The Colour Bar

I In twilight twentieth century men I solemnly religiously revere not one of sapiently reverend top three is externally white I fear. II Mohatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandi. Nelson Rolihlaha Mandela. Martin Luther King. Their praise I sing. III Gandi lawyer statesman Indian nationalist leader advocating ahimsa non-violent non-cooperation Satyagraha truth and firmness a policy of passive resistance to British rule advocated by Gandhi defence of and by truth imprisoned many times by South African and later British India authorities assassinated by a Hindu nationalist in January 1948 never posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? IV Mandela lawyer black South African nationalist leader imprisoned again from 1964 to 1990 for life on charges of sabotage and plotting to overthrow white government 'The Black Pimpernel' during clashes with authorities avered because of his ability to avoid South African police using several disguises a favourite an invisible chauffeur Mandela anti-apartheid struggle symbol of unity for worldwide anti-apartheid racial equality movement Mandela served 27 years in prison 46664 AIDS activist against AIDS epidemic awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. V King US Baptist minister black American civil rights leader Montgomery, Alabama nonviolent bus boycott of 1955 during 382 days of boycott King was arrested his home was bombed he was subjected to personal racist abuse 250,000 march organizer on Washington DC in 1963 to demand famous “I Have A Dream” speech racial equality assaulted arrested twenty times awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 the year Nelson Mandela was sentenced to jail for life assassinated on motel balcony Memphis Tennessee April 1968. VI Will next martyr be an Arab a stylized western prejudged ambassador? No an old loyal lion of Israel who died attempting a Palestinian Israeli intervening tightrope gap act assassinated by an Israeli nationalist in 1995. VII Mahatma (‘Great Soul’) a graphic symbol used in ritual meditation enclosing a circle a square with God on each of four sides to represent the universe. VIII Mandala a circular symbolic figure as a Hindu and Buddhist religious symbol representing entire universe in various religions or a symbol in a dream representing the dreamer’s search for completeness and self-unity. IX Lutheran justification by faith alone as a cardinal doctrine or characterized by search theology of Martin Luther. X Martyr specific destination of faith honour connoting highest degree of saint-ship one who voluntarily undergoes death penalty refusing to renounce Christian faith refusing to renounce any article of faith perseverance in any Christian virtue perseverance exhibited in obedience to any law command of holy church. XI King-ism any twenty-first century apostle of Prophet Martin Luther King advocating equality for all humanity as chosen spokes comprising ever rotating great wheel turning eternally in cosmic circle of life or characterized by theology of Dr. Martin Luther King. XII cosmic wheel turning turning turning souls earth incarnated learning learning learning. XIII The famous scientist Albert Einstein said paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi upon his death 'Generations to come will scarce believe that such a man as this walked the earth in flesh and blood'. Funny peculiar not funny haha how some professing faith deny men of miracles. Written 13.3.1996.