If we are citizens in a nation of miracles, perhaps these are miracles some people would like to see:
*An end to racism, prejudice, hatred and discrimation of all kinds, which would take a sea change in how we view inside what and whom we see on the outside, and where the immediate response would not be fear, but an attempt to understand and repair what needs fixing for those who are victims of discrmination, prejudice, racism and hatred.
*Respect for workers in all types of jobs on the part of customers, employers, and heads of corporations, enough to provide them with a living wage, health care/health insurance, and a secure pension.
*People viewing responsibility as equal to rights, rather than seeing rights as the only thing that’s important, especially when we need, more than ever, to care about each other’s health and well being.
*The creation of a truth serum that would be given to all candidates for public office that they would have to take before they speak (I know, this might cause problems, but it could be better than what we have now).
*Education for children and adults that enables people to think for themselves, to help them understand their place in the economy, in society, and in the world.
*The fulfillment of a rabbinic story in which God tells the first couple that this world has been created for us, and that we should not destroy it.
*A world where love, compassion and cooperation overcome the thirst for power and the need to compete, all of which would lead us to peace.
On this anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, it appears that I have a few dreams. They may not be realized soon, but I, for one, won’t stop dreaming.
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