Edutainment – Bouteiller’s English Teaching in Hong Kong

We shall Overcome by Martin Luther King Jr.

Do you remember what happened on March 11, 2011?

Have you ever experienced a 9.0 magnitude earthquake?

What would you do if you were one of those who lived in the aftermath of Japan now?

Recalling this horrible piece of news does bring tears to my eyes. Other than tears, what the Japanese really needs is: hope, strength and unity in the face of the aftermath of the disasters. Here the melody of a gospel/folk song plays in my mind – We shall Overcome.

Back in the 1960′s where the Black went on strike to free themselves from oppression, injustice and inequality in America, Martin Luther King Jr. did a public speech with this song. (See the video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJoWrLQWrEc)

Personally, in America too, I went into a tragic car accident on the black Friday morning in the month of Christmas in 2002. I was in a coma in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital for 13 days. When I was awake again, it was already the Boxing Day. My friends who were flying over to spend the Christmas together had lost contacts with me and did not know where and how to reach me. Physically, I could move nothing of my body but just my eye balls! My spinal core was displaced and my brain bled pretty much!

After a tremendous surgery, I had to learn back how to walk, chew, swallow, mobilize my fingers and even breathe again, as I’d been attached to the breathing machine for a long time. Now that you could see me teaching energetically in front of you, it is really a true live miracle. During all this time, only persistent faith and love could bring me life again!

Therefore, no matter what kinds of difficulties you face, personal or global, remember this song and do believe:

We shall Overcome some day!

Here is the reference more about the song:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/256160/we_shall_overcome_the_history_behind.html

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