West Virginia might be the most depressing place on earth.It's easy to forget, in the future, that it was largely this century and the one preceding it that did much to cement the ideals that we in the Federation take for granted, that no child should go hungry or without an education. That medical care is a basic necessity that no person should ever go without for any reason. I have recently seen first-hand the poverty that the human race had worked so hard to overcome by my time, and it pains me and it saddens me to know that only a few hundred years from now, all that troubles those people that I met with and spoke to are taken away.
We're all far from our homes and our loved ones, but all of us are in a unique place to effect real change in this world, even if it is only one small change at a time. I was lucky enough to spend a few hours outside at the fall festival, and even though it was rainy and wet, there was real respect and affection from those who have set up booths with crafts and food. If you haven't already done so, visit them and talk to them and see that not everyone in this world believes that we refugees are all horrible and taking jobs and influencing people badly.
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