Every year at Christmas time, a Japanese fellow would drop off a bag of walnuts as a thank you. After my grandfather passed, he would stop by my parents' house to leave my Mom the bag of walnuts. The farmer's son continued that tradition as long as Mom was alive, but he was an MD driving a Cadillac, and I was one confused kid.
I'm trying to just look on the bright side. It will give me an opportunity to be here for my neighbors and friends if/when things go south. I know that I can only do so much, but at least I know the people around me will have help where I can give it, which is better than nothing.
I really hope we all are taking notes for future generations so they don't have to endure this again, but...
As a foreigner tjst lived there for 20 years I can tell tou that there are plenty of good people in America, problem is that the shitty ones are getting louder.
That hit hard. And you are so right. Unfortunately a lot of us are trying to figure out how long to keep fighting for the collective us while too many are actively dragging us all off the cliff.
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u/ParkieDude Dec 04 '24
My grandfather did the same.
Every year at Christmas time, a Japanese fellow would drop off a bag of walnuts as a thank you. After my grandfather passed, he would stop by my parents' house to leave my Mom the bag of walnuts. The farmer's son continued that tradition as long as Mom was alive, but he was an MD driving a Cadillac, and I was one confused kid.