Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Starbucks Kid Strikes Again

A few months ago my 8 year old gave me an extensive layout of Why He’d rather work at Starbucks. Today, he won a statewide speech contest for 3rd graders about the impact of MLK Jr and we didn’t know he had entered it.  And no, it has nothing to do with recruiting, social media or whatever, but its Martin Luther King, Jr day and I thought it was awesome so here’s a little of it.

Martin Luther King Jr is a very important person to me and a big inspiration to me.  Whenever I have a challenge I think of all the challenges Martin faced.  He taught me that words are the way to change something – not violence.  When I am nervous in front of crowds – I think of his “I have a dream” speech that he gave in front of thousands of people.  I think he was a very brave man for standing up for what he believes in.  When I grow up I hope to be a leader like him.

I found his last statement amazingly telling on just how far we have come – in 40 years – he looks and sees a great leader who fought for what he believes in.  His friends come from every racial background and socioeconomic group.  He see’s someone who achieved a goal.  He sees what the future will be through the eyes of an 8 year old who will never know it any other way.