Martin’s dream was as follows:

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification” — one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”

Has it come true? Please explain you opinion with reasons.

Thanks in advance

My wife and I live in a block of 40 flats.

Set in an oasis of quiet in a bad neighbourhood.

We both work, me nights and her days.

3 other people in the complex also work (we see them leave every day).

There are 40 homes, with people in, and we never see them.

We have been here 3 years.

We can see and here ALL the commings and goings from our front room and bedroom.

Who are these people?

What are they doing?

My wife works local and says the place is full of weirdo’s, but I work out of town and have not seen this.

We feel like we live in Silent Hill or something.

Bad things happen alaround our complex, shootings, muggings, violence of all sorts.

But nothing ever happens here, and our flat is bang in the middle of it all.

Whats going on?

Advise please, as it’s a little unnerving.

So, before you die – what are some things that you feel you simply have to do?

For me:
-Visit Australia
-See MUSE/Oasis/Chili Peppers live in concert
-Make a difference to someone, somewhere
-Love, and be loved
-Put pink streaks in my hair
-Sit through and cry at a romance movie (I’ve never done this haha)

What would be on your bucket list?
If you’d like, you can leave your email address (or just email me your answer directly at itsabittersweetsymphony@yahoo.com ) and I can give you the entire bucket list I’ve comprised of all the answers from this question.

How would we start our little town out? I think that at least 200 acres would be enough, for starting, what do you think land wise? Where would this place be ideal?

I am so sick of modern society. We are quickly getting owned by all our own vices, gas for vehicles, electricity,heating bills, phone bills,grochery bills, rent,blah,blah,blah, the list goes on and on.

I wouldn’t push religion in my town like a cult or Amish community, although I would prefer people of good character and the skills to build this small Oasis.It would be more or less a farming type of life, based on the ideal that life can be enjoyable and everyone can pull together to help one another out with the daily aspects of township. I think that there would have to be a popualtion cap at start, what would it be? Well these are just a few of my ideas. I think that there are other people like me that feel the same but, its hard to take the leep. Oh would there be a price of addmission? Please respond!

“It’s also important to note that life is exceedingly rare in the universe — even if it exists on every planet and moon. All we do know is that life exists on one oasis — Earth. Most of the universe is nearly empty, and almost all of the matter is in stars or nebulae. Any sort of life that we can imagine only has a chance on planets or moons. The universe was not designed for life; in practically the entire universe conditions are extremely hostile to life. Saying that the universe is made just for us is like a frog looking at his pond and thinking that the whole world was made just for him.”

http://www.godlessgeeks.com/WhyAtheism.htm

Again – Are we living on an oasis in a desolate universe?

What does this question mean for our way of life on this special planet?

I just think about Nebraska or Iowa or Indiana or anywhere else in the Midwest and ewwww… I get nauseous. I would feel so disoriented being so far from the ocean. The sea is the center of the world, of life, and one needs it to feel centered and balanced.
And the Great Lakes are NO substitute for the ocean!

I live near Boston, such a fantastic city. New York’s not far away, we have the awesome coastline (which gets nicer north of Boston), nice forests, smallish but scenic mountains close by, etc. Europe is only 6 hrs. away by plane–why would you ever live in the Midwest when you could live in, say, Boston?

I mean, sure, Chicago’s a pretty cool city, but it’s a cultural oasis–drive west from the city and soon you’re in the endless, flat fields that go on forever, and there’s nothing worth seeing until you hit Denver.
Is there anything to the Midwest aside from monotonous rural drudgery and grimy, depressed industrial cities? Don’t you in the Midwest feel the need to escape??