Opinion by Washington Post Staff: 15 reasons to be hopeful for 2023
I saw two older Black women at a fancy black-tie event in Washington in the late fall, and I thought about them for days afterward. I kept remembering how appreciative they seemed when I complimented them on how “fly” they were. Now, I know that’s a term we usually apply to young folks, but trust me: This was the right adjective.
No, these two women showed up on the scene to be seen, even though they moved slowly, leaning into each other, one of them holding a black cane for support. I realized that those women, and my own mother — as well as the once-marginalized elderly people I see everywhere who are still enjoying life in a country that did not imagine their full humanity — are who give me hope for a more stable future in these times of tumult and uncertainty.They say that faith rests in the gossamer evidence of things not seen or understood.
Their very presence in a room full of folks with fancy titles and marquee names said that whatever forces that might have tried to slow their roll in life didn’t win. Those forces did not diminish their purpose. They didn’t steal their joy.
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