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“This is ****ing bull****,” Dave said.
“What’s going on, guys?” I said.
“They kicked us out of our office.”
“What? Who?” I knew that Dave and Chris, along with a Turkish lieutenant colonel, shared an office around the corner from me. They had occupied that space for quite some time, and it made sense given that they all advised the Afghans on the same topic.
Let’s back up.
During the year I spent working in Afghanistan,
Read More“This is important,” I said. “But it’s not hard, and I only need you to do this for a minute.”
He looked at me from under his furrowed brow, not convinced.
“Please. Everyone else is smiling for the picture, and we want you to smile too.”
Still no luck. Just a strange noise of stubborn disobedience, something akin to a growl mixed with a whimper.
Such went my pathetic attempt at
Read MoreRecently, I did something that changed the world. It might have been an encouraging word, a provocative question, a smile.
But honestly, I have no idea what it was.
Recently, you did something that changed the world. It might have been an offer to help, an attentive ear, a cup of coffee.
But you, like me, probably don’t know exactly what you did either.
You see, everything we do can either
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