Hi John,
Thanks for your comments yesterday on the two happiest people you have met. Both were uplifting.
The story about Kazuko particularly resonated with me. I am a sansei who grew up in Fresno, CA. My grandparents were from Hiroshima and came to the US in the early 1900s. They were both sent to "camp" in Jerome, Arkansas.
Both my uncle and dad served in the US Army during WWII--my dad was a technical sergeant in Europe and my uncle was a Lieutenant in MIS. My dad won a new Chevrolet for writing a winning essay in Stars and Stripes about what he wanted to do after returning to civilian life. His message as told to me was that it was essential to serve the community.
He followed through by becoming a president in almost every group that he joined, from Rotary to Central CA Optometric Association to local planning commissions and local and County School Boards. My dad was a grad of UC Berkeley and my mom a grad of Fresno State (which Kazuko may have attended).
You have clearly achieved at much higher levels and in much broader experiential arenas, but your advice and commentary in both financial and occasional political areas generally resonate well with me. I lean green, drive a (TSLA), and benefitted from your recent (TSLA) bull call spreads.
I look forward to a better and cleaner world for future generations. Thank you for your deep service in the financial area as well as the country. Sorry for the rambling.
Dan
