>> Jason Reynolds: What up?
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This is Jason Reynolds.
You're back for another
episode of Write Right Rite.
You know what I've gotten
really used to these days?
These. Face masks, right?
It's a part of our
lives at the moment.
It's a very real thing.
And I was thinking about how
weird it is when I'm walking
around with a face
mask and when I'm not,
because I don't think it's
the right thing to do,
because it is, but because
you can only see this much
of who I am, just my eyes,
which I think is interesting.
And then I started
to think about, man,
these face masks are basically
like blank pieces of fabric
that we put over our mouths.
And I wonder if we could write
one thing on the face mask
to tell strangers as we
pass them, what would it be?
And it's got to be
something good,
something that might
lift their spirits
and make them feel more
comfortable and safe around us,
make them feel okay about
the world we live in.
If you could write one very
short message on your face mask
that every single stranger
you pass got a chance to read,
what would, what
would you write?
And furthermore, what
would you like to see
on somebody else's face
mask as they walk by?
It would be a cool thing to do.
We're all human beings.
We're all in this together.
I think it's important that
sometimes we remind each other
of that humanity by doing very
kind gestures like thinking
about what to write
on our face masks
to make somebody
else's day better.
I'm curious to see
what you come up with.
Let me know.
And before I leave,
let me say this.
Please, tell your mom and
your auntie and your uncle
and your cousin that,
thank them,
thank them for working
in the medical field.
We're grateful for
their service.
Peace.