Martin Luther King

Today — my deceased dad’s and Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday — I think back on how these two great men have influenced my life and where I, father and grandfather, am today. Strangely enough what comes to my mind are worms. Why worms? Besides the fact that my mind works in a strange way, worms represent the quiet, hard working way of my father and the active, determined way of Martin Luther King. My dad was a hard worker. He was constantly working at work or at home. It was difficult for him to stop and just relax, watch TV or make small talk. Supporting his family by working hard was his way of being a good father. He was a quiet man. Martin Luther King was a man of the world. But he actively pursued his vision for America and articulated it well. Both men, my father and King, were kind and gentle men. Both were NOT what we call “worms of men” but were giants of men in my life. Yet today, the birthday of both, I am reminded of worms — quiet, determined creatures that deeply enrich our soil as these two men deeply enriched my life. One birthday, that of King, is celebrated worldwide, the other birthday, only a few family members remember. Both men made a difference in my life and for that I am eternally grateful.

I tried contacting Growing Power again today. It is the place where I learned about the power and value of worms. Again I did not get a response. I so much want to share with them, the father of the growing power movement, what I am doing with the home model of growing power, especially now about the AIR insulation system and DMZ garden. But as with my father who was always busy working until Alzheimer’s set in, I am unable to get though. Oh, well, I will persist. For my dad and Martin Luther King, as well as worms, have taught me well of the power of persistence.

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