And I understood something so clearly it almost hurt. This country loves to argue about what people deserve. But hunger doesn’t care about our opinions. It just shows up. So you can pretend it’s not there. Or you can set the extra plate. And if someone wants to fight about it? Fine. Let them fight.
Because the most controversial thing you can do in this country right now—more controversial than politics, more divisive than money—is to look at a hungry person and say:
“Come in.”
“Sit down.”
“You are not a burden.”
“You’re family. If only for tonight.”
And if that makes someone angry?
Let them be angry.
I’ll be in the kitchen. Buying the bigger turkey.
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