Over the #Juneteenth holiday weekend I took time to visit the new  #TheEmbrace  statue  in Boston Common. In seeing two things, I left thinking of one. What I saw first, as I approached from afar, were four arms and two figures creating a single shared moment. A permanent moment of intimacy for all time, for all to share. Upon closer examination the statue took on a different meaning.  I found two arms, covered in a suit jacket, laying atop others. In so doing they not only hug, but seem to rest in a comfort long sought as the lower, less dominant figure holds the embrace up not only structurally, but figuratively. The embrace it seems is not equal. Reflecting the type of hug one gives, or receives, at the end of battle. It is in this second reckoning, my mind wonders. To the countless, who sit in the shadows, buttressing beacons who point the way. Offering warm smiles, sharing warm words, sending warm thoughts. It is with that spirit that I share this with the count...