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The risk of taking a stand

Sep 8, 2018

Beauty of Beginnings | Current Affairs | Personal Development

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The risk of taking a stand

It always comes at a cost. You might lose your job. Suffer endless ridicule. Be sidelined for years.

And years.

If you do not take a stand, you face the slow inner disintegration of the most precious asset you have. Your own self-regard.

I salute the stand-takers. Rosa Parks, Colin Kaepernick, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Rosie Batty, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes and so many others. In their dignity they have taken a stand for us. Non-violent. Steadfast. Timely. Courageous.

September 8th 2018

Photo taken June 29th 2017

Photo: September 8, 2018

Written: September 8, 2018

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