Martin Luther King dream remain unrealized - President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States, on the anniversary of the birth of Reverend King, points out that there are still too many injustices rooted in racism and discrimination in the United States. United and that there are still too many young African-Americans killed in the streets or locked up behind bars.
"We are once again painfully aware that we are still far from the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream for America, the" beloved community "for which he gave his life." The words of the President of the United States Episcopal Conference, Monsignor José Horacio Gomez, showed the way that remains to be done on this day commemorating the birth of the Reverend King, January 15, 1929. The "Martin Luther King Day" is celebrated the third Monday in January, across the United States, since its promulgation by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
Martin Luther King dream remain unrealized
Archbishop Gomez says he is grateful for the example of Martin Luther King's solidarity with those who suffer from injustice and for his testimony of love and non-violence in the fight against social change. He recognizes the progress made by the country in recent years, but stresses that it is not enough. Still too many injustices are rooted in racism and discrimination, and still too many young African-Americans are killed on the streets or locked up in prisons. Neighborhoods inhabited by minorities often remain “lonely islands of poverty” as they were 50 years ago.
The need for true conversion of the heart
"In recent years, we have witnessed worrying epidemics of racism," continues the Archbishop, who is concerned "about an increase in anti-Semitic attacks, demonstrations of white nationalism, violence against Hispanics and other immigrants." ". "What we need, and what we ask for, is a true conversion of the heart, a conversion that will force the change and the reform of our institutions and of our society," repeats the Archbishop of Los Angeles, citing the Pastoral letter of the bishops on racism of 2018.
It is only by striving to build "the beloved community", "an America where all men and women are treated as children of God, made in his image and endowed with dignity, d 'an equality and rights that can never be denied, whatever the color of their skin, the language they speak or the place where they were born', that it will be possible to honor Martin's memory with dignity Luther King, concludes the president of the Episcopal Conference.
It was a British psychologist, Cliff Arnal, who invented the concept of Blue Monday in 2005. To make his theory more credible, the scientist squarely developed an imaginary equation with a series of letters:
- W for weather in English
- For debts, those we have accumulated since Christmas
- M for our level of motivation
- Na for our desire for change
- Q for the good resolutions that we have already abandoned, etc ...
Except that certain notions are very variable. This theory did not resist criticism for very long.
Everything is invented
And in 2010, the scientist himself admitted that he had invented everything. Cliff Arnal had in fact been paid for an advertising campaign for a travel agency. The slogan for the ad in question was: "Against the gloomy environment, take a getaway in the sun".
Despite this, the concept of Blue Monday has a hard tooth, because it is true that it is a time of year that coincides with what is called seasonal depression.
And what do you do when you are not in high spirits? We are spending money! Several studies prove it.
Suddenly, some brands still surf on this concept to offer us good plans to overcome this Blue Monday: it ranges from the range of bath products to relax in a contest to win a trip, through products of beauty and even paint to bring light into our home. In short, so many temptations to make us open our portfolio on the basis of pure invention!