After The Storm is a short story by Walter Mosley published in The Awkward Black Man and also, in It Occurs To Me That I Am America. In the first book, "President Obama took a train." In the second it said "the president took a train."
There may have been other differences, but I did not care to read the story again. When asked what he wanted, the character said
“I want people everywhere to stop for a minute and think about only the essential necessities of their lives. You know; air and water, food and friendship, shelter and laughing, disposal of waste, and the continual need for all these things through all the days of our lives.”
If everybody everywhere had those thoughts in their minds, then they would realize that it’s not individuality or identity but being human, being the same that makes us strong.”
Senator Obama pointed this out: we are more alike than we are different, during his campaign speeches. I often thought we all want the same things: to love, be loved, have work to do, food, clothing, shelter. Might add acceptance, to live and let live attitudes from others.
Or as Governor Walz said: "Mind your own business." I guess more people prefer Dump's Us vs. Them attitudes.
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