Wrestling shaped history’s greatest minds. Plato. Socrates. Lincoln. When you step on the mat, you’re following those who built civilization. The struggle builds the soul.
This was spot on the best post of the day.
We have been separated so much by propaganda— once you see through it your life is forever changed.
Europe is a beautiful continent.
The United States is a beautiful country.
And we don’t want our politicians ruining it.
USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.
Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.
I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."
"They just come with the table, man."
They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.
This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.
I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.
"Did we…?"
"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."
Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.
My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."
Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.
I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.
Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.
I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.
Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.
It’s so unsettling to see a celebrity walking right past a shirtless drug addict on the street and it’s so normal, no one even notices.
I don’t know how people live in places like this.
@RoKhanna Make Election Day a federal (and more state) holiday. It gives working people time for in-person voting, grows the poll worker pool, and signals voting is a national priority. Bipartisan support exists and it complements your participation-maximizing goal.
Bottom 7, 2 outs, down by 2…
Smiling walking to the plate. She knew.
Ice cold🧊 🧊 🧊
Pitchers worst nightmare to see that confidence stepping into the box.
Delivered. Incredible WCWS moment.