Difference

Last night I attended a special book reading by a local writer who moved here from Argentina in 1997. He short stories were written in Spanish and English with an intentional message of bringing in a cross-cultrual audience. As I looked at the room of 100 or so people from all walks of life and colors, I was struck by the comfort and ease of the group. This prompted me to refelct on both the outcome that emerged from the author's intention and the lesson that blending differences is far more interesting and hopeful than segregating people.