How many times have you heard someone say something along the lines of “If that was me I would have…”.
The luxury of time, distance and not having to juggle conflicting information in an instant isn’t something we consider as a judge others. We become overly confident of our ability to land on the correct side of history.
Yesterday was the day we recognize MLK for this amazing contributions. I think a danger of looking back and only looking at the wins of someone like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is we never considered “Would I have supported his movement at the time? We do the same thing with other historical events as well.
It’s always easy to root for the winner as we look at our mirror of the past but in the moment will you make the right choice?
