Hearing young people with passionate perspectives is always a pleasure. Clearly this young man benefitted, I deduce from his self examples given, by coming from a loving and close knit family. His curiosity and interest in politics since childhood, and so passionately, is firmly rooted, I believe, in having grown from that secure family background. I don't think we can ask for more from our future leaders.
I am currently reading Coleman Hughes' book, 'The End of Race Politics', and I think of these two young men as representatives of two perspectives, the introvert and the extravert. To my sensibilities, Coleman Hughes represents the introvert; he is a deep pool of water, and when you throw a pebble or rock into it, you get to delight in the circular waves that emanate from the rock's point of entry. Shermichael Singleton, to my sensibilities, represents the extravert. He is more a part of a cityscape; he surfs through a torrent of rain that cascades down the street or sidewalk, that may become a puddle, but will dry up with time, and will always move up into the atmosphere again, to repeat the cycle. The source of water changes, it moves, but it does so with phenomenal resilience. Both styles of being in the world are needed, and it has been my pleasure to learn about and explore the thinking of these two young men.
Thank you Dr. Loury, for all you have introduced me to, my world has expanded, a lot..
Hearing young people with passionate perspectives is always a pleasure. Clearly this young man benefitted, I deduce from his self examples given, by coming from a loving and close knit family. His curiosity and interest in politics since childhood, and so passionately, is firmly rooted, I believe, in having grown from that secure family background. I don't think we can ask for more from our future leaders.
I am currently reading Coleman Hughes' book, 'The End of Race Politics', and I think of these two young men as representatives of two perspectives, the introvert and the extravert. To my sensibilities, Coleman Hughes represents the introvert; he is a deep pool of water, and when you throw a pebble or rock into it, you get to delight in the circular waves that emanate from the rock's point of entry. Shermichael Singleton, to my sensibilities, represents the extravert. He is more a part of a cityscape; he surfs through a torrent of rain that cascades down the street or sidewalk, that may become a puddle, but will dry up with time, and will always move up into the atmosphere again, to repeat the cycle. The source of water changes, it moves, but it does so with phenomenal resilience. Both styles of being in the world are needed, and it has been my pleasure to learn about and explore the thinking of these two young men.
Thank you Dr. Loury, for all you have introduced me to, my world has expanded, a lot..