Friday, January 12, 2007

I have a dream

Monday is MLKjr Day. And I have a dream. I have a dream that in my lifetime Amercans will return to their sartorial senses and dress as they did on that summer day in Washington, when Dr. King delivered that magnificent speech.

Compare, if you will, the dress of Dr. King's audience with the mourners who filed past Ronald Reagan's coffin on another summer day in Washington. The former was a display of dignity, elegence, modesty, and decorum. Men wore white shirts, ties (but even when no tieswere worn the shirts had collars and buttons), and hats. Women wore dresses and hats, and carried purses of practicality and reasonable size. But it is painful to even think of the the latter. Flip-flops, tanktops, short pants, t-shirts with writing on them, and atheletic shoes. What an embarrassment. I give us 15 years (max) before most Americas are walking around naked except for their atheletic shoes and baseball caps.

We've come a long way, baby.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful dream and I am still waiting on the original of Dr. King's to come true, but its onlyperfect in heaven!
You have a nice blog,
Christ is in our midst!
He is and ever shall be!
the handmaid,
Mary-Leah

Matt said...

His dream is the better dream.