There are days when I get discouraged about the future of
the country I love. However, my experience on Saturday filled me with the
belief that many are working hard to maintain our values and facilitate healthy
change.
My wife and I went to our daughter's medical school to walk
her across the stage as she received her M.D.
This medical school tries to steer its students into family
practice, where they will do a lot of good and, unfortunately, make less money
than those who choose a specialty designed to make them wealthy. These people
are the antithesis of those working for big banks who cheat and steal to make
big bucks.
I watched the Latinos walk across the stage, followed by the
Korean-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Vietnamese Americans, and Indian
Americans. They stood next to the Irish-Americans and Polish Americans and
showed how immigrants make this country a better place.
The commencement speech (the best one I've ever heard) was
delivered by an African-American who has delivered medical care to an area of
San Francisco which had been previously under served. Her rousing address made
me wish I had miles to go before I'd sleep.
I privately thanked God for letting me see how much could
can be done by people who color outside the box and believe that America can
only get better.
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