Opportunity of Every Child

Tonight I had the pleasure of watching a former classmate deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention.

I thought about what he said about opportunity.  He talked about when he and his twin brother went to Stanford and Harvard – how they were surrounded by the brightest folks in the world – and how he thought about his classmates back at Thomas Jefferson High School.  That we (yes, I went to school with Julian Castro) had the same brains and same dreams as those attending Stanford and Harvard – the difference was opportunity.

Doesn’t every child deserve the opportunity to reach their dreams?

I listened and watched and was so proud.

Proud of all of the wonderful people of the west side community around Jefferson HS who have supported the Castro brothers and many others (all those BBQ plate fundraisers!!!)

Proud of the fabulous teachers at my alma mater – who gave all of us a foundation for our success in life.

Proud of Rosie Castro – the single mother who worked so hard to provide for her sons.

And of course proud of both successful sons – Julian and Joaquin.

I know that opportunity does matter – but amazing things still can happen….

by working together with compassion and love.