There’s been a lot said about this remarkable man, I’ve no intention of rehashing it.
I just have an observation... in Obama’s coolness, his calm handling of what is surely the largest burden going, I kept thinking of Man on Wire, and Petit’s incredible ease with his extraordinary act....
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The key thing about Petit was his faith that it would be done, the sheer scale of his ambition and his willingness to risk.
He took a lot of strength from his support network. He brought people along a brave and risky path, and while they all made mistakes, they managed to achieve a truly remarkable act.
But also his strength came from his own devotion to just doing the work. And here he evokes our new President even more clearly.
I can see a difficult balancing act in Obama’s future, but like many people, I think he’s going to pull it off.
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