The lesson of the day, at least for me
In the scope of history or in personal struggle. The lesson of the day is trying your hardest for a long time without finding success doesn't mean you've found failure. It means you haven't found success yet. I know my heart can run long but fall short, and I know so can yours.
Martin Luther King's "Unfulfilled Dreams" sermon turns up in Google. "Life is a continual story of shattered dreams," he says at one point.
Later, we hear: "Well, that is the story of life. And the thing that makes me happy is that I can hear a voice crying through the vista of time, saying: 'It may not come today or it may not come tomorrow, but it is well that it is within thine heart. It's well that you are trying.' You may not see it. The dream may not be fulfilled, but it's just good that you have a desire to bring it into reality. It's well that it's in thine heart."
With such promise, we can go wrong. We can momentarily give up on a friend, lash out at others or much worse, for far longer. Desire can do wrong in pursuit of promise. "It's a civil war. I don't care who you are, I don't care where you live, there is a civil war going on in your life. … There's a tension at the heart of human nature. And whenever we set out to dream our dreams and to build our temples, we must be honest enough to recognize it." But when we pick up, the promise remains.
