[Rockingham]

A Waffle House I used to eat at in Tallahassee regularly had a black staff and was on the edge of a black neighborhood. It could quickly go from safe to dodgy depending on the time and day of the week and the weather.

One mild early Friday evening, the young black manager locked the door and held me in for a moment. He and two burly men from the kitchen staff then talked with and ran off several young black males in the parking lot who were beginning to deal drugs.

When the manager came back in, he shook his head, saying to me, "It's a shame. Those boys are losing their way. No fathers at home and not enough church." In a few words, that Waffle House manager expressed more wisdom than the cumulative work of America's college faculties over several generations.

[T-Bird45]

“ In a few words, that Waffle House manager expressed more wisdom than the cumulative work of America’s college faculties over several generations.”

I can think of a couple of US presidents in this century where that observation applies, as well.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Thanks for posting that. We never hear about the good people,
and there are a heck of a lot of them, the unsung heroes.