Let’s start building the country we want to be
On Inauguration Day, Mr T woke up and shouted from the bedroom:
“Did he start a war last night?”
And I had to look at the newspaper because I wasn’t sure what the answer was.
Today – now that Joe Biden is president and Kamala Harris is vice president, I am pretty sure I can answer, “No!” without even checking.
Years ago, I worked with a guy who had come to the US for school from India and never went home.
I asked why he didn’t want to live in India.
“Because here, I can be who I want to be,” he answered. “My destiny is not based on who my family is. And I want that for my daughters, too.”
I also worked with a man who had grown up in East Germany. He and his wife were living in the States for the duration of the multi-year project.
We were nearing the end of the project.
His wife was pregnant.
He was adamant that his child would be born in the US.
“I want my child to be an American,” he said. “Even if we have to return to Germany. My child will be American.”
We have always been the land of dreams. It’s time to make those dreams a reality.
I leave you with Chef Jose Andres, also an immigrant who dreamed of America when he was a child.
Texan in Exile 
Amen, Sister! Am sitting here listening to Dr. Fauci talking about all the hurdles to getting vaccine out to the Nation, and what the new administration is doing to overcome those obstacles. And, no, his mouth has not been zipped by anyone, and his appearances of TV have not been refused.
A breath of fresh air!
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