“Sometimes it’s friends, sometimes it’s family, sometimes it’s a great cause, it’s a great loyalty, but give yourself to that something and life becomes meaningful.”
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Source: Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957)
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In Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957), King uses a focused ethical claim to examine self awareness, with attention to sometimes, friends, family. The practical center is the relationship between life and becomes and meaningful, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around sometimes before participants choose one measurable action related to self awareness.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957) with a primary-source exercise about life and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between friends and meaningful to discuss conduct under pressure.