How would we speak of Dr. King today? Would we say, on the day he achieved the fantastic feat, “Despite his age, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize today”?
Dr. King was 35 years old when he received the prestigious honor. At the time, he was the youngest person to receive the award. Today, that honor goes to the Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17 after being shot by the Taliban for protesting their ban on educating girls.
Dr. King would likely revel in her acts of civil disobedience. I, on the other hand, have spent the better part of a decade wondering why I should keep fighting in the presence of hate? On MLK Day, though, I am reminded of the reason.
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