It takes a village?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="what">what</span> “<span word="village">village</span>”?):</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="only">only</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> -- <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p><p><span word="Appropriately">Appropriately</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="popularize">popularize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>.</p><p><span word="Appropriately">Appropriately</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="children">children</span> – <span word="successfully">successfully</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>. <span word="Appropriate">Appropriate</span> <span word="because">because</span> “<span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>”.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="proverb">proverb</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="village">village</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p>
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