Worship is as natural to the human family as the sing of the sun is to the cosmic order.
Interpretation
Worship is inherent to humanity, just as the sun's song is intrinsic to the universe.
In this quote, Martin Luther King, Jr. suggests that worship is a fundamental aspect of being human. Just as the presence and movement of the sun are essential to the existence of the cosmos, so too is the act of worship an essential element that connects humanity to something greater than itself, reflecting a deep-seated need for spirituality and reverence in human life.
In practice
During a speech about community values, the quote can reinforce the importance of collective worship and connection.
This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
Music is the best consolation for a despaired man
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.
Israel... is one of the great outpost of democracy in the world
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead.
There are arguments for atheism, and they do not depend, and never did depend, upon science. They are arguable enough, as far as they go, upon a general survey of life; only it happens to be a superficial survey of life.
Now it is nothing but torture.
It seems the more I think about not sinning, the more I sin, but the more I think about just loving Jesus, the less I seem to sin. Falling in love seems to be the key.
The recognition of the law of the cause and effect, also known as karma, is a fundamental key to understand how you've created your world, with actions of your body, speech and mind. When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life. It is incredibly empowering to know that your future is in your hands.
And lips say βGod be pitiful,β Who ne'er said βGod be praised.β
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