What Would Mandela, MLK, Susan B. Anthony, and Rosa Parks Do with 12@12?
- Kit Krsta
- Aug 2
- 3 min read
Let’s get one thing straight:
I’m not Nelson Mandela.
I’ve never spent 27 years in prison for resisting apartheid, emerged without bitterness, and then gone on to lead my country with grace and moral authority.
I’m not Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don’t deliver thunderous sermons that stir the soul and shift the arc of history. I’ve never faced down water cannons and dogs with nothing but nonviolence and conviction.
I’m not Susan B. Anthony.
I’ve never been arrested for voting while female, nor have I organized for decades knowing I wouldn't live to see victory—but doing it anyway.
And I’m definitely not Rosa Parks.
I’ve never refused to give up my seat and sparked a boycott that ignited a national movement.
Nope.
I'm just a regular guy with an irregular idea:That maybe… just maybe, if enough of us pause at noon each day and take 12 intentional breaths—anchored in the intention to Love One Another—we can start something that changes the world.
Laughable?
Maybe.
But let’s imagine for a moment…
If These Legends Were Here Today…
Nelson Mandela
Mandela knew that systems of oppression don’t always come wearing jackboots. Sometimes, they come wearing a suit and a smile, cloaked in “business as usual.” He might remind us that spiritual captivity—the kind that convinces us to accept the world as it is—requires just as much courage to resist.
Mandela would say: “Breathe together, not just to free yourselves, but to liberate even those who don’t yet see their chains. Love is a revolution more powerful than hate.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK preached agape love as the highest force in the universe. Not romantic love, not sentimental love—a love that seeks nothing in return, that acts anyway.
King would say: “Set your alarm for noon. Let your breath be a nonviolent protest. Let every exhale be a refusal to hate. Let your presence become the beloved community.”
Susan B. Anthony
Susan knew change takes decades—and begins with voices that sound absurd to the status quo. She would tell us that choosing presence over distraction, love over apathy, is just as radical as marching in the streets.
Anthony would say: “If you believe you’re unqualified to lead a revolution, then you are exactly who must begin it. Equality begins with how you see yourself—and others—in each breath.”
Rosa Parks
Rosa didn’t shout. She didn’t post. She didn’t go viral. She just said “no”—and in that quiet refusal, she shifted a nation.
Parks would say: “You don’t need permission to love one another. Sit in your seat at noon. Breathe. Let that be your act of civil disobedience.”
So... What Am I Doing Here?
Well, I’m no Mandela.
No King.
No Anthony.
No Parks.
But here I am—offering a simple rhythm:
12 breaths at 12 noon.
Wherever you are.With one shared intention: Love One Another.
It’s not a protest.
Not a campaign.
Not a sermon.
A rhythm.
A revolution.(But the quiet kind—the kind that grows in the unseen and the everyday.)
What Would They Tell You to Do?
They’d tell you:You don’t need to lead a movement to be part of one.
You don’t need to be great to do something good.
You don’t need a megaphone to change the world.
You just need to pause.
To breathe.
To love.
And maybe, just maybe, to believe that history repeats itself when ordinary people do something extraordinary—together.
Join us. Every day. At 12:00 PM.
12 breaths. 1 intention.
Love One Another.
Because while I may not be a legend,
you and I can be the early adopters of something that matters.
And that—would be more than enough.
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