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arship student, suddenly, I was surrounded by people who were so astoundingly rich! I was also fascinated by this and other differences – different faiths, politics, ethnicities, and culture. And sure, at times it was unfortable. There were many moments I just wanted to turn around and go back home to my mother’s warm embrace – and also her great home cooking! And like every one of you…every one of you, I made the best, most important choice of my life: I would pick up the threads of differences to weave myself a new munity. This would bee my cause, my mission, my identity. I had found my purpose, rooted in beloved munity. I was inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King. He called upon us all to embrace inclusion, love, and justice. He preached the soul force of nonviolent protest. He warned against the perils of tribalism, of clinging to the familiar and holding sacred the status quo. King famously addressed his…go ahead…h(huán)e famously addressed his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” not to his jailers, but to his “fellow clergymen.” He challenged them to reject the status quo. In King’s words, we find the essence of beloved munity, recognizing that: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” 5