Jews, Christians and Muslims are spiritual descendants of Abraham. A biblical affirmation of faith in Deuteronomy 26:5-10 begins with a self-identification: “My ancestor was a wandering Aramean who went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation….”
The U.S., once proudly a nation of immigrants, inspired the French to honor us with the gift of a Statue of Liberty that graces New York Harbor, which inspired Emma Lazarus’ poem, “The New Colossus.”
The Atlantic published an article with winners from the 2024 World Press Photo Contest. Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra inspired me with his photograph, “The Two Walls.”
From “Winners of the 2024 World Press Photo Context,” by Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, April 18, 2024. (Extra credit if you can identify the railroad cars and their owner.)
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Burlington northern Santa Fe!
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I guess wandering the country for 16 years in our RV is why I know that railroad.
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Very good. Thank you, Kathy. And the owner of BNSF is …. Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett and other shareholders).
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P.S. — If you enlarge the photograph, you can see the man is wearing flip flops (aka slides). That’s impressive!
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