The Wes Moore story is interesting and represents a great example of the second habits of the heart, An appreciation of the value of "otherness." I must admit, after the 9/11 tragedy I honestly had none or very little consideration for the “other”. Certainly a little shameful for not expressing or at least having an understanding of this habit of the heart, especially after watching the TED video of Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi. I was also much younger then, with less experience and understanding of many of life's valuable lessons of understanding and appreciating the value of “otherness”. I had a time in my life where I felt like the “other”, there was a horrible tragedy with my brother who was involved in a vehicle accident which
