Meanwhile she's coldly interrogating me with her eyes. She's definitely in charge of this house and this moment. This must be Chloe.

She escorts me to a table full of people and presents me. She introduces them briefly. This one's from Morocco, that one from Italy, he's Persian--I'm not exactly sure what that means--this one's from "the UK." They're all in their twenties, poised and dismissive. They don't know or care who I'm supposed to be at home or where I went to school. They're measuring something else I can't see and don't understand.

They nod and turn back to each other. They seem to be waiting for a cue from Chloe to release them from having to feign interest. She introduces herself at substantially more length. Her father is Chinese and her mother is Swiss; she grew up in Hong Kong and "in Europe."

I grew up in Michigan and in Michigan. But she didn't ask.

Kenneth Cain

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Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear ...but because of your love.

Rasheed Ogunlaru

Tag: fear inspirational love acceptance worldly motivational-quotes worldly-advice life-lessons-spiritual-wonder rasheed-ogunlaru-quotes

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Whenever you feel like feeling like a devil's advocate, Bible-thump. That, in a worldly world, is the great irony and satire of evangelism.

Criss Jami

Tag: humor funny bible apologetics funny-but-true evangelism devil-s-advocate worldly

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People don’t seem to realize
it that it is not like we’re on
the Titanic and we have to
avoid the iceberg. We’ve
already hit the iceberg. The
water is rushing in down below. But some people just
don’t want to leave the dance
floor; others don’t want to
give up on the buffet. But if
we don’t make the hard
choices, nature will make them for u

Peter Adejimi

Tag: life inspirational life-lessons worldly

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