For the first time since your untimely passing last year, I am actually glad that you are not here. You are so very truly blessed not to have to be here to witness the rekindling of racial prejudice and tensions for no apparent reason other than political gain.
I thank God that I did not raise you that way. From your youngest days I did all I could do to instill in you the importance of education and working hard to achieve your goals in life.
The thing is – you believed me. All the talks about working hard and studying and focusing on your future while choosing to stay positive and not allowing anyone or anything to stand in the way of your dreams paid off. You lived your life as a testimony to these things and never once rested on laurels or even exhibited the understanding that that was something that you would even know how to do if you could.
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