What if Martin Luther King Jr. never visited Gandhi? He may have not been affected “in a profound way, deepening his understanding of non-violent resistance and his commitment to America’s struggle for civil rights.” [1]

What if Gandhi never faced discrimination in South Africa? (being thrown off a train, beaten by a stagecoach driver and barred by hotels) He may have not had the same experience as these “events were a turning point in his life, awakening him to social injustice and influencing his subsequent social activism.” [2]

What if you don’t stand up in the face of adversity? What if you choose to fight against instead of standing up for? What if you just decided to take a different road? Maybe it will be easier. Maybe. But maybe you’ll be missing out on the amazing revolutionary things that could have been.

Martin Luther King Jr. would have been just another preacher. Gandhi would have been just another lawyer. What would you just be?