Published as a community voices in the Bakersfield Californian.
“God has allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over, and I’ve seen the Promised Land.
I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land,” proclaimed the avatar of peace.
The audacity of hope, compassion, fearlessness and prophecy blended seamlessly in the final message as the assassin’s bullet awaited the messenger of peace to extinguish an exceptional life still in its 30s. The bullet failed to miss, as it failed to miss for JFK, RFK, or Abe Lincoln. The messenger moved to a better place, but his message endures, striving to improve life on Earth.
– Brij