Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.
If you've been married for 400 years, as I have, it's nice to experience first love again and you can vicariously through a book.
I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.