Keep Moving Forward

THIRD PLACE (4TH & 5TH GRADES) Ideal School, 5th Grade

We all need to keep moving forward, focus on the positive things in our lives and forget about all the negativity. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best in his “Keep Moving the Mountain” speech when he said “Keep moving, for it may well be that the greatest song has not yet been sung, the greatest book has not yet been written, the highest mountain has not been climbed. This is your challenge! Reach out and grab it and make it a part of your life... we must keep moving. If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl; but by all means keep moving... whatever you do you have to Keep Moving Forward.”

This year there has been a lot of negativity and a lot of bad things happening and repeating themselves. Such as the CORONAVIRUS that caused a pandemic. People moved forward by finding new ways to connect with their loved ones. Also the police riots and people getting mad over the 2020 election.The rioters could sit down and talk about what they were protesting about. Even though people didn’t get the president they wanted it doesn’t mean to give up. You can work to promote the president you wanted the next four years But with all of these things happening, people still got together and kept moving forward.

To wrap it all up, there’s always going to be good and bad things in life. It’s how you get through them and the things you do to avoid their direction or outcome. You may not be able to change those things that happen, but you can stay strong and get through them.