Five important words

 I was so pleased this Christmas to receive a book from my Grandson Nathan. It is A Promised Land, written by former President Barack Obama. I am a huge fan of Obama. I was just into a couple of chapters when he wrote something so important. 

Obama said throughout his younger years he struggled to find the thing to convince him that he was on the right path, or at least moving in the right direction.  He was not entirely sure. His mother had taught him the importance of thinking about others and the importance of the civil rights movement. He also experienced racism when he worked to help poor people to get ahead in Chicago. 

Then he wrote something so important. He said he came to believe in "the basic decency of people". Wow. That is a generous thought. I wish more people would see that. Thank goodness that important people still believe in things like that.

I am so happy to have this book.