It’s midnight here on the East coast and Martin Luther King Day has come to an end. Throughout the day I’ve read dozens of articles and seen multiple news packages on Dr. King’s life and legacy, a legacy that focused on equality and human dignity. I wrote a post earlier today questioning whether we have achieved that equality and questioning when and if we will.

I’ve also seen a lot of coverage from Haiti today. A piece in The Boston Globe really caught my attention. They ran a photo essay called “Haiti Six Days Later”.* I got my answers to my questions about achieving equality as I tearfully viewed these images.

This is when superpowers become servants, when the wealthy become paupers, when the weak become strong.

This is when race ceases to matter.

We are all equal when we set aside our differences for the common good.

We are all equal when our actions demonstrate that we all speak the same language.

We are all equal when the mighty humbly serve the weak.

We are all equal when we share our most valuable, treasured resources with those in need.

We are all equal when we experience the world through the innocence and faith of a child.

We are all equal when, at the end of the day, everything is stripped away and we begin to understand humanity.

We are all equal.

*Please view The Boston Globe article to view all of these amazing photographs.