Dream Day

“I have a dream,” Martin Luther King used this phrase repeatedly in his 1963 speech The preacher and black civil rights activist spoke on August 28 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of 250 thousand Americans “I have a dream,” King repeated periodically, like a mantra The civil activist expressed hope that the day will come when people in the United States will be free to express their will, regardless of race, religion or skin color In honor of this significant event, a holiday was established - Dream Day Dream Day is celebrated in many countries around the world The aspirations of Martin Luther King came true - in his country, blacks received access to education, skilled work and other benefits on an equal basis with white people Civil rights were eventually extended to immigrants who came seeking a better life in the United States The rigid class system collapsed, people became equal before the law regardless of ethnicity, income level and other differences The ideas of the US Declaration of Independence about individual freedom and the pursuit of happiness have come true 30 years before King's famous speech, historian James Truslow Adams decided to encourage his fellow citizens and instill in them faith in the best, despite the Great Depression He wrote in his book about "the American dream of a country where every person's life will be better, richer and fuller, where everyone will have the opportunity to get what they deserve" But in addition to civil liberties and rights, people have personal aspirations and hopes Dream Day is dedicated to a person’s dream, which, like a guiding star, guides him along the road of life Each of us has both immediate desires and ambitious plans Dreams accompany people throughout their lives - from childhood to old age Goals and aspirations change depending on age, breadth of outlook, interests and level of spiritual development Altruism and the desire to help others are no less important than big earnings and career advancement The founders of charitable organizations that collect donations to realize the aspirations of people in need of outside participation are convinced of this According to one version, the initiator of the establishment of the international holiday was the Dream Day Foundation, which helps seriously ill children In 1996, the organization donated $3,000 to the St Jude Cancer Research Center The foundation regularly helps families with terminally ill children Long before its opening in 1977, another organization, Make-A-Wish, began conducting similar activities The Make a Wish Foundation makes dreams come true for children whose years and even months of life are numbered In addition to collecting donations, participants in youth movements and public organizations take to the streets in honor of the holiday to hold various events and flash mobs They declare themselves to be brave, searching and active people who have faith that their goals will definitely be achieved Voltaire argued: “A person must dream in order to see the meaning of life” This is what Dream Day calls people to do