This week when I traveled to Washington, DC, for an interview, I visited my dad’s memorial headstone at Arlington National Cemetery. I also visited the graves of Edward, Robert and John Kennedy. This quote, etched in stone near the grave of Robert F. Kennedy, moved me to reflect on the grand significance of each of our contributions—big and small—to the beauty and sustainability of our world.
“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
- Robert F. Kennedy, South Africa, 1966
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and here’s to a Sustainable and Happy New Year! May we, together, send forth ripples of hope, energy and daring.
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