Dear Dr. King,
I am writing this letter to wish you a Happy Birthday. I am honored and privileged to be able to be here to celebrate what would have been your 83rd birthday, and to thank God that you were born. For surely, He sent you here to teach and lead us to our higher selves.
Sometimes I wonder what kind of leader you would have become if you had not been gunned down forty-four years ago at the young age of 39 on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis. What words of love, hope and encouragement would you offer to the millions of poor and disenfranchised among us -- to the middle class who have become disillusioned with the American Dream? What counsel and advice would you give to President Barack H. Obama, our first African American President? What advice would you offer to help our Commander in Chief to steer this giant ship of America back on a course of equal opportunity and justice for all? To a time when everyone can sit at America's bountiful table. Would you have reminded us that the fight for human rights is not over -- but in many ways has just begun?
Since you are not here physically to be our moral compass, perhaps the best gift we can offer you on your birthday is a commitment to keep your Dream alive, to continue to be drum majors for a more peaceful world.
Finally, I want to express my deepest gratitude for all that you gave. Despite your critics, the world is a better place because you lived, and we still have hope for a better future.
RespectfullyYours,
Miss Hazel
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