King Day: Are ALL the children Well?
King pushing his son Dexter on a swing. November 1964.
This blog was inspired by the unfadable African Masai warrior tribe. As we greet our neighbors with a “How’s it going?” their traditionally greeting to one another is “Kasserian Ingera,” meaning “How are the children?” The reply to this greeting? “Sepati Ingera,“ “all the children are well.” Even for those who don’t have children, the response is the same, “Sepati Ingera,“ “all the children are well.”
The implication that the well being of our children is the measure of peaceful content is a powerful concept.
My career has been fueled by my passion to ensure that ALL children needing health and wellness management are seen, heard and respected. It’s with this passion “Where ALL The Children Are Well,” was launched, to offer a trusted voice within the blog space for parents and their children, especially those whose family look like mine, and those health providers caring for them
As I reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, I choose to imagine him as a Masai warrior. In the fullest of his splendor, orchestrating the moral existence of us in the U.S. and world. Let’s not forget that he was a husband and father doing everything within his power, and paying the ultimate price to ensure his Masai reply rang true.
I leave us to reflect on this. Are ALL the children well?
This blog is in part, my contribution to the African Masai ideal.
May this space, and every space I may go, always be where ALL the children are well.
Comment below. I would love you hear from you. Are ALL the children well?
References
DeGruy, J. (2005). Post traumatic slave syndrome : America's legacy of enduring injury and healing. Milwaukie, Oregon :Uptone Press.
Schulke, F. (1964). King Pushing Son on Backyard Swing [Photograph]. Getty Images, Los Angeles, CA, United States. https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/martin-luther-king-jr-pushes-his-son-dexter-on-a-swing-in-news-photo/541223500
