![]() ![]() Her story draws the reader into those lives most vulnerable to the national divide: the us and them, the dominant and powerless, the black and white. This kind of love, Kaur writes, is not a “feeling,” but a labor.įirst and foremost, “See No Stranger” is memoir-a vivid and compelling coming of age narrative of a young girl born into California farmland owned by her grandfather. This vision of one-ness comes from her faith and issues a call to service. An anthem throughout the book is: “ You are a part of me that I do not know”-and this “you” is, as often as is not, what she calls “an opponent.” If I were to reduce the entire tome to one sentence, I would say it is to approach each other as parts of ourselves. We learn how to negotiate with-and care for-the self and others, and how to reckon with those who seek to do harm. Readers gain an education in Sikhism-both in history and faith-along with lessons in traveling the high road of love. ![]() Her telling is informed by her listening. Both that speech and her TED talk offer a connecting vision about the work she has done and its promise for all of us-especially for victims of hate crimes, racial profiling and those caught in the claws of immigration policies and police brutality. Kaur herself gained national prominence after the publication of a rousing address she gave during a “watch night service” at the Washington D.C. ![]()
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