We must have courage — determination — to go on with the task of becoming free — not only for ourselves but for the nation and the world — cooperate with each other. Have faith in God and ourselves.”
On taking a step: “There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took one more step, someone would come along to join me.”
On freedom: “I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up, and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom. On racism: “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.”
On life and death: “Life is to be lived to its fullest so that death is just another chapter. Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds, will continue in others.”
On setting an example: “Each person must live their life as a model for others.”
On optimism: “I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day, but I don’t think there is any such thing as complete happiness.”
On her legacy: “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free ... so other people would be also free.”
There will be more info about Rosa Parks coming in @ PanAfrican Mission - For Radical Thinking & Doing in Waldemarstr. 46, 10999 Berlin. Free free to contact me here: [email protected]/
