Those were three of the last words spoken by Eric Garner before he died. The 43 year old Staten Island man, who lost his life while placed in a compromising position by officers of the NYPD.
I'm sure Mr. Garner's intention with those words, was not to become a martyr for a cause. If you watched the video, you would see that he was simply expressing frustration for a situation he had been placed in time and time again. But his words and his story has now brought a bigger issue to the forefront.
Too often we see things in our communities, churches, classrooms, playgrounds, facebook and families, but instead of doing something of the situation we just complain. We take no action or responsibility, yet we want to see a difference. No change will ever take place, if we don't make an effort to foster that change.
"It ends today!" These can be your words against hunger, domestic violence, teen pregnancy, police brutality or simply a disagreement in your family. It's up to you to make the difference.
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