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| The seventh principle of Kwanzaa: Imani |
The last day of Kwanzaa is considered a day of meditation and reflection. Kwanzaa is the only holiday where we are asked to examine our moral conscious as a people, evaluate our lifestyle and principles, and embrace each other. For families this is an opportunity to create a family mission statement, hear the stories of the elders and allow children to learn and express themselves. This is the time to renew ourselves as we start a new year.
How are we doing? How are we dealing with daily stress? Where are we going?
Reflection: From Langston Hughes
Harlem
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
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