Diamonds y'all

So my boss came back from Africa and he was really excited about all that he learned(I swear one day, Lord willing, I'm going). He was talking about how Senegal didn't even have enough government $$$ to register every birth and even though I complain about how the US government is being run - which is my right as a citizen - I thank God that I am an American citizen. Then my boss went on to talk about how African Americans are African, but not really and how we're Americans but not really. And I got it! It made perfect sense. We are truly a unique race. My boss called us diamonds - very beautiful but only made with the most heat and pressure. What?!? It'll be sad if I leave this man for a full time job.

Speaking of diamonds, I've just got back in touch with this cat from high school who was the HNIC, you know? Three sport varsity player, all the girls wanted him and all other cats wanted to be like him. He even had one of those horribly cliched group of guy friends who followed him around. And for the most part, I kept my distance because he was mean and arrogant and I didn't have time for all that. But in the five years that I have last seen him, he's gone through God only knows and has come out the other side a mature young man. Ain't God great?