Read with me: Old photos, lost luggage, and remembering John Lewis
Read with Me is my weekly selection of articles and more from across the internet— an assortment of current events, commentary, contemplations and more.
President Obama’s Eulogy for Congressman John Lewis
My Eulogy for Congressman John Lewis via Medium: “America was built by John Lewises. He as much as anyone in our history brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals. And someday, when we do finish that long journey toward freedom; when we do form a more perfect union — whether it’s years from now, or decades, or even if it takes another two centuries — John Lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America.”
Overcoming your success addiction
“Success addicts” choose being special over being happy” via The Atlantic: “The pursuit of achievement distracts from the deeply ordinary activities and relationships that make life meaningful.”
Old photography as a fresh way of seeing
“The Strange Lure of Other People’s Photos” via New York Times Magazine: “When I look at the found photos and consider all that these people lived through — world wars, the Depression, epidemics with no medicine, loss and hardship I can hardly grasp — I’m given a far longer view. They take me out of myself, make my pangs of the heart feel less about me and more about all of us.”
Will Washington ban TikTok?
“Why America is afraid of Tiktok” via The Atlantic: “How can videos of kids dancing to hip-hop music possibly be a dire threat to anything? But in Washington, the perceived national-security risks of TikTok are very real, and in recent weeks, attitudes toward the company have hardened. TikTok has become a symbol of the new challenge a rising, tech-enabled China presents not simply to a free society, but to American dominance in the technology sector.”
Where your lost luggage ended up
Meet the company that sells your lost airplane luggage via The Hustle: “If you’ve ever permanently lost a checked bag, your stuff probably ended up for sale at a store in Scottsboro, Alabama.”
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
“So we are also going to have to remember what John said: “If you don’t do everything you can to change things, then they will remain the same. You only pass this way once. You have to give it all you have.”
—Pres. Barack Obama, in his Eulogy for Congressman John Lewis