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Every Day At Some Point I Encounter Some Sort Of Anti-american Feeling.

Celebrate Those Who Have The Courage To Be Second, Because I Do Think That Often There Really Is This Claustrophobic Pressure To Innovate Instead Of To Adapt.

I've Tried Really Hard To Care About Things That Were Very Different From My Parents. I Was Curious If I Could Care About [money] On Some Fundamental Level, And I Couldn't. That Wasn't The Metric Of Success I Wanted In My Life. I've Talked About This To My Friends Who Are Doctors And Whose Parents Are Doctors, Or Who Are Lawyers And Their Parents Are Lawyers. It's A Funny Thing To Realize I Feel Called To This Work Both As A Daughter And Also As Someone Who Believes I Have Contributions To Make.

My Grandmother, Who Passed Away At The Beginning Of November, Had A Core Adage In Her Life That Life Is Not About What Happens To You But About What You Do With What Happens To You. She Recently Had Been Cajoling Me And Challenging Me To Do More With My Life. To Lead More Of A Purposefully Public Life.

A Tin Roof Is One Of The Greatest Indicators Of Prosperity In The Developing World.