Big Ups: Stepping in

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Have you ever been in a position where you were being treated cruelly or unfairly, and then someone stepped in to defend you? In your overall experience of life, how amazing was that incident in particular?

I’ve been thinking about the above quote from Dr. King since it was cited in a social media post by a highly respected acquaintance who was taking people to task for not speaking up when they witness bigotry and racism.