Bobby Kennedy, a Ripple of Hope, and Dreaming of Things that Never Were and Saying, Why Not.

On this day when some proclaim, no we can’t, don’t reach for the stars, settle for less, I have two snippets from Bobby Kennedy.

First, “a ripple of hope.”

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage such as these that the belief that human history is thus shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.

Second, dreaming of things that never were, and asking why not?

Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.

Robert Kennedy

From Teddy Kennedy’s eulogy to his fallen brother:

Si, Se Puede!

Keep hope alive.

Yes, we can.

Not me, Us!